3.0.0 1509 2023-01-11T13:22:29Z 2023-01-11T13:22:29Z Senate S S 2011-08-02 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-08-02T22:30:32Z 2011-08-02 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-08-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5266-5267) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N Social Welfare Adoption and foster care Child health Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Preschool education State and local government operations Social Welfare 00 2011-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2011-10-27T15:26:24Z Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a child welfare innovation grant program that provides eligible entities with the necessary flexibility and financial incentives to implement comprehensive reforms to existing child welfare programs under parts B (Child and Family Services) and E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act in order to: (1) achieve significant results that improve the well-being of all children in the child welfare system; and (2) incorporate higher standards of accountability for state and local agencies and organizations that provide child welfare services.

Directs the Secretary to establish an interagency working group that includes representatives from the Department of Education,, the Department of Labor, the Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and other federal agencies administering programs that affect the child welfare system to identify existing federal financial resources that may be used to provide supplemental funding to eligible entities awarded grants under this Act.

]]> Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act of 2011 Display Title Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide incentives for States to improve the well-being of children in the child welfare system through systemic reforms and innovations, increased collaboration between State agencies, and incorporation of higher standards of accountability. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1509is/xml/BILLS-112s1509is.xml 2011-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.