1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “UAC State Notification Act of 2014”.
UAC State Notification Act of 2014
A BILL
To require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is placed for custody and care in the State.
2. Notification of State Governors
Section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(j) Notification to States—In the case of an unaccompanied alien child who is in Federal custody by reason of the child’s immigration status, the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Governor of a State not later than 48 hours prior to the placement of the child in the care of a proposed custodian located in such State.”