S 4747
116th Congress
Senate
Families
Informing Grandfamilies Act
Introduced: September 29, 2020
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Became law
Sep 29, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 29, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Informing Grandfamilies Act
This bill requires states to notify kinship caregivers (e.g., grandparents or other relatives caring for a minor child) about (1) the care and placement options under federal, state, and local laws, (2) the requirements to become a foster family home, (3) whether the state has elected to make guardianship assistance payments, and (4) other policies under the state program that may assist such caregivers.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1