Sec. 213. State-level coordinators for unaccompanied children’s services
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Section 235(c) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1232(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Health and Human Services may provide funding to each State to appoint a State-level coordinator to fulfill the responsibilities described in subparagraph (C). If a State does not appoint a coordinator under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Health and Human Services may appoint a nongovernmental coordinator to fulfill the responsibilities described in subparagraph (C).
The responsibilities described in this subparagraph shall include the following: To raise the awareness of governmental and nongovernmental entities with respect to the vulnerabilities of unaccompanied alien children, including Federal oversight mechanisms, such as the Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Federal Custody established under section 102 of the Protecting Unaccompanied Children Act . To coordinate the efforts of such entities so as to meet the educational, medical and mental health care, child welfare, and social services needs of unaccompanied alien children.
To work with service providers engaged in the care and custody of unaccompanied alien children to identify community services, and to increase access to such services, for unaccompanied alien children. To ensure that schools, recreational facilities, community centers, and similar institutions have information regarding— the risks of human trafficking and labor exploitation for vulnerable children; and child labor laws, local minimum wage requirements, and mechanisms for reporting violations of such laws and requirements.
To ensure that information provided under clause (iv)— is written in plain, child-accessible language (including in appropriate languages other than English); and makes clear that such laws and requirements apply to all children and workers regardless of immigration status. To ensure that language is not a barrier to obtaining the services described in this paragraph. .
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State-level coordinators for unaccompanied children’s services
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