U.S. Congress - H.R.2188 Kinship Caregiver Support Act
H.R.2188 - Kinship Caregiver Support Act
To establish kinship navigator programs, to establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To establish kinship navigator programs, to establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Kinship Caregiver Support Act as introduced.
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Official Summary
5/7/2007--Introduced.Kinship Caregiver Support Act - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to pay for the federal share of the cost of carrying out kinship navigator programs. Amends pOfficial Summary
5/7/2007--Introduced.Kinship Caregiver Support Act - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to pay for the federal share of the cost of carrying out kinship navigator programs. Amends part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize all states to opt to enter agreements to provide kinship guardianship assistance payments on behalf of children to grandparents and other relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of children for whom they have cared as foster parents and have committed to care for on a permanent basis. Provides that adoptive parents of children with special needs remain eligible for adoption assistance, even if they receive kinship guardianship assistance. Authorizes the use of foster care independence program funds to provide independent living services and education and training vouchers for children who exit foster care to kinship guardianship or adoption after age 14. Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with eligible entities to conduct demonstration kinship guardianship assistance projects. Requires states to:
(1) notify all adult grandparents and other adult relatives (with exceptions due to family or domestic violence) when a child is removed from custody of a parent or parents; and
(2) explain the options the relative has to participate in the child's care and placement. Allows state agencies to establish separate standards for foster family homes in which a foster parent is a relative of the foster child. Expands the definition of family support services to include assisting kinship caregivers or guardians in locating and accessing needed services. Requires that states inform case workers and families considering guardianship of all permanency options and service eligibility.
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CWLA Praises New GAO Study on African American Children in Foster Care
A House companion bill HR 2188 is being introduced by Representative Danny Davis (D-IL) and Representative Tim Johnson (R-IL). Since 1920, the Child Welfare ...
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act fast - key bills pending in us congress
kinship caregiver support act of 2007(hr 2188/s. 661). tribal foster care and adoption act of 2007(hr 4688/s. 1956). visit the nacac policy blog that focuses on us foster care system reform. (reform foster care now) ...
hr 6307 and s 3038
that bill was later introduced in the house by representatives danny davis (d-il) and tim johnson (r-il), hr 2188. although the senate and house child welfare bills do not include everything in the clinton and davis bills, ...
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