,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1      
#bjai,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,grassley7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,iv of the ,social   
,security ,act to allow the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services to award
 competitive grants to enhance          
collaboration between ,state child      
welfare and juvenile justice systems4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,childhood ,outcomes ,need ,new 
,efficient ,community ,teams or the     
,,connect ,act4  #b4 ,authority to award
 competitive grants to enhance          
collaboration between ,state child      
welfare and juvenile justice systems    
,subpart #a of part ,b of title ,,iv of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #fba et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #dbi;,a4 ,grants to ,states to

 enhance collaboration between ,state   
child welfare and juvenile justice      
systems  7a7 ,purpose ,the purpose of   
this section is to authorize the        
,secretary1 in collaboration with the   
,attorney ,general and the              
,administrator of the ,office of        
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention of the ,department of       
,justice1 to make grants to ,state child
 welfare and juvenile justice agencies  
to collaborate in the collection of data
 relating to dual status youth and to   
develop practices1 policies1 and        
protocols to confront the challenges    
presented and experienced by dual status
 youth4  7b7 ,authority ,to award grants
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall
 award competitive grants jointly to a  
,state child welfare agency and a ,state
 juvenile justice agency to facilitate  
or enhance collaboration between the    
child welfare and juvenile justice      
systems of the ,state in order to carry 
out programs to address the needs of    

dual status youth and their families4   
7#b7 ,funding ,of the amount            
appropriated under section #dbe for a   
fiscal year that exceeds #bgj1jjj1jjj1  
the ,secretary shall reserve up to      
#cj1jjj1jjj of such excess amount for   
grants under this section4  7#c7 ,length
 of grants  7,a7 ,in general ,a grant   
shall be awarded under this section for 
a period of not less than #b1 and not   
more than #e1 fiscal years1 subject to  
subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,extension of  
grant ,on application of the grantee1   
the ,secretary may extend for not more  
than #b fiscal years the period for     
which a grant is awarded under this     
section4  7c7 ,additional requirements  
7#a7 ,application ,in order for a ,state
 to be eligible for a grant under this  
section1 it shall submit an application1
 to be approved by the ,secretary1 that 
includes--  7,a7 a description of the   
proposed leadership collaboration group 
7including the membership of such       
group71 and how such group will manage  

and oversee a review and analysis of    
current practices while working to      
jointly address enhanced practices to   
improve outcomes for dual status youth2 
7,b7 a description of how the ,state    
proposes to-- 7i7 identify dual status  
youths2  7ii7 identify individuals who  
are at risk of becoming dual status     
youths2  7iii7 identify common          
characteristics shared by dual status   
youths in the ,state2 and  7iv7         
determine the prevalence of dual status 
youths in the ,state2  7,c7 a           
description of current and proposed     
practices and procedures that the ,state
 intends to use to--  7i7 screen and    
assess dual status youths for risks and 
treatment needs2  7ii7 provide targeted 
and evidence-based services1 including  
educational1 behavioral health1 and     
pro-social treatment interventions for  
dual status youths and their families2  
and  7iii7 provide for a lawful process 
to enhance or ensure the abilities of   
the ,state and any relevant agencies to 

share information and data about dual   
status youths while maintaining         
confidentiality and privacy protections 
under ,state and ,federal law2 and  7,d7
 a certification that the ,state has    
involved local governments1 as          
appropriate1 in the development1        
expansion1 modification1 operation1 or  
improvement of proposed policy and      
practice reforms to address the needs of
 dual status youths4  7#b7 ,no          
supplantation of other funds ,any       
amounts paid to a ,state under a grant  
under this section shall be used to     
supplement and not supplant other ,state
 expenditures on dual status youths or  
children involved with either the child 
welfare or juvenile justice systems4    
7#c7 ,evaluation ,up to #aj percent of  
the amount made available to carry out  
this section for a fiscal year shall be 
made available to the ,secretary to     
evaluate the effectiveness of the       
projects funded under this section1     
using a methodology that--  7,a7        

