#aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#bhff  ,,an ,,act  ,to review & improve 
lic5s+ /&>ds = placem5t 9 a relative    
fo/] family home4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,r$uc+ ,unnecess>y 
,b>ri]s = ,relative ,fo/] ,p>5ts ,act4  
#b4 ,review+ & improv+ lic5s+ /&>ds =   
placem5t 9 a relative fo/] family home  
7a7 ,id5tification ( reputable model    
lic5s+ /&>ds ,n lat] ?an ,octob] #a1    
#bjah1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices %all id5tify reputable model   
lic5s+ /&>ds ) respect to ! lic5s+ (    
fo/] family homes 7z def9$ 9 section    
#dgb7;c77#a7 ( ! ,social ,security      
,act74  7b7 ,/ate plan requirem5t       
,section #dbb7;b7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbb7;b77 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#ah71 by /rik+ & aft] 
! semicolon2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#ai71 by 
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a       
semicolon2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#bj7 provide t1 n lat] ?an    
,april #a1 #bjai1 ! ,/ate %all submit to
 ! ,secret>y in=mation address+-- 7,a7  

:e!r ! ,/ate lic5s+ /&>ds are 9 accord )
 model /&>ds id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y1 & 
if n1 ! reason = ! specific deviation & 
a description z to :y hav+ a /&>d t is  
reasonably 9 accord ) ! correspond+     
national model /&>ds is n appropriate = 
! ,/ate2  7,b7 :e!r ! ,/ate has elect$  
to waive /&>ds e/abli%$ 9               
#dga7;a77#aj77;,a7 = relative fo/]      
family homes 7pursuant to waiv] au?ority
 provid$ by #dga7;a77#aj77;,d771 a      
description ( :i* /&>ds ! ,/ate mo/     
commonly waives1 & if ! ,/ate has n     
elect$ to waive ! /&>ds1 ! reason = n   
waiv+ ^! /&>ds2  7,c7 if ! ,/ate has    
elect$ to waive /&>ds specifi$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,b71 h[ casework]s are     
tra9$ to use ! waiv] au?ority & :e!r !  
,/ate has develop$ a process or provid$ 
tools to assi/ casework]s 9 waiv+       
nonsafety /&>ds p] ! au?ority provid$ 9 
#dga7;a77#aj77;,d7 to quickly place     
*ildr5 ) relatives2 &  7,d7 a           
description ( ! /eps ! ,/ate is tak+ to 
improve casework] tra9+ or ! process1 if

 any4  4  #c4 ,effective date  7a7      
,effective date ,subject to subsection  
7b71 ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all   
take effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4  7b7 ,transition rule  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate plan "u "p ,e 
( title ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security ,act 
:i* ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices det]m9es requires ,/ate        
legislation 7o!r ?an legislation        
appropriat+ funds7 9 ord] = ! plan to   
meet ! additional requirem5ts impos$ by 
! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 ! ,/ate    
plan %all n be reg>d$ z fail+ to comply 
) ! requirem5ts ( su* "p solely on !    
basis ( ! failure ( ! plan to meet su*  
additional requirem5ts be=e ! fir/ day (
 ! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] beg9n+ aft] ! close
 ( ! fir/ regul> session ( ! ,/ate      
legislature t beg9s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,= purposes ( !    
previ\s s5t5ce1 9 ! case ( a ,/ate t has
 a #b-ye> legislative session1 ea* ye> (
 ! session %all be deem$ to be a sep>ate
 regul> session ( ! ,/ate legislature4  

7#b7 ,application to programs op]at$ by 
,indian tribal organizations ,9 ! case (
 an ,indian tribe1 tribal organization1 
or tribal consortium :i* ! ,secret>y (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices det]m9es       
requires "t to take action necess>y to  
comply ) ! additional requirem5ts impos$
 by ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act 7:e!r ! 
tribe1 organization1 or tribal          
consortium has a plan "u section #dgi;,b
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act or a        
coop]ative agreem5t or contract ent]$   
into ) a ,/ate71 ! ,secret>y %all       
provide ! tribe1 organization1 or tribal
 consortium ) su* additional "t z !     
,secret>y det]m9es is necess>y = !      
tribe1 organization1 or tribal          
consortium to take ! action to comply ) 
! additional requirem5ts be=e be+ reg>d$
 z fail+ to comply ) ! requirem5ts4     
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,june  
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