Foster Youth Education and Workforce Opportunity Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Foster Youth Education and Workforce Opportunity Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Labor, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers 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, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foster Youth Education and Workforce Opportunity Act of 2026.
- Section H3A3F0936F5D247779A21DC557615FE45: 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....
- Section HB1A643CCD175465F84619CE13095FB9D: 3. Increase in maximum education and training voucher amount and provision of greater support for foster youth pursuing postsecondary education Section 477(i)...
- Section H06A23A9416DF446588231ED8E9A20810: 4. Improving accessibility and youth awareness of education and training vouchers Section 477(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677(i)), as amended by...
- Section HFB72F95548FA4920B619C26A890600BE: 5. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Foster Youth Education and Workforce Opportunity Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Labor, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, Foster Youth Education and Workforce Opportunity Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
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 …
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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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