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,,repres5tatives  ,june #ba1 #bjbd,ms4  
,t5ney 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,scanlon7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d subp>t #a ( "p ,b (    
title ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security ,act to
 provide = legal repres5tation 9 c]ta9  
*ild welf>e proce$+s1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,ensur+ ,legal ,repres5tation = ,*ild 
,welf>e ,act4  #b4 ,/ate plans = *ild   
welf>e s]vices ,section #dbb7;b77#d7 ( !
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fbb7;b77#d77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ & aft] !     
semicolon2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by 
add+ & at ! end2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7,c7 ! /eps t ! ,/ate w  
take to ensure t1 ) respect to any      
judicial proce$+ involv+ a *ild & 9 :i* 
!re is an allegation ( *ild abuse or    
*ild neglect1 includ+ a proce$+ on      
dep5d5cy1 adoption1 gu>dian%ip1 or      

t]m9ation ( p>5tal rights1 in=mation    
ab\t & access to available indep5d5t    
legal repres5tation is provid$1 z       
appropriate1 to-- 7i7 ! *ild2 &  7ii7   
any individual :o is a p>5t or gu>dian1 
or has cu/ody1 ( ! *ild2  4  #c4        
,effective date  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all take     
effect on ,octob] #a1 #bjbf1 & %all     
apply to paym5ts made "u subp>t #a ( "p 
,b ( title ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security   
,act = cal5d> qu>t]s beg9n+ on or aft]  
su* date4  7b7 ,delay p]mitt$ if ,/ate  
legislation is requir$ ,if ! ,secret>y (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices det]m9es t    
,/ate legislation 7o!r ?an legislation  
appropriat+ funds7 is requir$ 9 ord] =  
any ,/ate plan approv$ "u subp>t #a ( "p
 ,b ( title ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security  
,act to meet ! additional requirem5ts   
impos$ by ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 !
 plan %all n be reg>d$ z fail+ to meet  
any ( ! additional requirem5ts be=e !   
#a/ day ( ! #a/ cal5d> qu>t] beg9n+ aft]
 ! #a/ regul> session ( ! ,/ate         

legislature t beg9s aft] ,octob] #a1    
#bjbf4 ,= purposes ( ! prec$+ s5t5ce1 if
 ! ,/ate has a #b-ye> legislative       
session1 ea* ye> ( ! session is deem$ to
 be a sep>ate regul> session ( ! ,/ate  
legislature4