Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act of 2011 Introduced

Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act of 2011 Introduced

This week Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced legislation creating a grant program to encourage innovation and interagency collaboration and provide incentives for the improvement of child well-being. The Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act of 2011, as the bill is known, would devote $160 million over the next decade for the grant program, while also establishing a rigorous set of implementation standards to ensure accountability. In addition, the bill would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue a report to Congress on their recommendations for how eligibility for Title IV-E can be most effectively de-linked from the outdated Aid to Families with Dependent Children income standards.