Say It Ain’t So - But It Is
In the midst of a very competitive campaign you often hear ridiculous stuff that can’t possibly be true. And then it turns out that it is. These issues have been state and local. The Harris - Walz campaign will take these national and can by executive order create chaos for parents. This is nuts.
EXCLUSIVE: Biden-Harris Admin Paves Way For Bureaucrats To Take Gender-Confused Kids From ‘Non-Affirming’ Parents
Designated Placement Requirements Under Titles IV-E and IV-B for LGBTQI+ Children
A Rule by the Children and Families Administration on 04/30/2024
Published Document: 2024-08982 (89 FR 34818)
This document has been published in the Federal Register. Use the PDF linked in the document sidebar for the official electronic format.
Published Document: 2024-08982 (89 FR 34818)
Document Details
Published Content - Document Details
Agencies
Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
CFR
45 CFR 1355
Document Citation
89 FR 34818
Document Number
2024-08982
Document Type
Rule
Pages
34818-34861 (44 pages)
Publication Date
RIN
Published Content - Document Details
Published Document: 2024-08982 (89 FR 34818)
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Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
45 CFR Part 1355
RIN 0970-AD03
AGENCY:
Children's Bureau (CB); Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF); Administration for Children and Families (ACF); Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
This rule finalizes requirements under titles IV-E and IV-B for children in foster care who are LGBTQI+ (an umbrella term used in this regulation). The proposed rule was published on September 28, 2023. Federal law requires that state and tribal title IV-E and IV-B agencies (“agencies”) ensure that each child in foster care receives “safe and proper” care and has a case plan that addresses the specific needs of the child while in foster care to support their health and wellbeing. To meet these and other related statutory requirements, this final rule requires agencies to ensure that placements for all children are free from harassment, mistreatment, and abuse. The final rule requires that title IV-E and IV-B agencies ensure a Designated Placement is available for all children who identify as LGBTQI+ and specifies the Designated Placement requirements.
DATES:
This final rule is effective on July 1, 2024. Title IV-E and IV-B agencies must implement the provisions of this final rule on or before October 1, 2026.
Specifically, the bill would prohibit the enforcement of a court order for removal of a child or enforcement of another state’s law being applied in a pending child protection action in Minnesota when the law of another state allows the child to be removed from the parent or guardian for receiving medically necessary health care or mental health care that respects the gender-identity of the patient.
Finke, a trans woman and the first trans representative at the Legislature, said anti-trans laws enacted or being proposed in other states are part of a “cruel agenda” to create a culture of fear in children, their parents and adults, leading some to move to another state to get gender-affirming health care.
“We have a responsibility to create more space for our community to live their fullest, authentic lives without fear of violence, rejection, abuse, or political attack,” Finke said.