Sec. 101. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES CHILD WELFARE SERVICES PROGRAM
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## SEC. 101 STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES CHILD WELFARE SERVICES PROGRAM ###
(a)Extension of Program Section 425 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 625) is amended by striking “2007 through 2011” and inserting “2012 through 2016”. ###
(b)Modification of Certain State Plan Requirements ####
(1)Response to emotional trauma Section 422(b)(15)(A)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)(15)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting “, including emotional trauma associated with a child’s maltreatment and removal from home” before the semicolon. ####
(2)Procedures on the use of psychotropic medications Section 422(b)(15)(A)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)(15)(A)(v)) is amended by inserting “, including protocols for the appropriate use and monitoring of psychotropic medications” before the semicolon. ####
(3)Description of activities to address developmental needs of very young children Section 422(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)) is amended— #####
(A)by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (16); #####
(B)by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(17)and inserting “; and”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(18) > > include a description of the activities that the State has undertaken to reduce the length of time children who have not attained 5 years of age are without a permanent family, and the activities the State undertakes to address the developmental needs of such children who receive benefits or services under this part or part E.” > . ####
(4)Data sources for child death reporting Section 422(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)), as amended by paragraph
(3)of this subsection, is amended— #####
(A)by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (17); #####
(B)by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(18)and inserting “; and”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(19) > > contain a description of the sources used to compile information on child maltreatment deaths required by Federal law to be reported by the State agency referred to in paragraph (1), and to the extent that the compilation does not include information on such deaths from the State vital statistics department, child death review teams, law enforcement agencies, or offices of medical examiners or coroners, the State shall describe why the information is not so included and how the State will include the information.” > . ###
(c)Child Visitation by Caseworkers Section 424 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 624) is amended by striking the 2nd subsection (e), as added by section 7(b) of the Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006, and inserting the following: > > ### “(f) > > > ####
(1)> > > #####
(A)> > Each State shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure that the total number of visits made by caseworkers on a monthly basis to children in foster care under the responsibility of the State during a fiscal year is not less than 90 percent (or, in the case of fiscal year 2015 or thereafter, 95 percent) of the total number of such visits that would occur during the fiscal year if each such child were so visited once every month while in such care. > > > ##### “(B) > > If the Secretary determines that a State has failed to comply with subparagraph
(A)for a fiscal year, then the percentage that would otherwise apply for purposes of subsection
(a)for the fiscal year shall be reduced by— > > > ###### “(i) > > 1, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short of the percentage specified in subparagraph
(A)is less than 10; > > > ###### “(ii) > > 3, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less than 10 and less than 20; or > > > ###### “(iii) > > 5, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less than 20. > > > #### “(2) > > > #####
(A)> > Each State shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure that not less than 50 percent of the total number of visits made by caseworkers to children in foster care under the responsibility of the State during a fiscal year occur in the residence of the child involved. > > > ##### “(B) > > If the Secretary determines that a State has failed to comply with subparagraph
(A)for a fiscal year, then the percentage that would otherwise apply for purposes of subsection
(a)for the fiscal year shall be reduced by— > > > ###### “(i) > > 1, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short of the percentage specified in subparagraph
(A)is less than 10; > > > ###### “(ii) > > 3, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less than 10 and less than 20; or > > > ###### “(iii) > > 5, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less than 20.” > . ###
(d)Technical Correction Section 423(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 623(b)) is amended by striking “per centum” each place it appears and inserting “percent”.
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