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Bush Administration's Foster Care Flexible Funding Proposal BUSH ADMINISTRATION FOSTER CARE FLEXIBLE FUNDING PROPOSAL HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JUNE 11, 2003 Serial No. 108–23 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 91–276 WASHINGTON : 2004 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate jul 14 2003 00:18 Feb 06, 2004 Jkt 091276 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 E:\HR\OC\91276.XXX 91276 COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS BILL THOMAS, California, Chairman PHILIP M. CRANE, Illinois CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York E. CLAY SHAW, JR., Florida FORTNEY PETE STARK, California NANCY L. JOHNSON, Connecticut ROBERT T. MATSUI, California AMO HOUGHTON, New York SANDER M. LEVIN, Michigan WALLY HERGER, California BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland JIM MCCRERY, Louisiana JIM MCDERMOTT, Washington DAVE CAMP, Michigan GERALD D. KLECZKA, Wisconsin JIM RAMSTAD, Minnesota JOHN LEWIS, Georgia JIM NUSSLE, Iowa RICHARD E. NEAL, Massachusetts SAM JOHNSON, Texas MICHAEL R. MCNULTY, New York JENNIFER DUNN, Washington WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, Louisiana MAC COLLINS, Georgia JOHN S. TANNER, Tennessee ROB PORTMAN, Ohio XAVIER BECERRA, California PHIL ENGLISH, Pennsylvania LLOYD DOGGETT, Texas J.D. HAYWORTH, Arizona EARL POMEROY, North Dakota JERRY WELLER, Illinois MAX SANDLIN, Texas KENNY C. HULSHOF, Missouri STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES, Ohio SCOTT MCINNIS, Colorado RON LEWIS, Kentucky MARK FOLEY, Florida KEVIN BRADY, Texas PAUL RYAN, Wisconsin ERIC CANTOR, Virginia ALLISON H. GILES, Chief of Staff JANICE MAYS, Minority Chief Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES WALLY HERGER, California, Chairman NANCY L. JOHNSON, Connecticut BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland SCOTT MCINNIS, Colorado FORTNEY PETE STARK, California JIM MCCRERY, Louisiana SANDER M. LEVIN, Michigan DAVE CAMP, Michigan JIM MCDERMOTT, Washington PHIL ENGLISH, Pennsylvania CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York RON LEWIS, Kentucky ERIC CANTOR, Virginia Pursuant to clause 2(e)(4) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, public hearing records of the Committee on Ways and Means are also published in electronic form. The printed hearing record remains the official version. Because electronic submissions are used to prepare both printed and electronic versions of the hearing record, the process of converting between various electronic formats may introduce unintentional errors or omissions. Such occur- rences are inherent in the current publication process and should diminish as the process is further refined. ii VerDate jul 14 2003 00:18 Feb 06, 2004 Jkt 091276 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 E:\HR\OC\91276.XXX 91276 C O N T E N T S Page Advisory of June 4, 2003, announcing the hearing ............................................... 2 WITNESSES U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hon. Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Children and Families ................................................. 8 American Public Human Services Association, Elaine M. Ryan ......................... 28 County Welfare Directors Association of California, National Association of County Human Services Administrators, and Sonoma County Human Serv- ices Department, Dianne Edwards ..................................................................... 33 National Indian Child Welfare Association, Terry L. Cross ................................ 38 Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Barbara Riley ............................. 24 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Acevedo-Vila´, Hon. Anı´bal, a Representative in Congress from the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico, statement ........................................................................ 58 Allen, MaryLee, Children’s Defense Fund, statement .......................................... 69 Alliance for Children and Families, Carmen Delgado Votaw, letter and attach- ment ...................................................................................................................... 59 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, statement ... 61 Association on American Indian Affairs, Rockville, MD, Jack F. Trope, letter and attachment .................................................................................................... 62 Atwood, Thomas C., National Council For Adoption, Alexandria, VA, state- ment ...................................................................................................................... 92 Child Welfare League of America, statement ........................................................ 63 Children’s Defense Fund, MaryLee Allen, statement ........................................... 69 Clark, Elizabeth J., National Association of Social Workers, statement ............ 81 Coalition for Family and Children’s Services in Iowa, Des Moines, IA, Ann Harrmann, statement and attachment .............................................................. 76 Delgado Votaw, Carmen, Alliance for Children and Families, letter and at- tachment ............................................................................................................... 59 Diehl, Sue, Maryland Chapter, National Association of Social Workers, Balti- more, MD, statement ........................................................................................... 79 Emig, Carol, Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care, statement .............. 98 Family Services of Central Florida, Leesburg, FL, Marlin Livingston, letter .... 78 Harris, Jesse J., University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD, statement ...................................................................................................... 101 Harrmann, Ann, Coalition for Family and Children’s Services in Iowa, Des Moines, IA, statement and attachment .............................................................. 76 Herna´ndez, Antonia, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, statement .............................................................................................................. 81 Katzenmeyer, Paula, Hutchinson, MN, statement (see listing under Olund, Lynn) ..................................................................................................................... 97 Livingston, Marlin, Family Services of Central Florida, Leesburg, FL, letter ... 78 Maryland Chapter, National Association of Social Workers, Baltimore, MD, Sue Diehl and Judith M. Schagrin, statement .................................................. 79 Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Antonia Herna´ndez, statement .............................................................................................................. 81 Mirabal, Manuel, National Puerto Rican Coalition, statement ........................... 96 National Association of Social Workers, Elizabeth J. Clark, statement ............. 81 National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, Alexandria, VA, Richard Wexler, statement ................................................................................................ 89 National Council For Adoption, Alexandria, VA, Thomas C. Atwood, state- ment ...................................................................................................................... 92 National Council of La Raza, Raul Yzaguirre, as submitted by Sonia M. Pe´rez, statement ................................................................................................... 94 iii VerDate jul 14 2003 00:18 Feb 06, 2004 Jkt 091276 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 E:\HR\OC\91276.XXX 91276 Page National Puerto Rican Coalition, Manuel Mirabal, statement ............................ 96 Olund, Lynn, Brimson, MN, Paula Katzenmeyer, Hutchinson, MN, Debbie Retterath, Adams, MN, and Deborah Trotter, Aitkin, MN, statement ........... 97 Pe´rez, Sonia M., National Council of La Raza, submitting for Raul Yzaguirre, statement .............................................................................................................. 94 Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care, Carol Emig, statement ............... 98 Prevent Child Abuse America, Chicago, IL, statement ........................................ 99 Retterath, Debbie, Adams, MN, statement (see listing under Olund, Lynn) ..... 97 Schagrin, Judith M., Maryland Chapter, National Association of Social Work- ers, Baltimore, MD, statement ............................................................................ 79 Trope, Jack F., Association on American Indian Affairs, Rockville, MD, letter and attachment .................................................................................................... 62 Trotter, Deborah, Aitkin, MN, statement (see listing under Olund, Lynn) ........ 97 University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD, Jesse J. Har- ris, statement ....................................................................................................... 101 Voice For Adoption, statement ............................................................................... 102 Wexler, Richard, National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, Alexandria, VA, statement ....................................................................................................... 89 Yzaguirre, Raul, National Council of La Raza, as submitted by Sonia M. Pe´rez, statement ..................................................................................................
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