includes random assignment whenever     
feasible1 or other research methods that
 allow for the strongest possible causal
 inferences when random assignment is   
not feasible2 and  7,b7 generates       
evidence on the impact of specific      
projects1 or groups of projects with    
identical 7or similar7 practices and    
procedures4  7#d7 ,report ,a ,state     
child welfare agency and a ,state       
juvenile justice agency receiving a     
grant under this section shall jointly  
submit to the ,secretary1 the ,attorney 
,general1 and the ,administrator of the 
,office of ,juvenile ,justice and       
,delinquency ,prevention of the         
,department of ,justice1 a report on the
 evaluation of the activities carried   
out under the grant at the end of each  
fiscal year during the period of the    
grant4 ,such report shall include--     
7,a7 a description of the scope and     
nature of the dual status youth         
population in the ,state1 including the 
number of dual status youth2  7,b7 a    

description of the evidence-based       
practices and procedures used by the    
agencies to carry out the activities    
described in clauses 7i7 through 7iii7  
of paragraph 7#a77;,c72 and  7,c7 an    
analysis of the effects of such         
practices and procedures1 including     
information regarding-- 7i7 the         
collection of data related to individual
 dual status youths2  7ii7 aggregate    
data related to the dual status youth   
population1 including-- 7,i7            
characteristics of dual status youths in
 the ,state2  7,,ii7 case processing    
timelines2 and  7,,iii7 information     
related to case management1 the         
provision of targeted services1 and     
placements within the foster care or    
juvenile justice system2 and  7iii7 the 
extent to which such practices and      
procedures have contributed to-- 7,i7   
improved educational outcomes for dual  
status youths2  7,,ii7 fewer delinquency
 referrals for dual status youths2      
7,,iii7 shorter stays in intensive      

restrictive placements for dual status  
youths2 or  7,,iv7 such other outcomes  
for dual status youths as the ,state    
child welfare agency and ,state juvenile
 justice agency may identify4  7d7      
,training and technical assistance ,the 
,secretary may support ,state child     
welfare agencies and ,state juvenile    
justice agencies by offering a program1 
developed in consultation with          
organizations and agencies with subject 
matter expertise1 of training and       
technical assistance to assist such     
agencies in developing programs and     
protocols that draw on best practices   
for serving dual status youth in order  
to facilitate or enhance--  7#a7        
collaboration between ,state child      
welfare agencies and ,state juvenile    
justice agencies2 and  7#b7 the         
effectiveness of such agencies with     
respect to working with ,federal        
agencies and child welfare and juvenile 
justice agencies from other ,states4    
7e7 ,report ,not later than #c years    

after the date of enactment of this     
section1 and every #c years thereafter1 
the ,secretary1 the ,attorney ,general1 
and the ,administrator of the ,office of
 ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency    
,prevention of the ,department of       
,justice shall jointly submit to the    
,committee on ,finance and the          
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on ,ways and 
,means and the ,committee on ,education 
and ,labor of the ,house of             
,representatives1 a report on the grants
 provided under this section4  7f7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,dual status youth ,the term dual status
 youth means a child who has come into  
contact with both the child welfare and 
juvenile justice systems and occupies   
various statuses in terms of the        
individual's relationship to such       
systems4  7#b7 ,leadership collaboration
 group ,the term leadership             
collaboration group means a group       
composed of senior officials from the   

,state child welfare agency1 the ,state 
juvenile justice agency1 and other      
relevant youth and family-serving public
 agencies and private organizations1    
including1 to the extent practicable1   
representatives from the ,state         
judiciary branch4  7#c7 ,state juvenile 
justice agency ,the term ,state juvenile
 justice agency means the agency of the 
,state or ,indian tribe responsible for 
administering grant funds awarded under 
the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency 
,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4
 #aaaja et seq474  7#d7 ,state child    
welfare agency ,the term ,state child   
welfare agency means the ,state agency  
responsible for administering the       
program under this subpart1 or1 in the  
case of a tribal organization that is   
receiving payments under section #dbh1  
the tribal agency responsible for       
administering such program4  4