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Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act
To remove barriers to health professions by providing resources to access foundational educational training, such as English language proficiency and adult basic education, and to require the provision of child care, in demonstration projects funded under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act.
Summary
This bill modifies the health profession opportunity grant program to require demonstration projects to provide support for foundational educational training and child care. Projects must assess adult basic skill competency and provide education in adult basic skills and English language proficiency as needed for participants to succeed. Projects must guarantee that affordable child care is available through subsidized programs, direct provider payments, or fee assistance. Projects may also provide support for high school equivalency or adult basic education courses. The changes take effect on October 1, 2025.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Judy Chu’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $39,775
- MEBO INTERNATIONAL $13,200
- GARFIELD HEALTH CENTER $12,800
- APEX GLOBAL GROUPS INC $9,900
- EDI MEDIA $9,900
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Actions (2)
- Sep 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Sep 16, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 16, 2025
Ms. Chu introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To remove barriers to health professions by providing resources to access foundational educational training, such as English language proficiency and adult basic education, and to require the provision of child care, in demonstration projects funded under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act.
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 “Essential Skills and Child Care for Health Professions Act”.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF FOUNDATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND CHILD CARE.
Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and
(e), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
“(c) Provision of Foundational Educational Training and Child Care.—
“(1) Required support.—A demonstration project for which a grant is made under this section shall include the following:
“(A) An assessment for adult basic skill competency, and provision of adult basic skills education if necessary for lower-skilled eligible individuals to enroll in the project and go on to enter and complete post-secondary training, through means including the following:
“(i) Establishing a network of partners that offer pre-training activities for project participants who need to improve basic academic skills or English language proficiency before entering a health occupational training career pathway program.
“(ii) Offering resources to enable project participants to continue advancing adult basic skill proficiency while enrolled in a career pathway program.
“(iii) Embedding adult basic skill maintenance as part of ongoing post-graduation career coaching and mentoring.
“(B) A guarantee that child care is an available and affordable support service for project participants through means such as the following:
“(i) Referral to, and assistance with, enrollment in a subsidized child care program.
“(ii) Direct payment to a child care provider if a slot in a subsidized child care program is not available or reasonably accessible.
“(iii) Payment of co-payments or associated fees for child care.
“(2) Allowed support.—The goods and services provided under a demonstration project for which a grant is made under this section may include assistance with accessing and completing high school equivalency or adult basic education courses as necessary to achieve success in the project and make progress toward career goals.”.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2025. <all>
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