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128 STAT. 1977 PUBLIC LAW 113–186—NOV. 19, 2014 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist- ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5195a(a)(1)); ‘‘(VIII) the handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of bio- contaminants; ‘‘(IX) for providers that offer transportation, if applicable, appropriate precautions in trans- porting children; ‘‘(X) first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscita- tion; and ‘‘(XI) minimum health and safety training, to be completed pre-service or during an orientation period in addition to ongoing training, appropriate to the provider setting involved that addresses each of the requirements relating to matters described in subclauses (I) through (X); and ‘‘(ii) may include requirements relating to nutri- tion, access to physical activity, or any other subject area determined by the State to be necessary to pro- mote child development or to protect children’s health and safety. ‘‘(J) COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall include a certifi- cation that procedures are in effect to ensure that child care providers within the State, that provide services for which assistance is made available in accordance with this subchapter, comply with all applicable State and local health and safety requirements as described in subpara- graph (I). ‘‘(K) ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING AND OTHER REGU- LATORY REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(i) CERTIFICATION.—The plan shall include a cer- tification that the State, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Child Care and Develop- ment Block Grant Act of 2014, shall have in effect policies and practices, applicable to licensing or regu- lating child care providers that provide services for which assistance is made available in accordance with this subchapter and the facilities of those providers, that— ‘‘(I) ensure that individuals who are hired as licensing inspectors in the State are qualified to inspect those child care providers and facilities and have received training in related health and safety requirements, and are trained in all aspects of the State’s licensure requirements; ‘‘(II) require licensing inspectors (or qualified inspectors designated by the lead agency) of those child care providers and facilities to perform inspections, with— ‘‘(aa) not less than 1 prelicensure inspec- tion, for compliance with health, safety, and fire standards, of each such child care provider and facility in the State; and ‘‘(bb) not less than annually, an inspection (which shall be unannounced) of each such child care provider and facility in the State Deadline. VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:40 Nov 10, 2020 Jkt 039194 PO 00002 Frm 00553 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 G:\GSDD\STATUTES\2014\PT2\39194PT2.001 39194PT2 dkrause on LAP5T8D0R2PROD with DISTILLER (1)