Eligibility

(a) In general Section 658P(4)(C)(i) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n(4)(C)(i)) is amended by striking job training or educational program and inserting job training or educational program (which may be a program of study at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), a program of secondary education, or a program of study leading to the recognized equivalent of a secondary school diploma). (b) Plan requirements Section 658E(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (W) Eligibility standards The plan shall contain an assurance that the State will not use any requirement for the eligibility of a child under this subchapter that is more restrictive than the requirements of (including regulations issued under) this subchapter, such as a family income standard, or a work, training, or education standard, that is more restrictive than the standards specified in section 658P(4)..