3.0.0 1542 2023-01-11T13:22:18Z 2023-01-11T13:22:18Z Senate S S 2011-09-12 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2011-09-20T16:08:23Z Referred to 2011-09-12T20:02:32Z Child and Family Services Extension and Enhancement Act 112 2790 HR 2011-08-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Related bill CRS Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act 112 2883 HR 2011-09-30 Became Public Law No: 112-34. Related bill CRS Standard DATA Act 112 3339 HR 2011-11-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Related bill CRS State Child Welfare Innovation Act 112 1013 S 2011-05-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Partners for Stable Families and Foster Youth Affected by Methamphetamine or Other Substance Abuse Act 112 1234 S 2011-06-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2011-09-20 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2011-09-12 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-09-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN N H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2011-09-12 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2011-09-13 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2011-09-19 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-09-19 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2011-09-22 False H.R.2883 https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2883 Social Welfare Adoption and foster care Child care and development Child health Child safety and welfare Consumer credit Domestic violence and child abuse Family relationships Government information and archives Judicial procedure and administration Mental health Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Social Welfare 00 2011-09-12 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-19T17:12:00Z Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act - Amends title IV part B (Child and Family Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend through FY2016 the authorization of appropriations for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program.

Revises requirements for child visitations by caseworkers.

Extends through FY2016: (1) the Safe and Stable Families Program, and (2) specified reservations of funds for monthly caseworker visits and regional partnership grants.

Revises requirements for grants to assist children affected by methamphetamine or other substance abuse to: (1) remove the specification of methamphetamine, and (2) apply the grant program generally to children affected by substance abuse. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to renew a five-year grant for up to an additional two years.

Revises requirements for the court improvement program to require grants to the highest state courts to serve the purpose of increasing and improving engagement of the entire family in court processes relating to child welfare, family preservation, family reunification, and adoption. Requires such a court to submit one application, rather than separate applications, for more than one grant.

Specifies mandatory allocations of funds for such grants.

Directs the Secretary, in order to improve data matching, to designate nonproprietary and interoperable standard data elements for any category of information required to be reported.

Requires state case review systems to assure that each child in foster care under state responsibility who has attained age 16 receives gratis: (1) a copy of any consumer report pertaining to the child each year until the child is discharged from care, and (2) assistance in interpreting and resolving any inaccuracies in the report.

Renews through FY2014 the authority of the Secretary to authorize states to conduct child welfare program demonstration projects likely to promote the objectives of part B or SSA title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance).

Repeals the requirement for state project applications to consider certain types of proposals. Replaces such requirement with specified conditions for state eligibility to conduct a new demonstration project.

Authorizes a state to elect to establish a program to: (1) permit part E foster care maintenance payments to a long-term therapeutic family treatment center on behalf of a child residing in the center, or (2) identify and address domestic violence that endangers children and results in the placement of children in foster care.

Defines a long-term therapeutic family treatment center as a state-licensed or -certified program that: (1) enables parents and their children to live together in a safe environment for at least six months; and (2) provides substance abuse treatment services, children's early intervention services, family counseling, medical care,and related services.

Sets forth child welfare improvement policies.

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