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For those who are not aware: TITLE IV—GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD–WELFARE SERVICES, Part B—CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title04/0400.htm)
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c111:3:./temp/~c111E3VEcI:e1411940:
H.R.3962
Affordable Health Care for America Act (Placed on Calendar in Senate)
SEC. 1904. GRANTS TO STATES FOR QUALITY HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EXPECTING CHILDREN.
Part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621-629i) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`Subpart 3--Support for Quality Home Visitation Programs
`SEC. 440. HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EXPECTING CHILDREN.
`(f) Eligible Expenditures-
`(1) IN GENERAL- In this section, the term `eligible expenditures'--
`(A) means expenditures to provide voluntary home visitation for as many families with young children (under the age of school entry) and families expecting children as practicable, through the implementation or expansion of high quality home visitation programs that--
`(i) adhere to clear evidence-based models of home visitation that have demonstrated positive effects on important program-determined child and parenting outcomes, such as reducing abuse and neglect and improving child health and development;
`(ii) employ well-trained and competent staff, maintain high quality supervision, provide for ongoing training and professional development, and show strong organizational capacity to implement such a program;
`(iii) establish appropriate linkages and referrals to other community resources and supports;
`(iv) monitor fidelity of program implementation to ensure that services are delivered according to the specified model; and
`(v) provide parents with--
`(I) knowledge of age-appropriate child development in cognitive, language, social, emotional, and motor domains (including knowledge of second language acquisition, in the case of English language learners);
`(II) knowledge of realistic expectations of age-appropriate child behaviors;
`(III) knowledge of health and wellness issues for children and parents;
`(IV) modeling, consulting, and coaching on parenting practices;
`(V) skills to interact with their child to enhance age-appropriate development;
`(VI) skills to recognize and seek help for issues related to health, developmental delays, and social, emotional, and behavioral skills; and
`(VII) activities designed to help parents become full partners in the education of their children;
`(B) includes expenditures for training, technical assistance, and evaluations related to the programs; and
`(C) does not include any expenditure with respect to which a State has submitted a claim for payment under any other provision of Federal law.
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