Sec. 3. Improving screening and assessment of children returned to foster care after going missing to determine whether they were, or are at risk of becoming, victims of sex trafficking
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Section 476 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 676 ), as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall provide States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia, with information, advice, educational materials, and technical assistance to improve compliance with section 471(a)(35)(A)(iii). The information, advice, educational materials, and technical assistance provided may include information, advice, educational materials, and technical assistance to improve or modify policies and procedures (including relevant training for caseworkers) developed by States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia under section 471(a)(9)(C), including the following:
Identifying, through screening, whether the State has reasonable cause to believe the child or youth is, or is at risk of being, a victim of sex trafficking. Documenting the results of such screening in agency records. Determining appropriate services for a child or youth for whom the State determines there is reasonable cause to identify the child or youth as a victim of sex trafficking, or as at risk of being a victim of sex trafficking. Documenting in agency records the determination of appropriate services for a child or youth described in clause (iii).
The assistance provided under this subsection shall include the following: Assisting States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia, with developing oversight mechanisms to assess their compliance with section 471(a)(35)(A)(iii). Assisting States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia in developing— assessments for screening children who return to foster care after running away or otherwise being absent from foster care for risk of becoming victims of sex trafficking; and effective and robust policies relating to the use of the assessments.
Working with States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia to improve or modify policies and procedures developed under section 471(a)(9)(C). Providing technical assistance on how States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia may best use data collected pursuant to section 479 for oversight of, and to ensure compliance with, the requirements of paragraphs (9)(C) and (35)(A)(iii) of section 471(a). The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult with internal and external offices with expertise on sex trafficking, including the Office on Trafficking in Persons of the Administration for Children and Families, on the development and dissemination to States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia of the assistance required under this subsection. .
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Improving screening and assessment of children returned to foster care after going missing to determine whether they were, or are at risk of becoming, victims of sex trafficking
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