S 1439
114th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Adoption and foster care
State and local government operations
Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015
This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the chief executive officer of a state to certify that the state will provide assistance and services under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained age 23 if:
- the state has elected to extend the eligibility for foster care up to age 21, or
- the responsible state agency uses state or other funds not provided under the Program to provide assistance and services comparable to those such youths would receive if the state had made such an election.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1