S. 1651 · 116th Congress
Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2019
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This bill expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of qualified foster care transition youth.
What it does: CRS summary · 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).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2019
Latest action (May 23, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 23, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.