Professional Documents
Culture Documents
ERN15204
114TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S.L.C.
S. ll
A BILL
To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security
Act to invest in funding prevention and family services
to help keep children safe and supported at home with
their families, and for other purposes.
1
(b) TABLE
OF
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
2
Sec. 3. Time-limited family services under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act.
Sec. 4. Assuring funding under part B of title IV of the Social Security Act
for prevention and post-permanency support.
Sec. 5. Effective date.
1
2
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
members.
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
care.
18
19
20
21
22
ERN15204
Discussion Draft
S.L.C.
3
1
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
24
25
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
4
1
gins.
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
reunification.
23
(iv)
Mentoring,
tutoring,
recreational
24
25
ERN15204
Discussion Draft
S.L.C.
5
1
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
6
1
(i) or (ii).
10
11
12
13
(14); or
(ii) is considered to have entered foster
care pursuant to paragraph (5)(F).
(14) The term child who is a candidate for foster
25
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
7
1
and
5
6
FOR
TIME-LIMITED FAMILY
GENERAL.A
7 SERVICES.
8
(1) IN
10
11
12
of this subsection.
13
(2) PAYMENT
REQUIREMENTS.No
payment
14
15
16
17
18
19
(A) SPECIFIED
SERVICES IN ADVANCE OF
PROVISION.
(i) IN
GENERAL.Except
as pro-
20
21
22
23
24
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
8
1
(ii) EXCEPTION
FOR
EMERGENCY
SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE.Subparagraph
10
11
(B) EVIDENCE-BASED
PROGRAMS
AND
12
13
14
ices
respect
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
9
1
ter care,
476(d).
10
(C) PAYMENT
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
funded program.
20
21
22
(D) OUTCOME
under
ING.
(i) IN
GENERAL.The
State shall
23
24
25
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
10
1
period:
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
(E) MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT.The
18
19
20
21
22
23
2015.
24
(3)
25
AUTHORIZATION
FOR
OUTCOMES-RE-
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
11
1
2
(A)
NATIONAL
BENCHMARK
MEAS-
URES.
(i) ESTABLISHMENT;
ANNUAL
UP-
DATES.Beginning
shall
benchmark measures:
establish
the
following
(I) PERCENTAGES
OF
national
CHILD
10
11
CARETAKER
12
GUARDIAN.With
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
riod.
RELATIVE,
OR
KINSHIP
ERN15204
Discussion Draft
S.L.C.
12
1
(II) TOTAL
PER-CHILD SPEND-
ICES.With
10
11
riod.
12
13
14
measures
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
ERN15204
Discussion Draft
S.L.C.
13
1
(B) APPLICATION
(i) CRITERIA
TO MATCHING RATE.
FOR INCREASE.Be-
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
year; and
20
21
22
23
24
25
ERN15204
Discussion Draft
S.L.C.
14
1
(ii) CRITERIA
FOR REDUCTION.Be-
10
for which
11
12
13
14
15
16
year; and
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
(iii) NO
24
TERIA MET.A
25
ERN15204
Discussion Draft
S.L.C.
15
1
tively..
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
section 475(13)..
23
24
AND
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
16
1 Act (42 U.S.C. 676) is amended by adding at the end the
2 following:
3
4
EVALUATIONS RELATING
TO
TIME-LIMITED FAMILY
5 SERVICES.
6
(1) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE;
BEST
PRAC-
TICES.The
10
11
program models.
12
(2) DATA
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
part.
22
23
(3) REPORTS
(A) IN
TO CONGRESS.
GENERAL.The
Secretary shall
24
25
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
17
1
(B) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.The
Sec-
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
(1) MODERNIZING
TITLE IV-E.
(A) PART
HEADING.The
17
18
19
lows:
20
21
22
23
24
670) is amended
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
18
1
assistance;
1980).
10
11
12
13
14
15
guardians,.
16
17
18
19
20
(a) ELIMINATION
UNIFICATION
21
OF
TIME-LIMIT
FOR
FAMILY RE-
SERVICES.
(1) IN
GENERAL.Section
22
23
ed
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
19
1
TIME-LIMITED
ILY;
FAMILY
and
that
the
child,
pursuant
to
section
10
11
foster care.
12
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 SAFE
22
23
AND
LATED
FOR THE
PROMOTING
AND
RE -
FISCAL
YEAR
2016.Section
24
25
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
20
1
ing
2015,
and
(2) CONFORMING
there
is
appropriated
AMENDMENTS RELATED TO
DISCRETIONARY
AND;
9
10
437
11
12
13
14
serting The.
15
16
(c) ELIMINATION
EGORIES
OF
SPENDING REQUIREMENT
AND
INCLUSION
AND
SUPPORT
FOR
OF
FAMILY
SERVICES.Section
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
21
1 formed or culturally-specific adaptations of program mod2 els, in accordance with guidance and technical assistance
3 from the Secretary under section 435(e).
4
5
PROGRAMS
AND
PROMISING PROGRAM
6 MODELS.
7
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
and
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
22
1
subsection:
(e) GUIDANCE
LATING TO
AND
EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS
AND
PROMISING
17
18
19
20
2014.
21
(2) INCLUSION
22
PROGRAMS.Section
23
627(a)) is amended
24
25
Discussion Draft
ERN15204
S.L.C.
23
1
the following:
(or both)..
9
10
IF
ERN15204
Discussion Draft
S.L.C.
24
1 purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State
2 that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such ses3 sion shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of
4 the State legislature.