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Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2003

Introduced: September 17, 2003 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 17, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 17, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11685-11686)
Sep 17, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to award a grant to each State to carry out a program for making available throughout that State the 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services. Requires a participating State to ensure that at least 50 percent of the resources of the program funded by the grant will be derived from other sources. Requires a State seeking a grant to carry out its activities through a lead entity to be known as a 2-1-1 Collaborative.

Requires grant amounts to be used solely to make available to a State 2-1-1 telephone service for community information and referral on human services, including telephone connections between families and individuals seeking services and the service providers.

Requires grant recipients to: (1) abide by the Key Standards for 2-1-1 Centers; and (2) collaborate with human service organizations to provide an exhaustive database of services with which to provide information or referral to individuals utilizing the 2-1-1 service.

What's happening now September 17, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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