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S 420 112th Congress Senate

Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care.

Introduced: February 28, 2011 See on congress.gov
Education Adoption and foster careEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 28, 2011
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 Latest action February 28, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011 - Amends part B (Child-Welfare Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using networks of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care. Authorizes a grant award directly to a political subdivision if the subdivision serves a substantial number of foster care youth.

Prescribes program implementation guidelines, including: (1) application requirements, (2) training, (3) screening, (4) educational requirements, (5) federal and nonfederal share of funds for the program, (6) considerations in awarding grants, and (7) use of funds.

Sets forth a maximum grant amount to be awarded to a state or political subdivision.

Authorizes the Secretary to award a competitive grant to an eligible entity to establish a National Hotline Service or website to provide information to individuals interested in becoming mentors to youth in foster care.

Instructs the Secretary of Education to implement a program to provide for the discharge or cancellation of the federal student loan indebtedness of an eligible mentor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2012 Identical bill Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011
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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 12, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 420: Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-420/
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