S. 162
Requires states to plan foster parent recruitment
States would have to write family partnership plans aimed at steady foster placements and more placements with relatives, and report data on foster and adoptive families.
- State child welfare plans must include a family partnership plan
- Plans aim to improve placement stability and increase placements with relatives
- Plans would match foster and adoptive families to children's needs
- A yearly federal report would include state data on these families and the challenges of recruiting them
Passed the Senate · House's turn