HR 7995
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This bill, the CONNECT Act, updates the goals of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program to prioritize helping young adults (age 14 and older) who have experienced foster care build and maintain lasting relationships with supportive adults, mentors, and peers. It emphasizes the importance of these connections for long-term success and reducing isolation. The bill also directs the Department of Health and Human Services to provide guidance to states on how to implement these changes, focusing on peer support, mentoring, and family connections.
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 7995
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To update the purposes of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood to reflect research and the input of youth with lived experience about the importance of long-term relationships to future success.
This Act may be cited as the Chafee Opportunities for New Networks and Existing Connection Trust Act CONNECT Act
or the
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by striking paragraph (2);
by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (3) through (7) as paragraphs (3) through (8), respectively; and
by inserting after conducted—
the following:
The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
examples of services and support eligible for Federal funding under part B of title IV of such Act, under part E of such title as part of completing and following the case plan requirements provided for in section 475A of such Act, or under section 477 of such Act, including individual youth support, family support, and peer support to engage youth during reunification, guardianship, or adoption proceedings;
best practices for facilitating peer support, mentoring, and the development and maintenance of lifelong connections, including practices that support sibling, tribal, and community connections, including minimum qualifications and training for persons providing mentoring and peer support;
standards of outreach to and notification of eligible youth, including youth with a planned permanent living arrangement, to ensure referrals to appropriate programs and services; and
protocols for documentation of support and relationship-building activities under section 477 of such Act that are required by section 475A of such Act to be included in a child's case plan, sufficient to permit review under the case review system described in section 475(5) of such Act.