[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7854 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7854

 To require schools and child welfare agencies to be notified when an 
 unaccompanied minor is placed in the jurisdiction of such schools and 
                               agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2024

 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require schools and child welfare agencies to be notified when an 
 unaccompanied minor is placed in the jurisdiction of such schools and 
                               agencies.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Unaccompanied Minor Placement 
Notification Act''.

SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTOR TO NOTIFY LOCAL SCHOOLS AND CHILD 
              WELFARE AGENCIES OF PLACEMENT.

    Section 462(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
Sec.  279(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) shall, not later than 96 hours after a 
                placement determination releasing an unaccompanied 
                alien child to a qualified sponsor, notify the school 
                district and child welfare agency in the jurisdiction 
                where an unaccompanied alien child is to be placed of 
                the placement, including the address of the sponsor's 
                residence, to ensure the child's welfare and continuity 
                of education.''.
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