42 U.S.C. § 629l: Public access to State plans

§629l Public Access to State Plans

Title 42 › CHAPTER 7 — SOCIAL SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER IV — GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES › Part B — Child and Family Services › subpart 2 — promoting safe and stable families › § 629l

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Summary

The Secretary must make a standard format for State plans under sections 622 and 629b so they can be checked for compliance. The Secretary must also compare and analyze those plans to guide technical help and policy, post the plans on a public website, and put aggregated national summaries of the submissions on that website as the Secretary decides.

Title 42, §629l

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The Secretary shall—

(1)create a standardized format for State plans required under section 622 and 629b of this title used to monitor compliance with those sections;

(2)produce comparisons and analyses of trends in State plans to inform future technical assistance and policy development;

(3)make the State plans available on a public website; and

(4)include on the website aggregated national summaries of State submissions as the Secretary deems appropriate.

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Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 2025, and applicable to payments under this part for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date, with delay permitted if either State legislation or tribal action is required to meet additional requirements, see section 117 of Pub. L. 118–258, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2025 Amendment note under section 622 of this title.

§629l Public Access to State Plans

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Title 42, §629l

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