Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 23, 2019)
Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2019
This bill expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of qualified foster care transition youth.
(The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group [e.g., qualified veterans, ex-felons, SSI recipients] to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.)
A "qualified foster care transition youth" is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as (1) not having attained age 27 as of the hiring date, and (2) as having been in foster care after attaining the age specified in provisions of the Social Security Act related to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (currently 18 years of age).
What just happenedMay 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 23, 2019
- May 23, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - May 23, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate