Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act
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The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act is a U.S. federal law that strengthens child welfare programs by promoting permanent family placements, supporting kinship care, and improving outcomes for children in foster care.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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child welfare legislation ⓘ |
| allows |
states to extend Title IV-E adoption assistance to age 21 under certain conditions
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states to extend Title IV-E foster care to age 21 under certain conditions ⓘ states to extend Title IV-E kinship guardianship assistance to age 21 under certain conditions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fostering Connections Act
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Public Law 110-351 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amends |
Title IV-B of the Social Security Act
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Title IV-E of the Social Security Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateSigned | October 7, 2008 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 110th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | federal support for kinship guardianship assistance programs ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
improving case planning for older youth
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improving educational stability for foster children ⓘ improving health care coordination for foster children ⓘ improving permanency outcomes for children in foster care ⓘ supporting relative caregivers ⓘ |
| implementedBy | state child welfare agencies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| legalArea |
family law
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social welfare law ⓘ |
| partOf | United States child welfare reform efforts in the 2000s ⓘ |
| predecessor | Adoption and Safe Families Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAtSigning | George W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides | federal funding incentives for adoption of children from foster care ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | P.L. 110-351 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to extend support for older youth in foster care
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to improve educational outcomes for children in foster care ⓘ to improve health outcomes for children in foster care ⓘ to increase adoptions from foster care ⓘ to promote permanent family placements for children in foster care ⓘ to support kinship care arrangements ⓘ |
| requires |
coordination between child welfare agencies and education agencies
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states to ensure educational stability for children in foster care ⓘ states to identify and notify adult relatives of children entering foster care ⓘ states to make reasonable efforts to place siblings together in foster care ⓘ transition planning for older youth leaving foster care ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
adoption
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child welfare ⓘ foster care ⓘ kinship care ⓘ permanency planning ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
children in foster care
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relative caregivers ⓘ youth aging out of foster care ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2008 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Child Welfare Services
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Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act
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