H.R. 7343 — what changed
Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Sec. 2 Expansion of education and workforce training opportunities for youth who have experienced foster care
Section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677) is amended—
changed
in each of subsections (a)(5) and (h)(2), subsection (a)(5), by striking “aged out of foster care” and inserting “experienced foster care at age 14 or older”;
added
in subsection (h)(2), by striking “age out of foster care” and inserting “experience foster care at age 14 or older”;
renumbered
was (4)
in each of subsections (a)(6) and (i)(2), by striking “16” and inserting “14”;
renumbered
was (5)
in subsection (i)(3), by striking “in no event may a youth participate in the program for more than 5 years (whether or not consecutive)” and inserting “may not allow a youth to participate in the program for more than 5 years (or, in the case of a youth who was involved in a remedial education activity referred to in paragraph (4)(B), for more than 6 years), whether or not consecutive”;
renumbered
was (6)
in subsection (i)(4)—
renumbered
was (6)(2)
by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
“(A) may be available for the cost of attendance—
“(i) at an institution of higher education, as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, including a community college or postsecondary vocational institution; or
“(ii) at a short-term training program that is eligible for the Workforce Pell program under section 401(k), as described in section 481(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(b)(3)), as added by section 83002(b) of Public Law 119–21;”
renumbered
was (6)(3)
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
renumbered
was (6)(4)
by inserting after subparagraph (A), as so amended, the following:
“(B) may be available for costs—
“(i) associated with participation in an apprenticeship program;
“(ii) to obtain a general equivalency degree; or
“(iii) to receive remedial education; and”
renumbered
was (7)
in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following:
“(7) In this section, the term remedial education means education or skill training needed to support obtaining a high school diploma or qualifying for postsecondary education, training, or an apprenticeship that is—
added “(A) not already available through the school district of the student or another free local, State, or Federal program; and
removed
“(A) not provided by the school district of the student or another free local, State, or Federal program; and
“(B) is provided by an instructor with credentials relevant to the subject area of instruction, as determined by the State.”