PROSPECT Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2845 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2845 To establish competitive Federal grants that will empower community colleges and minority-serving institutions to become incubators for infant and toddler child care talent, training, and access on their campuses and in their communities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2025 Mrs. Hayes (for herself and Mr. Norcross) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish competitive Federal grants that will empower community colleges and minority-serving institutions to become incubators for infant and toddler child care talent, training, and access on their campuses and in their communities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Preparing and Resourcing Our Student Parents and Early Childhood Teachers Act'' or the ``PROSPECT Act''. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. Findings. TITLE I--ESTABLISHMENT OF INFANT AND TODDLER CHILD CARE LEADERSHIP GRANTS Sec. 101. Purpose. Sec. 102. Definitions. Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle A--General Provisions Sec. 111. Program authorized. Sec. 112. Application; selection criteria. Sec. 113. Amount, duration, and administration of grants. Subtitle B--Planning