CONNECT Act

This bill changes the stated purposes of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood, a federal program for youth who have been in foster care. It adds a purpose of helping youth who were in foster care at age 14 or older build and keep lasting relationships with adults, relatives, mentors, and peers. It adds another purpose of supporting youth still in foster care in taking part in their permanency plans and in getting peer support, mentoring, and referrals to services. Within one year, and after consulting youth with foster care experience, the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance to states and tribal child welfare agencies on these purposes. The changes take effect one year after the bill becomes law.

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Sponsors

• Jon Husted Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors