Unaccompanied Minor Placement Notification Act

Bill: 118-hr-7854
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2024-04-02
Policy area: Families
Latest action: action_date: 2024-04-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 2, 2024 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require schools and child welfare agencies to be notified when an unaccompanied minor is placed in the jurisdiction of such schools and agencies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unaccompanied Minor Placement Notification Act . 2. Responsibility of Director to notify local schools and child welfare agencies of placement Section 462(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. § 279(b)(2)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) shall, not later than 96 hours after a placement determination releasing an unaccompanied alien child to a qualified sponsor, notify the school district and child welfare agency in the jurisdiction where an unaccompanied alien child is to be placed of the placement, including the address of the sponsor’s residence, to ensure the child’s welfare and continuity of education. .