Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 28, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-288.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2006
- Passed SenateJul 13, 2006
- Passed HouseJul 25, 2006
- To the PresidentSep 27, 2006
- Became lawSep 28, 2006Public Law 109-288
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 20, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 - (Sec. 3) Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the promoting safe and stable families (PSSF) program to: (1) reauthorize PSSF at current levels for FY2007-FY2011, including discretionary grants; and (2) appropriate to the Secretary of Health and Human Services an additional $40 million for FY2006 for PSSF.
Requires the state to submit annually to the Secretary copies of forms CFS 101-Part I and CFS 101-Part II (or any successor forms) that: (1) report on planned child and family services expenditures for the immediately succeeding fiscal year; and (2) provide specified information about PSSF and certain other programs, including the numbers of families and of children, as well as the population, served by the state agency.
Requires the Secretary to submit a compilation of such state reports annually to specified congressional committees.
Prohibits the Secretary from making any payment of PSSF funds to a state for administrative costs that exceed 10% of the state's total program expenditures.
(Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary to reserve specified funds for allotment for FY2008-FY2011, which a state shall use to support monthly caseworker visits with children in foster care under state responsibility, with a primary emphasis on activities designed to improve caseworker retention, recruitment, training, and ability to access the benefits of technology.
Prohibits a state from using its allotment to supplant any federal funds paid to the state under SSA title IV part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance).
Requires the Secretary to reserve specified amounts for FY2007-FY2011 for awarding targeted grants to increase the well-being of, and to improve the permanency outcomes for, children affected by methamphetamine or other substance abuse.
Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grants to regional partnerships to provide, through interagency collaboration and integration of programs and services, services and activities designed to increase the well-being of, improve permanency outcomes for, and enhance the safety of children who are in an out-of-home placement or are at risk of being placed in an out-of-home placement as a result of a parent's or caretaker's methamphetamine or other substance abuse.
Requires the Secretary to award such grants to regional partnerships in amounts of between $500,000 and $1 million per grant per fiscal year. Specifies the federal share of service costs. Directs the Secretary to establish indicators that will be used to assess periodically the performance of the grant recipients.
Specifies amounts reserved for evaluation, research, training, and technical assistance.
(Sec. 5) Increases the set-asides for Indian tribes from 2% to 3% of any discretionary funds appropriated and from 1% to 3% of the mandatory funds authorized and remaining after the separate reservation of funds for monthly caseworkers is made.
Provides for allotments to tribal consortia.
(Sec. 6) Revises requirements for the Child Welfare Services program.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2007-FY2011.
Declares that the purpose of the program is to promote state flexibility in the development and expansion of a coordinated child and family services program that utilizes community-based agencies and ensures all children are raised in safe, loving families.
Requires a state plan to: (1) include assurances that not more than 10% of its expenditures will be for administrative expenses; (2) describe how the state actively consults with and involves physicians or other appropriate medical professionals in assessing the health and well-being of children in foster care under state responsibility and determining appropriate medical treatment for children; and (3) provide for disaster response procedures.
Provides for the reallotment of funds.
Prohibits federal payments for fiscal years after FY2007 for child care, foster care maintenance payments, and adoption assistance payments from exceeding the level of such payments for FY2005. Declares that state expenditures of nonfederal funds for foster care maintenance payments for fiscal years after FY2007 shall not be considered state plan expenditures to the extent that their total exceeds the total of such expenditures for FY2005.
(Sec. 7) Requires each state plan for child welfare services to describe standards for the content and frequency of caseworker visits for children in foster care under state responsibility which, at a minimum, ensure that: (1) the children are visited on a monthly basis; and (2) the visits are well-planned and focused on issues pertinent to case planning and service delivery to ensure the children's safety, permanency, and well-being.
Prohibits the Secretary from making a payment to a state in FY2008 unless the state has provided data which shows: (1) the percentage of children in foster care under state responsibility who were visited on a monthly basis by the caseworker handling the child's case; and (2) the percentage of the visits that occurred in the child's residence.
Directs the Secretary to establish an outline of the steps to be taken to ensure, by October 1, 2011, that: (1) at least 90% of the children in foster care under state responsibility are visited by their caseworkers on a monthly basis; and (2) the majority of the visits occur in the child's residence. Provides for: (1) penalizing states which do not make progress in meeting such goal; (2) progress reports from the Secretary to Congress on states meeting standards for frequency of caseworker visits for children in foster care; and (3) inclusion of information on caseworker visits in annual child well-being outcome reports.
(Sec. 8) Reauthorizes and extends through FY2011 the program for mentoring children of prisoners (MCOP).
