,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjbd,mr4 
,smucker introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
part ,b of title ,,iv of the ,social    
,security ,act to improve the monthly   
caseworker visits program so ,states can
 invest in the child welfare workforce  
ensuring that children in care have     
access to quality and timely care4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,child ,welfare ,workforce          
,development ,act4  #b4 ,child welfare  
workforce development  7a7 ,modification
 of payment reduction rules ,section    
#dbd7;f7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbd7;f77 is amended--   
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by        
striking 7#a77;,a72 and  7,b7 by        
striking subparagraph 7,b72 and  7#b7 by
 striking paragraph 7#b74  7b7 ,use of  
funds ,section #dcf7;b77#d77;,b77i7 of  
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                

#fbi;f7b77#d77;,b77i77 is amended-- 7#a7
 by striking emphasis on and all that   
follows and inserting emphasis on--2 and
  7#b7 by adding after and below the end
 the following3  7,i7 reducing caseload 
ratios and the administrative burden on 
caseworkers1 to improve caseworker      
decision making on the safety1          
permanency1 and well-being of foster    
children and on activities designed to  
increase retention1 recruitment1 and    
training of caseworkers2  7,,ii7        
implementing technology solutions to    
streamline caseworker duties and        
modernize systems1 ensuring improved    
efficiency and effectiveness in child   
welfare services2  7,,iii7 technologies 
designed to enhance caseworker safety2  
7,,iv7 developing and implementing      
mentoring or coaching programs that     
address work-related stress and offer   
frontline workers support2 and  7,v7    
recruitment campaigns aimed at          
attracting qualified caseworker         
candidates4  4  7c7 ,effective date     

7#a7 ,in general ,the amendments made by
 this section shall take effect on      
,october #a1 #bjbf1 and shall apply to  
payments under part ,b of title ,,iv of 
the ,social ,security ,act for calendar 
quarters beginning on or after such     
date4  7#b7 ,delay permitted if ,state  
legislation required ,if the ,secretary 
of ,health and ,human ,services         
determines that ,state legislation      
7other than legislation appropriating   
funds7 is required in order for a ,state
 plan developed pursuant to part ,b of  
title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act
 to meet the additional requirements    
imposed by the amendments made by this  
section1 the plan shall not be regarded 
as failing to meet any of the additional
 requirements before the #ast day of the
 #ast calendar quarter beginning after  
the first regular session of the ,state 
legislature that begins after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4 ,for     
purposes of the preceding sentence1 if  
the ,state has a #b-year legislative    

session1 each year of the session is    
deemed to be a separate regular session 
of the ,state legislature4