Congress 107 - HR 1371 - Child Protection Services Improvement Act

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Child safety Child welfare Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Education Employee training Evaluation research (Social action programs) Families Family services Federal aid to child welfare Federal aid to higher education Federal aid to Indians Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Higher education Indian children Labor and Employment Labor turnover Minorities Nonprofit organizations Occupational health and safety Recruiting of employees Salaries Scholarships Social Welfare Social workers State employees Student loan funds Wages

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Child Protection Services Improvement Act - States that Congress strongly encourages State agencies to make the resources obtained under this Act available to the nonprofit private sector contracted providers in their State who face the same challenges as the State.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to applicant States to improve the quality of child welfare services by increasing the quality and capacity of their child welfare workforce or by increasing the coordination of their child welfare services.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program for eligible individual applicants employed in child welfare work to repay certain educational loans.

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Jun 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Apr 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Apr 3, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 3, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E528)
Apr 3, 2001

Introduced in House

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