Sec. 115. Information on children in foster care in annual reports using AFCARS data; consultation
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Section 479A ( 42 U.S.C. 679b ) is amended— by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; in paragraph (5), by striking and after the semicolon; in paragraph (6)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: include in the report submitted pursuant to paragraph
(5)for fiscal year 2016 or any succeeding fiscal year, State-by-State data on— children in foster care who have been placed in a child care institution or other setting that is not a foster family home, including— the number of children in the placements and their ages, including separately, the number and ages of children who have a permanency plan of another planned permanent living arrangement; the duration of the placement in the settings (including for children who have a permanency plan of another planned permanent living arrangement); the types of child care institutions used (including group homes, residential treatment, shelters, or other congregate care settings); with respect to each child care institution or other setting that is not a foster family home, the number of children in foster care residing in each such institution or non-foster family home; any clinically diagnosed special need of such children; and the extent of any specialized education, treatment, counseling, or other services provided in the settings; and children in foster care who are pregnant or parenting. The Secretary shall consult with States and organizations with an interest in child welfare, including organizations that provide adoption and foster care services, and shall take into account requests from Members of Congress, in selecting other issues to be analyzed and reported on under this section using data available to the Secretary, including data reported by States through the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System and to the National Youth in Transition Database. .
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