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Washington, D.C. ­– Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, introduced the Supporting Parents in Education Act, to remove burdensome requirements, improve efficiency, and better address student-parent’s needs when using funds from an already existing program – the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program.

“Students who are simultaneously raising children while attending school face unique challenges in their journey to pursue the American dream,” said Congressman Moran. “Child care remains one of the greatest hurdles for student parents at institutions of higher education. If signed into law, this commonsense legislation will help address the child care issue by making needed reforms to this existing program.”

Background:

Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grants are currently provided to colleges and universities by the federal government to support or create campus-based child care services that primarily serve the needs of low-income student parents. Every four years, the Department of Education initiates a CCAMPIS grant competition for eligible institutions.

Congressman Moran’s Supporting Parents in Education Act, would:

• Reform the CCAMPIS Program by allowing more flexibility for grant-recipient institutions to provide additional resources to its students and allowing them to partner with other institutions or off-campus child care programs to ensure the sustainability of its services;
• Make necessary reforms to the eligibility of institutions so that the CCAMPIS Program prioritizes institutions that have low tuition rates, high completion rates for student parents, and high job placement rate for its student parents; and
• Incentivize institutions that coordinate their child care services with their early childhood education program to encourage child care workforce development.

Overall, the Supporting Parents in Education Act seeks to remove burdensome requirements, improve efficiency, and better address student-parent’s needs when using CCAMPIS Program funds.

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