,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #aj1       
#bjai,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mrs4 
,feinstein7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide any ,state with a child   
welfare demonstration project that is   
scheduled to terminate at the end of    
fiscal year #bjai the option to extend  
the project for up to #b additional     
years4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,state ,flexibility for 
,family ,first ,transitions ,act4  #b4  
,state option to extend a child welfare 
demonstration project  7a7 ,in general  
,section #aacj7;d77#b7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;a-#i7;d77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 striking ,in no event and inserting the
 following3  7,a7 ,in general ,except as
 provided in subparagraph 7,b71 in no   
event  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7,b7 ,state option to   

extend termination date  7i7 ,notice of 
extension ,any ,state conducting a      
demonstration project under this section
 that is scheduled to terminate on      
,september #cj1 #bjai1 may notify the   
,secretary at any time prior to ,august 
#ca1 #bjai1 in such form and manner as  
the ,secretary may require1 that the    
,state elects to extend the termination 
date of the demonstration project1 on   
the same terms and conditions1 for such 
additional period as the ,state may     
determine1 but in no event beyond       
,september #cj1 #bjba4  7ii7 ,transition
 plan required ,no ,state conducting a  
demonstration project described in      
clause 7i7 may extend the termination   
date of the project unless the ,state   
includes with the notice provided under 
clause 7i7 a plan specifying--  7,i7 how
 the ,state will transition from the    
demonstration project to compliance with
 the requirements of the amendments made
 by sections #ejgda7;a71 #ejgda7;b71 and
 #ejgdb of ,public ,law #aae-abc by     

,september #cj1 #bjba2 and  7,,ii7 the  
measures the ,state will implement to   
improve permanency outcomes and reduce  
emancipation from foster care during the
 remainder of the demonstration project4
  7iii7 ,effect of extension on certain 
requirements ,if a ,state submits a     
notice under clause 7i7 and a transition
 plan described in clause 7ii7 to the   
,secretary1 then--  7,i7 during the     
period the ,state continues to conduct a
 demonstration project under this       
section1 the amendments made by sections
 #ejgda7;a71 #ejgda7;b71 and #ejgdb of  
,public ,law #aae-abc1 to the extent    
such amendments are inconsistent with   
the terms of the demonstration project1 
shall not apply with respect to that    
,state2 and  7,,ii7 the ,state shall be 
deemed to have requested a delayed      
effective date under section            
#ejgdf7;b77#b7 of ,public ,law #aae-abc 
for the same period4  7iv7 ,application 
to county-administered and              
hybrid-administered child welfare       

services ,in the case of a demonstration
 project described in clause 7i7 that is
 administered by #a or more counties of 
a ,state1 or that is partially          
administered by a ,state and partially  
administered by a #a or more counties of
 a ,state1 each ,state with such an     
administrative system shall1 as a       
condition of having the ,state plans    
under parts ,b and ,e of title ,,iv     
approved for fiscal year #bjbj--  7,i7  
determine whether any county            
administering the demonstration project 
as of the date of enactment of this     
subparagraph wants to continue the      
project1 on the same terms and          
conditions1 and have the conditions     
described in clause 7iii7 applied with  
respect to that county while the        
demonstration project remains in effect 
7without regard to whether the ,state   
submits a notice under clause 7i7 or    
requests a delayed effective date under 
section #ejgdf7;b77#b7 of ,public ,law  
#aae-abc72  7,,ii7 agree to allow any   

such county to continue to administer   
the demonstration project in that county
 for such additional period as the      
county may determine 7but in no event   
beyond ,september #cj1 #bjba72  7,,iii7 
notify the ,secretary1 in such form and 
manner as the ,secretary may require1 of
 the counties electing to continue to   
administer the demonstration project for
 an additional period and specify what  
the additional period will be2 and      
7,,iv7 include with the notice described
 in subclause 7,,iii7 a transition plan 
prepared by each county identified in   
the notice that contains the information
 described in subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7
 of clause 7ii7 7but prepared with      
respect to that county instead of with  
respect to the ,state74  4  7b7         
,conforming amendment ,section          
#ejgdf7;d7 of ,public ,law #aae-abc 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fbb note7 is amended by     
inserting other than extensions made    
under subsection 7d77#b77;,b7 of such   
section after determined without regard 

to any extensions4