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Search Results: keywords:"equitable representation"

S. 5355 — An Act To ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal College or University.
December 03, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:239
S. 5355 requires the President to ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education has at least one member who is a president of a Tribal College or University. This must be done within 180 days from the enactment of the Act. The bill aims to enhance the...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that when the President picks people to be in a special group that helps with Indian schools, at least one person is someone who knows a lot about Tribal Colleges because they are a president of one. This change has to happen within six months after the bill becomes a law.
H. R. 8866 — To amend subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States, as a condition of Federal support for child welfare services programs, to facilitate access to advocates and advocacy resources for parents in any child welfare case or interaction involving a child of the parent, and for other purposes.
June 27, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:751
H. R. 8866, also known as the “Advocates for Families Act of 2024,” aims to modify the Social Security Act to enhance support for parents in child welfare cases. The bill requires states, as a condition of receiving federal aid for child welfare services, to ensure that...
Simple Explanation
The "Advocates for Families Act of 2024" wants to help parents in child-related legal cases by making sure they know they can have someone called a "family advocate" to help them.

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