Requires the Secretary to enter into a three-year, renewable cooperative agreement with an eligible entity for a Service Delivery Demonstration Project to: (1) identify children of prisoners in need of mentoring services; (2) provide their families with a voucher for mentoring services and a list of providers in their residential area; and (3) monitor and oversee the delivery of mentoring services by providers that accept the vouchers.
Directs the Secretary to reserve certain funds for such Project.
(Sec. 9) Reauthorizes and extends through FY2011 the court improvement program.
(Sec. 10) Amends SSA title IV part E to require a foster care proceeding to include, in an age-appropriate manner, consultation with the child that is the subject of the proceeding.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Reported as an original measure Jun 15, 2006 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 17, 2006 |
Actions 25
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2006Signed by President.
- Sep 28, 2006Became Public Law No: 109-288.
- Sep 27, 2006Presented to President.
- Sep 26, 2006Mr. Herger moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments to the House amendments.
- Sep 26, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3525.
- Sep 26, 2006Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments to the House amendments Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H7375-7387; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H7375-7381)
- Sep 26, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 20, 2006Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred to House amendments with an amendment and an amendment to the title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9849-9850)
- Sep 20, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 26, 2006Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
- Jul 25, 2006Mr. Herger moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 25, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5689-5694)
- Jul 25, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3525.
- Jul 25, 2006Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5689-5692)
- Jul 25, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 25, 2006The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 17, 2006Received in the House.
- Jul 17, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Jul 14, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 13, 2006Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7540-7543)
- Jul 13, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7540-7543)
- Jun 23, 2006By Senator Grassley from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 109-269.
- Jun 15, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Jun 15, 2006Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Grassley. Without written report.
- Jun 15, 2006Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 470.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 6
- Oct 11, 2006S. 3525, Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 26, 2006, and signed by the President on September 28, 2006</p>
- Oct 11, 2006S. 3525, Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 26, 2006, and signed by the President on September 28, 2006
- Sep 18, 2006S. 3525, Proposed Amendment to S. 3525 Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006<p>Cost estimate for the bill as provided to CBO on September 15, 2006</p>
- Sep 18, 2006S. 3525, Proposed Amendment to S. 3525 Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006Cost estimate for the bill as provided to CBO on September 15, 2006
- Jun 21, 2006S. 3525, Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Meth Act of 2006<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on June 8, 2006</p>
- Jun 21, 2006S. 3525, Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Meth Act of 2006Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on June 8, 2006
CRS reports 12
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
About this bill 1
Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33354 | Child Welfare: Enactment of the Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-288) Archived | Report | Feb 28, 2007 |
Also cite it 11
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48503 | Child Welfare and Child Support: The Supporting America’s Children and Families Act (P.L. 118-258) | Report | Apr 7, 2025 |
| IF11843 | Child Welfare Programs: A Timeline | Resource | Jun 3, 2021 |
| RL34306 | Vulnerable Youth: Federal Mentoring Programs and Issues Archived | Report | Jul 22, 2019 |
| R43466 | Child Welfare: Oversight of Psychotropic Medication for Children in Foster Care Archived | Report | Feb 17, 2017 |
| R41860 | Child Welfare: Funding for Child and Family Services Authorized Under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act Archived | Report | Oct 29, 2014 |
Amendments 3
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4675 | To make certain revisions to the bill. | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Amendment SA 4675 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 5024 | To provide a complete substitute. | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Amendment SA 5024 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 5025 | To amend the title of the Act. | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Amendment SA 5025 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5640 | Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 | Related bill | Jul 12, 2006 |
Titles 10
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- An original bill to amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve outcomes for children in families affected by methamphetamine abuse and addiction, to reauthorize the promoting safe and stable families program, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the safe and stable families program, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by Senate
- An act to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the promoting safe and stable families program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Meth Act of 2006
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Meth Act of 2006
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006
- Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Meth Act of 2006
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006
- Popular Titles
- Child Welfare Programs bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Abandonment of family
- Administrative procedure
- Adoption
- Appropriations
- Authorization
- Child abuse
- Child health
- Child welfare
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Day care
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse prevention
- Drug abuse treatment
- Drug addiction
- Drugs and youth
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee selection
- Employee training
- Evaluation research (Social action programs)
- Families
- Family services
- Federal aid to child health services
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal-state relations
- Foster home care
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Government statistics
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Health counseling
- Identification of criminals
- Indian children
- Indian medical care
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Juvenile delinquency
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Mental health services
- Mentoring
- Methamphetamine
- Minorities
- Native Americans
- Parent and child
- Performance measurement
- Physicians
- Prisoners
- Recruiting of employees
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Social work
- Standards
- State courts
- State employees
- State laws
- Youth services
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 21, 2006Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Jul 25, 2006Engrossed Amendment House
- Jul 17, 2006Referred in House
- Jul 13, 2006Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 15, 2006Placed on Calendar Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.