Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7776 To permit child care providers that receive payment for services provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to use a portion of such payment to purchase mental health supports necessary to protect the health of participating children and child care workers. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 24, 2020 Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To permit child care providers that receive payment for serv- ices provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to use a portion of such pay- ment to purchase mental health supports necessary to protect the health of participating children and child care workers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Children’s Mental 4 Health Care Access Act of 2020’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:18 Aug 17, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7776.IH H7776 tkelley on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7776 IH SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE MENTAL HEALTH SUP- 1 PORTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN WHO RE- 2 CEIVE CERTAIN CHILD CARE SERVICES. 3 A child care provider who receives payment for serv- 4 ices provided under the Child Care and Development 5 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) may 6 use a portion of such payment to purchase mental health 7 supports necessary to protect the health of children who 8 receive such services and child care workers who provide 9 such services. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:18 Aug 17, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7776.IH H7776 tkelley on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with BILLS