Unaccompanied Minor Placement Notification Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7854 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7854 To require schools and child welfare agencies to be notified when an unaccompanied minor is placed in the jurisdiction of such schools and agencies. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 2, 2024 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require schools and child welfare agencies to be notified when an unaccompanied minor is placed in the jurisdiction of such schools and agencies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Unaccompanied Minor Placement Notification Act''. SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTOR TO NOTIFY LOCAL SCHOOLS AND CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES OF PLACEMENT. Section 462(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. Sec. 279(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii),…