3.0.0 2779 2023-01-14T22:48:47Z 2023-01-14T22:48:47Z Senate S S 2004-09-08 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-09-08T21:58:21Z Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004 108 4504 HR 2004-10-06 Received in the Senate. Identical bill CRS 2004-09-08 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8965-8967) IntroReferral 2004-09-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8965) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-09-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI N L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2004-09-08 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2004-11-19 False Families Adoption Caregivers Child abuse Child welfare Civil actions and liability Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Court records Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Data banks Education Electronic government information Elementary and secondary education Family services Fingerprints Foster home care Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Government service contracts Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Health Identification of criminals Interstate compacts Interstate relations Law Medical records Parents Parties to actions Planning Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare State laws Student records Families 00 2004-09-08 Introduced in Senate 2004-11-16T20:33:50Z Orderly and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004 - Amends the Social Security Act to require each State to: (1) have in effect procedures for orderly and timely placement of children, in foster care or for adoption, across State lines; and (2) complete home studies for such purpose within 60 days of another State's request.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make incentive grants to States that complete timely interstate home studies.

Revises requirements for checking of child abuse registries to eliminate an opt-out provision.

Allows access to the Federal parent locator service to courts in foster care or adoptive placement cases.

Provides for consideration of out-of-state placements in permanency hearings, case plans, and case reviews. Revises provisions relating to caseworker visits, health and education records, notice of proceedings, and use of interjurisdictional resources.

Directs the Comptroller General to study State performance of background checks for child placements.

Expresses the sense of Congress that States should: (1) revise the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children; and (2) use private agencies to conduct home studies and give full faith and credit to other States' home study reports.

]]> Orderly and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004 Display Title Orderly and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve protections for children and to hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Orderly and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-09-08T04:00:00Z 2004-09-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8965-8967) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.