A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to regard adult relatives who meet State child protection standards as the preferred placement option for children, and to provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe and appropriate care for the child.

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Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide that, where appropriate and timely, adult relatives will be involved in child foster care placement determinations, and those who meet relevant State child protection standards will be regarded as the preferred placement option for children; and (2) provide for certain State kinship care demonstration projects as alternatives to foster care for certain eligible children.

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 April 1996

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