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US HR1532

US HR1532
Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act


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Introduced
03/05/2019
In Committee
03/05/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to (1) establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to advise on social work policy issues, (2) award specified grants to support social work activities, and (3) develop public service announcements to promote the social work profession. HHS shall award grants to (1) certain entities that employ social workers to carry out workplace improvement programs to address concerns related to the social work profession; (2) institutions of higher education to support social work students and faculty; (3) eligible state or local government entities or nonprofits to test and replicate effective social work interventions; and (4) postdoctoral researchers in social work.

AI Summary

This bill, the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act, directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to advise Congress and HHS on policy issues related to recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the social work profession. The bill also authorizes HHS to award grants to support workplace improvement programs for social workers, fund social work research, provide education and training for social work students and faculty, and test and replicate effective social work interventions in community-based programs. Additionally, the bill requires HHS to develop and issue public service announcements to promote the social work profession.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (14)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 03/05/2019)

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