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S 1503 107th Congress Senate

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to extend and amend the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program under subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act, to provide the Secr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to extend and amend the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program under subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act, to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with new authority to support programs mentoring children of incarcerated parents, to amend the Foster Care Independent Living Program under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for educational and training vouchers for youths aging out of foster care, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2001 See on congress.gov
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College costsCounselingCrime and Law EnforcementCriminal justice informationDisabledDisabled childrenDrug abuseDrugs and youthEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEducational vouchersEmployment subsidiesEvaluation research (Social action programs)Family servicesFederal aid to IndiansFederal aid to child welfareFoster home careFoster parentsGovernment Operations and PoliticsHigher educationIdentification of criminalsIndian childrenLabor and EmploymentLawMarriageMentoringMinoritiesNonprofit organizationsParent and childPoor childrenPrisonersSocial WelfareState courtsState lawsVocational and technical educationVolunteer workers in social serviceYouth employment
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Oct 4, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10297-10301)
Oct 4, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10297)
Oct 4, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 4, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10297-10301)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments Act of 2001 - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise requirements for promoting safe and stable families, including objectives, allotments to States, rigorous evaluation methodologies for research and technical assistance, authorization of appropriations, and grants for programs for mentoring children of incarcerated parents.

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 with respect to entitlement funding for State courts to assess and improve handling of proceedings relating to foster care and adoption.

Amends SSA title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) to: (1) revise State plan requirements to eliminate the authority of States to opt-out of the requirement to conduct criminal background checks on prospective foster or adoptive parents; (2) modify adoption assistance program requirements concerning the eligibility for such assistance payments of special needs children voluntarily relinquished to private nonprofit agencies; and (3) provide for educational and training vouchers for youths aging out of foster care under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2873 Related bill Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 12, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1503: Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1503/
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