To provide an incentive for States to extend child welfare support and services for youth through 21 years of age, and to allow youth to re-enter foster care after attaining 18 years of age, both without regard to the AFDC eligibility of their parents or legal guardians, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide an incentive for States to extend child welfare support and services for youth through 21 years of age, and to allow youth to re-enter foster care after attaining 18 years of age, both without regard to the AFDC eligibility of their parents or legal guardians, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Education, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HA1148BCA171641C6AEA7B6F221EDF255: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act.
- Section H335DC76F8B7F46808C7DCD6E241F77D3: 2. Findings The Congress finds that each additional year in extended foster care has— significantly increased the probability that youth completed a high...
- Section H9A3A4F1169DC4105B2F3D126883C7936: 3. Extended child welfare support and services for youth transitioning from foster care Section 475(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(8)) is...
- Section H303DD7D927E6455FB6AE153CB019E816: 4. Promoting the re-entry of youth into extended foster care Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended— by striking and at the...
- Section H15B689ABFF5C41EB9CFA4400325E28BE: 5. Providing for States to improve outcomes for transition-aged youth and young adults Section 472(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 672(a)(1)(B))...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide an incentive for States to extend child welfare support and services for youth through 21 years of age, and to allow youth to re-enter foster care after attaining 18 years of age, both without regard to the AFDC eligibility of their parents or legal guardians, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Education, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide an incentive for States to extend child welfare support and services for youth through 21 years of age, and to allow youth to re-enter foster care after attaining 18 years of age, both without regard to the AFDC eligibility of their parents or legal guardians, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Judy Chu
D-CA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Chu (for herself and Mrs. Houchin) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual— who has attained 18 years of age
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