ents, or individuals seeking to become foster or 
adoptive parents, from the time of earliest inter-
action with a family through any ongoing judicial or 
administrative proceeding, including a description of 
how each such individual receives— 
‘‘(A) a fact-specific, individualized par-
enting assessment that does not rely on gen-
eralizations but evaluates the strengths, needs, 
and capabilities of the ndividual with a dis-
ability, based on objective evidence, personal 
circumstances, and demonstrated competencies; 
and 
‘‘(B) parenting education that is peer-re-
viewed or a best practice for use; and 
‘‘(21) demonstrate meaningful efforts to provide 
supportive services and accommodations, directly or 
by referral, to ensure full and equal opportunities for 
participation by individuals with disabilities who are 
parents, legal guardians, relatives, other caregivers, 
foster or adoptive parents, or individuals seeking to 
become foster or adoptive parents, including by mak-
ing available training on the rights of individuals 
with disabilities who are involved with child welfare 
proceedings and how to ensure full and equal par-
ticipation of the individuals in the proceedings, and, 
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in the case of child welfare professionals or court 
personnel, how to conduct parenting assessments 
and provide parenting education to various popu-
lations of individuals with disabilities to ensure that 
any restrictions on parental rights are not imposed 
solely on the basis of disability.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the ma-
terials required by section 5 of this Act are dissemi-
nated, and shall apply to payments under subpart 1 
of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for 
calendar quarters beginning on or after such date. 
(2) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION 
REQUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services determines that State legislation (other 
than legislation appropriating funds) is required in 
order for a State plan developed pursuant to subpart 
1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to 
meet the additional requirements imposed by the 
amendments made by subsection (a), the plan shall 
not be regarded as failing to meet any of the addi-
tional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st cal-
endar quarter beginning after the first regular ses-
sion of the State legislature that begins 1 year after 
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the materials required by section 5 of this Act are 
disseminated. For purposes of the preceding sen-
tence, if the State has a 2-year legislative session, 
each year of the session is deemed to be a separate 
regular session of the State legislature. 
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE COURT IMPROVE-
MENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 438 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 629h) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(F) that determine child placements in 
any case involving an individual with a dis-
ability who is a parent, legal guardian, relative, 
other caregiver, foster or adoptive parent, or an 
individual seeking to become an adoptive or fos-
ter parent;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (B); 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(D) to ensure full and equal opportunities 
for individuals with disabilities who are parents, 
legal guardians, relatives, other caregivers, fos-
ter or adoptive parents, or individuals seeking 
to become foster or adoptive parents, consistent 
with title II of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973;’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(C) in the case of a 
grant for any purpose described in sub-
section (a),’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) a demonstration of meaningful efforts by 
the highest court in the State to ensure that each 
court in the State affords full and equal opportuni-
ties for participation by individuals with disabilities 
who are parents, legal guardians, relatives, other 
caregivers, foster or adoptive parents, or individuals 
seeking to become foster or adoptive parents, includ-
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ing by working with the State agency administering, 
or supervising the administration of, a plan under 
this part or part E, and, as applicable, Indian tribes 
or tribal organizations, to make available training on 
the rights of individuals with disabilities who are in-
volved with child welfare proceedings and how to en-
sure full and equal participation of the individuals in 
the proceedings, and, in the case of child welfare 
professionals or court personnel, how to conduct par-
enting assessments and provide parenting education 
to various populations of individuals with disabil-
ities.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st 
Federal fiscal year that begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 
Subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 620–628b) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 429A. EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Attorney 
General, in consultation with the entities referred to in 
subsection (b), shall— 
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