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Child Protection Services Workforce Improvement Act

Introduced: June 11, 2003 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 30, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Jun 19, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Jun 11, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jun 11, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1219)

Jun 11, 2003

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Protection Services Workforce Improvement Act - Amends part B (Child-Welfare Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administration of Children and Families, to make grants to States to improve the quality of child welfare services by increasing the quality and capacity of their child welfare workforce or by increasing the coordination of their child welfare services; and (2) provide for an increase in payment rate for States for expenditures for short term training of staff of certain child welfare agencies and court personnel.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for loan forgiveness for child welfare workers who: (1) complete a degree in social work or related field with a focus on serving children and families; and (2) obtain employment in public or private child welfare services, and work full time for two consecutive years.

What's happening now June 30, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

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