A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
USA115th CongressS-1067| Senate
| Updated: 5/8/2017
Gary C. Peters
Democratic Senator
Michigan
Cosponsors (1)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams or the CONNECT Act This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make joint, competitive grants to state child-welfare and juvenile-justice agencies for the purpose of facilitating or enhancing collaboration between them in order to address the needs of youth who come into contact with both systems. HHS may offer training and technical assistance to the agencies regarding the development of programs and protocols.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Social Welfare
Child safety and welfareCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsGovernment information and archivesJuvenile crime and gang violenceState and local government operations
A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
USA115th CongressS-1067| Senate
| Updated: 5/8/2017
Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams or the CONNECT Act This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make joint, competitive grants to state child-welfare and juvenile-justice agencies for the purpose of facilitating or enhancing collaboration between them in order to address the needs of youth who come into contact with both systems. HHS may offer training and technical assistance to the agencies regarding the development of programs and protocols.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Gary C. Peters
Democratic Senator
Michigan
Cosponsors (1)
Finance Committee
Social Welfare
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child safety and welfareCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsGovernment information and archivesJuvenile crime and gang violenceState and local government operations