Sec. 304. Early intervention to ensure regular payment of support and prevent overdue support
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Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 666(a) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph
(19)the following: If the State elects to provide job services to noncustodial parents (as described in the State plan pursuant to section 454(37)), procedures— under which the State shall prioritize early intervention efforts and make such services available on a voluntary basis prior to a determination that the individual owes overdue support as specified in paragraph (15); under which the State shall establish criteria for eligibility to receive such services, which shall restrict eligibility to noncustodial parents— with respect to whom there is an open child support case under the State program funded under this part; who are unemployed or underemployed; who are not making regular child support payments; who do not receive assistance under a State program funded under part A (or under any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i))); who do not participate in an employment and training program under section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (but who may receive supplemental nutrition assistance benefits under such Act); and who do not receive the same job services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; under which the State agency administering a program under a State plan approved under this part shall provide, including through contract or cooperative agreement, job services that may include— job search assistance; job readiness training; job development and job placement services; skills assessments to facilitate job placement; job retention services; certificate programs and other skills training directly related to employment, which may include activities to improve literacy and basic skills, such as programs to complete high school or a General Education Development
(GED)certificate, as long as such activities and programs are included in the State job services plan pursuant to section 454(37); long-term and short-term subsidized employment or public-private career pathway partnerships; substance abuse treatment; mental health services; occupational skills training, including college credit programs; and work supports, such as transportation assistance, uniforms, and tools; and under which the State shall ensure that participation in any such services is voluntary and shall inform potential participants that such participation is voluntary. An Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in subsections
(e)and
(l)of section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b )) operating a child support enforcement program funded by a grant under this part may elect, as part of such program, to provide job services to noncustodial parents, consistent with the requirements of this paragraph and section 455(f). . Section 452(a) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 652(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: consult with States, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations (as defined in subsections
(e)and
(l)of section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b )), with a plan approved under this part, to develop data elements to ensure that the child support agency of any State, Indian tribe, or tribal organization administering a voluntary job services program under section 466(a)(20) demonstrates a plan for implementing measures to track the performance of such program with respect to meeting the goals of quality job placement, long-term unsubsidized job retention, increasing child support payments, decreasing child support arrearages, and increasing the involvement of low-income noncustodial parents with their children; and in carrying out section 466(a), collaborate with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agriculture to identify best practices and minimize duplication of services under employment and training programs for noncustodial parents administered by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Agriculture. . Section 454 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 654 ), as amended by sections 301(a)(1) and 303(b) of this Act, is further amended— in paragraph (35), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by inserting after paragraph
(36)the following: include— a description of work activities in which the State requires noncustodial parents to participate pursuant to section 466(a)(15); a description of any job services the State elects to provide to noncustodial parents, and criteria for eligibility to receive such services, under section 466(a)(20), or an explanation of why the State elects not to provide such services; an explanation of how the State will coordinate job services and work activities provided under this title with the State workforce development system (as such term is defined in section 3(67) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), local responsible fatherhood programs (including such programs funded by a grant awarded under section 403(a)(2)), local prisoner reentry programs, and other local employment and training programs; and if applicable, a description of the State plan for implementing measures for tracking the successful performance of the State voluntary job services program consistent with section 452(a)(12)(A). . Section 455(a)(1)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 655(a)(1)(A) ) is amended by adding at the end including public and private non-Federal funds, . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this section.
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