FAIR Act

Bill: 115-hr-3418
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2017-07-26
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

Child safety and welfare

Government information and archives

Higher education

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

State and local government operations

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Fostering Academic Information and Resources Act or the FAIR Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires states to inform each child in foster care who is at least 14 years old of government programs that provide financial assistance for expenses related to higher education, including housing expenses and tuition assistance.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3418 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2017 Mrs. Lawrence (for herself, Mr. Franks of Arizona , Ms. Bass , Mr. Langevin , and Ms. Moore ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To require States to inform children in foster care under the responsibility of the State who have attained 14 years of age of all government programs under which the child may be eligible for financial assistance for expenses related to higher education.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fostering Academic Information and Resources Act or the FAIR Act . 2. Requirement that States provide foster children aged 14 or over with information on governmental education aid programs (a) In general Section 475(5) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 675(5) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (H)— (A) by inserting (including the information described in subparagraph (J)) after education ; and (B) by striking and after the semicolon; (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (I) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (J) each child in foster care under the responsibility of the State who has attained 14 years of age receives, in writing or orally, information on all government programs under which the child may be eligible for assistance for expenses relating to higher education, including associated housing expenses, tuition assistance programs, and other fees related to cost of attendance. . (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the 1st day of the 4th calendar quarter beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to payments under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such day. (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 part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this Act, the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 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.