Foster Youth Education and Workforce Opportunity Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Expansion of education and workforce training opportunities for youth who have experienced foster care Section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677) is, expands a compliance mandate provision: 3. Increase in maximum education and training voucher amount and provision of greater support for foster youth pursuing postsecondary education Section 477(i) of the Social, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 4. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, and product standards. The main policy areas are Education and Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Expansion of education and workforce training opportunities for youth who have experienced foster care Section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677) is...
- Expands a compliance mandate provision: 3. Increase in maximum education and training voucher amount and provision of greater support for foster youth pursuing postsecondary education Section 477(i) of the Social...
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 4.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Expansion of education and workforce training opportunities for youth who have experienced foster care Section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677) is, expands a compliance mandate provision: 3. Increase in maximum education and training voucher amount and provision of greater support for foster youth pursuing postsecondary education Section 477(i) of the Social, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 4.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Expansion of education and workforce training opportunities for youth who have experienced foster care Section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677) is, expands a compliance mandate provision: 3. Increase in maximum education and training voucher amount and provision of greater support for foster youth pursuing postsecondary education Section 477(i) of the Social, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 4.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Daines (for himself and Ms. Hassan) 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 apprenticeship program registered either by a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act
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