To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers and other similar professionals who work with at-risk populations, and for other purposes.
Social Worker Safety Act of 2017 This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for providing safety measures to social workers and other similar professionals working with violent, illicit drug-using, or other at-risk populations.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Labor and Employment
Adoption and foster careCrime preventionDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEmergency communications systemsForeign language and bilingual programsMental healthSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTelephone and wireless communicationWorker safety and health
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers and other similar professionals who work with at-risk populations, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1484| House
| Updated: 3/9/2017
Social Worker Safety Act of 2017 This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for providing safety measures to social workers and other similar professionals working with violent, illicit drug-using, or other at-risk populations.
Adoption and foster careCrime preventionDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEmergency communications systemsForeign language and bilingual programsMental healthSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTelephone and wireless communicationWorker safety and health