To require a statewide child care disaster plan.

SA 2818. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Ms. Mikulski) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1086, to
reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

On page 98, strike line 15 and insert the following:

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``(U) Disaster preparedness.--
``(i) In general.--The plan shall demonstrate the manner in
which the State will address the needs of children in child
care services provided through programs authorized under this
subchapter, including the need for safe child care, during
the period before, during, and after a state of emergency
declared by the Governor or a major disaster or emergency (as
such terms are defined in section 102 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5122)).
``(ii) Statewide child care disaster plan.--Such plan shall
include a statewide child care disaster plan for coordination
of activities and collaboration, in the event of an emergency
or disaster described in clause (i), among the State agency
with jurisdiction over human services, the agency with
jurisdiction over State emergency planning, the State lead
agency, the State agency with jurisdiction over licensing of
child care providers, the local resource and referral
organizations, the State resource and referral system, and
the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and
Care as provided for under section 642B(b) of the Head Start
Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)).
``(iii) Disaster plan components.--The components of the
disaster plan, for such an emergency or disaster, shall
include--

``(I) guidelines for the continuation of child care
services in the period following the emergency or disaster,
including the provision of emergency and temporary child care
services, and temporary operating standards for child care
providers during that period;
``(II) evacuation, relocation, shelter-in-place, and lock-
down procedures, and procedures for communication and
reunification with families, continuity of operations, and
accommodation of infants and toddlers, children with
disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions;
and
``(III) procedures for staff and volunteer training and
practice drills.''.

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