Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mr. LaHood) introduced the following bill... Full Title To require States to consider legal issues affecting youth as part of case planning and to provide States with the option to use funds from the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood to support access to legal services and counseling.
Support legislation requiring states to consider legal issues affecting youth in case planning and allowing Chafee Foster Care funds to be used for legal services and counseling.
Occurrences
Reps. Davis, LaHood Champion Bill to Help Foster Youth Transition to Adulthood by Improving Access to Legal Representation
Evidence
The Chafee program was created in this law and states were authorized to use funds for counseling, housing, employment, education, and other support services for former foster youth.
This later federal law required that children age 14 and older help develop their own case plans and transition plans for adulthood.
Assessments
The cited federal laws substantially overlap with the promise on foster-youth case planning and counseling/support services: Public Law 113-183 required youth participation in case and transition plans, and Public Law 106-169 authorized Chafee support services including counseling. However, the record does not verify the separate legal-services authorization, and it does not show Danny K. Davis specifically sponsored or materially advanced the enacted provisions. That supports partial credit rather than full delivery.