,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjae ,mr4 ,franken 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,grassley1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 and ,mr4      
,hatch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,elementary and ,secondary    
,education ,act of #aife to assure      
educational stability for children in   
foster care1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,education ,stability for  
,foster ,youth ,act4  #b4 ,educational  
stability for foster children  7a7      
,state plans ,section #aaaa7;b7 of the  
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#aa7 ,ensuring             
collaboration for children in foster    
care ,each ,state plan shall describe   
the steps a ,state educational agency   

will take to ensure collaboration with  
the ,state agency responsible for       
administering the ,state plans under    
parts ,b and ,e of title ,,iv of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fba et seq41 #fgj et seq47 to ensure   
the educational stability of children in
 foster care1 including assurances      
that--  7,a7 any such child is enrolled 
or remains in such child's school of    
origin unless a determination is made   
that it is not in such child's best     
interest to attend the school of origin1
 which decision shall be based on all   
factors relating to the best interest of
 the child1 including consideration of  
the appropriateness of the current      
educational setting and the proximity to
 the school in which the child is       
enrolled at the time of placement2  7,b7
 when a determination is made that it is
 not in the best interest of such child 
to remain in the school of origin1 such 
child is immediately enrolled in a new  
school1 even if such child is unable to 

produce records normally required for   
enrollment2  7,c7 the enrolling school  
shall immediately contact the school    
last attended by any such child to      
obtain relevant academic and other      
records2 and  7,d7 the ,state           
educational agency will designate an    
employee to serve as a point of contact 
for child welfare agencies and to       
oversee implementation of the ,state    
agency responsibilities required under  
this subparagraph1 and such point of    
contact shall not be the ,state's       
,coordinator for ,education of ,homeless
 ,children and ,youths under section    
#gbb7;d77#c7 of the ,mc,kinney-,vento   
,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aadcb7;d77#c774  4  7b7      
,local plans ,section #aaab7;c77#a7 of  
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#fcaa7;c77#a77 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,n71 by striking and after
 the semicolon2  7#b7 in subparagraph   
7,o71 by striking the period at the end 

and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,p7 7i7    
collaborate with the ,state or local    
child welfare agency and1 by not later  
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of the ,education ,stability for       
,foster ,youth ,act1 develop and        
implement clear written procedures      
governing how transportation to maintain
 children in foster care in their school
 of origin when in their best interest  
will be provided1 arranged1 and funded  
for the duration of the time in foster  
care1 which procedures shall--  7,i7    
acknowledge that children in foster care
 needing transportation to the school of
 origin will promptly receive           
transportation in a cost-effective      
manner and in accordance with section   
#dge7a77;,g7 of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fge7a77;,g772 and  
7,,ii7 ensure that1 if there are        
additional costs incurred in providing  
transportation to maintain children in  
foster care in their schools of origin1 

the local educational agency will       
provide transportation to the school of 
origin if--  7aa7 the local child       
welfare agency agrees to reimburse the  
local educational agency for the cost of
 such transportation2  7bb7 the local   
educational agency agrees to pay for the
 cost of such transportation2 or  7cc7  
the local educational agency and the    
local child welfare agency agree to     
share the cost of such transportation2  
and  7ii7 designate a point of contact  
if the corresponding child welfare      
agency notifies the local educational   
agency1 in writing1 that the agency has 
designated an employee to serve as a    
point of contact for the local          
educational agency4  4  #c4 ,report on  
implementation of educational stability 
of children in foster care ,not later   
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,education and the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services shall      
submit to the appropriate committees of 

,congress a report on the implementation
 of sections #aaaa7;b77#aa7 and         
#aaab7;c77#a77,p7 of the ,elementary and
 ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;b77#aa7 and       
#fcab7;c77#a77,p771 including the       
progress made and the remaining         
barriers4  #d4 ,definition of homeless  
child or youth  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #gbe7b77;,b77i7 of the                 
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                     
#aadcd;a7#b77;,b77i77 is amended--  7#a7
 by inserting or before are abandoned2  
and  7#b7 by striking or are awaiting   
foster care placement24  7b7 ,effective 
date ,the amendment made by subsection  
7a7 shall take effect on the date that  
is #a year after the date of enactment  
of this ,act4  7c7 ,application  7#a7   
,in general ,notwithstanding subsection 
7b71 for a covered ,state1 the amendment
 made by subsection 7a7 shall apply on  
the date that is #b years after such    
date of enactment4  7#b7 ,definition ,in

 this subsection1 the term covered      
,state means a ,state that has a        
statutory law that defines or describes 
the phrase awaiting foster care         
placement1 for purposes of a program    
under subtitle ,b of title ,,vii of the 
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aadca et seq474