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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 5214 (Introduced in Senate) — To require States to measure and publicly report on the separation of children from parents by hidden foster care arr... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. State reports on hidden foster care arrangements

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As a condition for payment of funds under a State plan approved under the Marylee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program under subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629 et seq. ) for each reporting period beginning with the first year that begins on or after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, a State shall submit to the Secretary with the report required under section 432(a)(8)(B) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629b(a)(8)(B) ) for the fiscal year involved, data and a written report that specifies, for each such fiscal year— the number of children separated from their parents by a hidden foster care arrangement; the number of hidden foster care arrangements that ended without the child entering the formal foster care system; the number of hidden foster care arrangements that ended through the placement of the child into the formal foster care system; the category or type of allegation raised in each case which resulted in a separation of a child from their parents by a hidden foster care arrangement; and to the extent data is available, the number of caregivers in a hidden foster care arrangement who received additional services including referrals to kinship navigator programs, prevention services programs funded under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 621 et seq. , 671 et seq.), services provided by an entity or organization other than a CPS agency, or to legal counsel.
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