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119-hr-2425119th CongressWALLET

Kairo Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]

Introduced

Summary

Requires federally funded child care and early learning providers to adopt a parental bill of rights. It spells out what records and access parents can get and sets short timelines for providing those materials and viewing certain evidence.

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  • Families and parents: Parents would receive a written bill of rights within 45 days or by a child’s first day of service. They could request monitoring reports, facility records, staff training materials and, if available, view video of an alleged abuse within 2 business days under specified conditions, plus protection from retaliation.
  • Child care providers: The rule would apply to center-based, family, and sectarian child care providers that receive any federal funds, including Child Care Development Block Grant and Head Start dollars. Those providers must develop and implement the required parental rights framework.
  • Federal agencies: The bill would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to have the Office of Child Care and the Office of Head Start inform current and potential recipients about the requirements within 30 days after the law takes effect. The bill sets the law's effective date at 30 days after enactment.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Parents' rights at federally funded child care

If enacted, providers that get any federal child care or early learning funds (like CCDBG or Head Start) would have to give parents a written bill of rights. It would list the state abuse hotline, how to see state and Head Start inspection reports, how to get your child’s records, the regulator’s contact info, and a promise to follow any court orders. You could ask to view any video of an alleged incident involving your child, and the provider would have to let you see it within 2 business days if it exists, with privacy limits (you cannot keep parts showing other children and other parents are notified). The provider would also have to share its policies and let you review staff training records, and could not retaliate for using these rights. Providers would need to give the written rights within 45 days after the Act’s effective date, or by your child’s first day after that date.

HHS would notify child care grantees

If enacted, HHS would direct the Office of Child Care and the Office of Head Start to tell current and future grantees about the new parent rights rules. The notice would go out within 30 days after the Act’s effective date. This would not change who gets funding.

Police access to child care videos

If enacted, the bill would not limit police or child protective services from getting videos for investigations. It would keep current access to recordings.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 3/27/2025

  • Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 3/27/2025

  • Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 3/27/2025

  • Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 3/27/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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