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128 STAT. 1985 PUBLIC LAW 113–186—NOV. 19, 2014 including services under section 619 and part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu- cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.), for chil- dren with disabilities (as defined in section 602 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1401)); ‘‘(dd) collect data and provide information on the supply of and demand for child care services in political subdivisions or regions within the State and submit such information to the State; ‘‘(ee) work to establish partnerships with public agencies and private entities, including faith-based and community-based child care providers, to increase the supply and quality of child care services in the State; and ‘‘(ff) as appropriate, coordinate their activities with the activities of the State lead agency and local agencies that administer funds made available in accordance with this subchapter.’’; (C) in subparagraph (D)— (i) by striking ‘‘1997 through 2002)’’ and inserting ‘‘2015 through 2020’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘other than families described in paragraph (2)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘including or in addi- tion to families with children described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of paragraph (2)(M)’’; and (D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(E) DIRECT SERVICES.—From amounts provided to a State for a fiscal year to carry out this subchapter, the State shall— ‘‘(i) reserve the minimum amount required to be reserved under section 658G, and the funds for costs described in subparagraph (C); and ‘‘(ii) from the remainder, use not less than 70 percent to fund direct services (provided by the State) in accordance with paragraph (2)(A).’’; (4) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: ‘‘(4) PAYMENT RATES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State plan shall certify that payment rates for the provision of child care services for which assistance is provided in accordance with this sub- chapter are sufficient to ensure equal access for eligible children to child care services that are comparable to child care services in the State or substate area involved that are provided to children whose parents are not eligible to receive assistance under this subchapter or to receive child care assistance under any other Federal or State program, and shall provide a summary of the facts relied on by the State to determine that such rates are sufficient to ensure such access. ‘‘(B) SURVEY.—The State plan shall— ‘‘(i) demonstrate that the State has, after con- sulting with the State Advisory Council on Early Child- hood Education and Care designated or established in section 642B(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A)(i)), local child care program Certification. VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:40 Nov 10, 2020 Jkt 039194 PO 00002 Frm 00561 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 G:\GSDD\STATUTES\2014\PT2\39194PT2.001 39194PT2 dkrause on LAP5T8D0R2PROD with DISTILLER (1)