SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL STABILITY FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. 
(a) STATE PLANS.—Section 1111(b) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) ENSURING
COLLABORATION
FOR
CHIL-
DREN IN FOSTER CARE.—Each State plan shall de-
scribe the steps a State educational agency will take 
to ensure collaboration with the State agency re-
sponsible for administering the State plans approved 
under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 670 et seq.) to en-
sure the educational stability of children in foster 
care, including assurances that— 
‘‘(A) any such child is enrolled or remains 
in such child’s school of origin unless a deter-
mination is made that it is not in such child’s 
best interest to attend the school of origin, 
which decision shall be based on all factors re-
lating to the best interest of the child, including 
consideration of the appropriateness of the cur-
rent educational setting and the proximity to 
the school in which the child is enrolled at the 
time of placement; 
‘‘(B) when a determination is made that it 
is not in the best interest of such child to re-
main in the school of origin, such child is imme-
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diately enrolled in a new school, even if such 
child is unable to produce records normally re-
quired for enrollment; 
‘‘(C) the enrolling school shall immediately 
contact the school last attended by any such 
child to obtain relevant academic and other 
records; and 
‘‘(D) the State educational agency will des-
ignate an employee to serve as a point of con-
tact for child welfare agencies and to oversee 
implementation of the State agency responsibil-
ities required under this subparagraph, and 
such point of contact shall not be the State’s 
Coordinator for Education of Homeless Chil-
dren and Youths under section 722(d)(3) of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11432(d)(3)).’’. 
(b) LOCAL PLANS.—Section 1112(c)(1) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (N), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (O), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(P)(i) collaborate with the State or local 
child welfare agency and, by not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the Edu-
cation Stability for Foster Youth Act, develop 
and implement clear written procedures gov-
erning how transportation to maintain children 
in foster care in their school of origin when in 
their best interest will be provided, arranged, 
and funded for the duration of the time in fos-
ter care, which procedures shall— 
‘‘(I) acknowledge that children in fos-
ter care needing transportation to the 
school of origin will promptly receive trans-
portation in a cost-effective manner and in 
accordance with section 475(4)(A) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(4)(A)); 
and 
‘‘(II) ensure that, if there are addi-
tional costs incurred in providing transpor-
tation to maintain children in foster care 
in their schools of origin, the local edu-
cational agency will provide transportation 
to the school of origin if— 
‘‘(aa) the local child welfare 
agency agrees to reimburse the local 
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educational agency for the cost of 
such transportation; 
‘‘(bb) the local educational agen-
cy agrees to pay for the cost of such 
transportation; or 
‘‘(cc) the local educational agency 
and the local child welfare agency 
agree to share the cost of such trans-
portation; and 
‘‘(ii) designate a point of contact if the 
corresponding child welfare agency notifies the 
local educational agency, in writing, that the 
agency has designated an employee to serve as 
a point of contact for the local educational 
agency.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL 
STABILITY OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Education and the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress 
a report on the implementation of sections 1111(b)(11) 
and 1112(c)(1)(P) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(11) and 
6312(c)(1)(P)), including the progress made and the re-
maining barriers. 
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SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 725(2)(B)(i) of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11434a(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘or are awaiting 
foster care placement;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect beginning on the date that 
is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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