US Congress Senate Bill 1639 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Education Stability for Foster Youth Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require a state plan for academic content and achievement standards to describe how the state will ensure the educational stability of children in foster care. Specifically, a state plan must include assurances that: (1) a foster child will remain or be enrolled in the child’s school of origin absent a determination that such enrollment is not in the child’s best interest; (2) if such a determination is made, the child will be immediately enrolled in a new school, which must immediately contact the child’s previous school to obtain relevant records; and (3) the state will designate a point of contact for child welfare agencies, who shall also oversee implementation of the state’s responsibilities under the bill. Relatedly, a local educational agency (LEA) plan must provide assurances that the LEA will develop and implement procedures governing the provision and funding of transportation services necessary to maintain a foster child’s enrollment in the child’s school of origin. This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to alter the definition of “homeless children and youths” to no longer include children who are awaiting foster care placement.

Education Stability for Foster Youth Act

Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]

Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]

Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB3087 (Related) 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1639/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1639/BILLS-114s1639is.pdf