Sec. 911. State plans and reports on child poverty
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Section 401(a)(1) ( 42 U.S.C. 601(a)(1) ) is amended by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(4)as paragraphs
(2)through (5), respectively, and by inserting before paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated) the following: reduce poverty among children; . Section 402(a)(1)(A) ( 42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Reduce child poverty using Federal funds provided under this part and State funds, including establishing numerical goals for reducing child poverty. Track work-related outcomes for recipients of assistance under the program, such as employment entries, wages, and job retention, including establishing numerical goals for work-related outcomes for recipients. Provide benefits and services to families at-risk of having their children removed from the home because of abuse and neglect, using Federal funds provided under this part and State funds. Serve noncustodial parents, using Federal funds provided under this part and State funds. . Section 402(c) ( 42 U.S.C. 602(c) ) is amended to read as follows: The State shall make available to the public, including by posting on a public website of the State or another appropriate website— each draft of any plan or plan amendment to be submitted by the State under this section, for at least 45 days before the submission; and any such plan or amendment certified by the Secretary to be complete. The State shall establish procedures to receive and respond to comments from the public, private sector organizations, and local governments on any draft referred to in paragraph (1). . Section 411 ( 42 U.S.C. 611 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than December 31 of each year, each eligible State shall submit to the Secretary (in accordance with such form and content rules as the Secretary, in consultation with the National Governor’s Association, National Association of State Legislatures, and the American Public Human Services Association, develops) a report on the following aspects of the State program funded under this part in the preceding fiscal year: Whether the State met the child poverty reduction goals set forth in the State plan. This part of the report shall include a discussion of the factors, including benefits, services, and activities funded with Federal funds provided under this part or State funds, which contributed to the meeting of, or the failure to meet, the goals. Whether the work programs of the State were effective in meeting the objectives and numerical goals of the State plan. This part of the report shall include a discussion of data derived from the tracking of recipients, including— the number of families that left the State program funded under this part; the employment rate for those who left the program in each calendar quarter; the wage rates of those who left the program, including the percentage of leavers who, in each calendar quarter, earned an amount equal to at least 50 percent of the average wage then paid in the State; and the employment outcomes of those who left the program because of a durational limit on assistance, reported at 6 months, 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months after leaving the program. The Secretary shall provide States with technical assistance in preparing this part of the report, including by providing States with data from the National Directory of New Hires. Whether the State has been effective in providing benefits and services under the program to persons with disabilities. This part of the report shall include a report on recipients of assistance under the State program funded under this part who participated in work activities (as defined in section 407(d)) pursuant to a modified employability plan due to disability, including the following: The aggregate number of recipients with modified employability plans due to a disability. The percentage of all recipients with modified employability plans who substantially complied with activities set forth in the plans each month of the fiscal year. Information regarding the most prevalent types of physical and mental impairments that provided the basis for the disability determinations. The percentage of cases with a modified employability plan in which the recipient had a disability, was caring for a child with a disability, or was caring for another family member with a disability. A description of the most prevalent types of modification in work activities or hours of participation that were included in the modified employability plans. A description of the qualifications of the staff who determined whether individuals had a disability, of the staff who determined that individuals needed modifications to their work requirements, and of the staff who developed the modified employability plans. The effectiveness of the benefits and services provided under the State program in reducing the number of children removed from their homes because of abuse and neglect. This part of the report shall include an analysis which includes the following: The number of families provided the benefits or services that were at risk of having their children removed from the home. The number of families served by the program that had 1 or more children removed from the home because of abuse or neglect. An analysis of the extent to which the benefits and services under the State program were provided to noncustodial parents. How funds provided to the State under this part, with a separate accounting for funds provided under section 403(a)(3) and funds provided under section 403(b), were used to serve areas of the State with the greatest need (as referred to in section 402(a)(1)(A)(i)). This part of the report shall include supporting data. . Section 411 ( 42 U.S.C. 611 ), as amended by subsection
(c)of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than July 31 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report, entitled Efforts in State TANF Programs to Promote and Support Employment for Individuals with Disabilities , that includes information on State efforts to engage individuals with disabilities in work activities during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include the following information: For each State, the number of individuals for whom the State has developed a modified employability plan. The types of physical and mental impairments that provided the basis for the disability determination, and whether the individual with the disability was an adult recipient or minor child head of household, a child, or a non-recipient family member. The types of modifications that States have included in modified employability plans. The extent to which individuals with a modified employability plan are participating in work activities. For each State, an analysis of the extent to which the option to establish modified employability plans was a factor in the State achieving or not achieving the minimum participation rate required by section 407(a). . Within 4 years after the effective date of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress a report that sets forth options for the enactment of legislation to provide financial or other rewards to States that have high rates of employment and high rates of employment at good wages.
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