HR 5369 · 106th Congress · Social Welfare

Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act of 2000

Introduced 2000-10-03· Sponsored by Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.(2000-10-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act of 2000 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants to State and local courts to: (1) enable such courts to develop and implement automated data collection and case-tracking systems for proceedings conducted by, or under the supervision of, an abuse and neglect court; (2) encourage the replication of such systems in abuse and neglect courts in other jurisdictions; and (3) require the use of such systems to evaluate a court's performance in complying with requirements of part B (child and family services) and part E (Federal payments for foster care and adoption assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act. Sets forth provisions regarding limits on the number and use of grants, application and matching requirements, notification to the State or appropriate child welfare agency, considerations in evaluating grant applications, diversity and length of awards, fund availability, and reporting requirements for grantees and the Attorney General. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 5) Directs the Attorney General to award grants to State and local courts for the purposes of: (1) promoting the permanency goals established in the Adoption and…

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4 Republicans