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National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act

Introduced: July 14, 2016 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 14, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act

This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to direct a state receiving from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a community-based formula grant for the prevention of child abuse and neglect to establish a demonstration program through which the state:

  • adopts a specific evidence-based, uniform, national home study program for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents; and
  • furnishes HHS with data gathered through operation of the program.

HHS shall establish a national registry of home study reports filed by home study practitioners using an HHS-developed methodology meeting specified criteria. This registry must be accessible to state foster care and adoption agencies, or a designated entity as determined by the lead agency in the state, to assist with the selection of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents.

What's happening now September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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