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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4283
To establish grants to provide education on guardianship alternatives
for older adults and people with disabilities to health care workers,
educators, family members, and court workers and court-related
personnel.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 8, 2024
Mr. Casey (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Merkley, and
Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To establish grants to provide education on guardianship alternatives
for older adults and people with disabilities to health care workers,
educators, family members, and court workers and court-related
personnel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternatives to Guardianship
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Guardianship, although at times necessary, can
negatively affect the person under guardianship by reducing or
eliminating their self-determination and autonomy.
(2) Although State courts and State laws attempt to provide
some procedures to appoint trustworthy guardians, incidents of
physical, financial, emotional, psychological, and other types
of abuse have occurred to people under guardianship
arrangements.
(3) Once guardianship arrangements are in place,
restoration of rights rarely occurs.
(4) Less restrictive options to guardianship, such as
supported decisionmaking and advance directives, offer ways to
help people make decisions without losing their independence.
(5) Awareness of guardianship alternatives by personnel
that interact with individuals facing guardianship
determinations, including health care workers, educators,
family members, and court workers and court-related personnel,
may help reduce unnecessary guardianship arrangements and
preserve decisionmaking rights.
(6) Families and disability support personnel have reported
that they have limited awareness of guardianship alternatives.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to improve the awareness
of guardianship alternatives, for health care workers, educators,
family members, and court workers and court-related personnel, through
education programs.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Aging agency.--The term ``aging agency'' means an
organization that represents older adults, and that may have
experience in serving family members of such adults.
(2) Disability.--The term ``disability'' has the meaning
given the term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).
(3) Disability agency.--The term ``disability agency''
means an organization serving people with disabilities that--
(A) is operated by a board, on which--
(i) a majority of the members are people
with disabilities or their family members; and
(ii) the number of members on the board who
are people with disabilities is greater than
the number of members on the board who are
family members;
(B) has an advisory panel or council, on which--
(i) a majority of the members are people
with disabilities or their family members; and
(ii) the number of members on the board who
are people with disabilities is greater than
the number of members on the board who are
family members; or
(C) has employees, a majority of whom are people
with disabilities.
(4) Guardianship.--The term ``guardianship'' means--
(A) a protective arrangement resulting from the
process by which a State court determines that an adult
individual lacks capacity to make decisions about self-
care, finances, property, or personal affairs, and
appoints another individual or entity known as a
guardian, as a conservator, or by a similar term, as a
surrogate decisionmaker;
(B) a protective arrangement in which the court-
appointed surrogate decisionmaker carries out duties to
the individual and the court; or
(C) a protective arrangement in which the court
exercises oversight of the surrogate decisionmaker.
(5) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(6) Legal services agency.--The term ``legal services
agency'' means a public or nonprofit organization that has
experience providing legal services to low-income older adults
or adults with disabilities.
(7) Older adult.--The term ``older adult'' has the meaning
given the term ``older individual'' as defined in section 102
of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002).
(8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator
of the Administration for Community Living.
(9) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.
TITLE I--GUARDIANSHIP ALTERNATIVES EDUCATION FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
partnership (established by a disability agency, legal services
agency, or aging agency)--
(A) that includes--
(i) that disability agency, legal services
agency, or aging agency; and
(ii) at least one health care entity,
department of such an entity, or specialty
office of such an entity, that has frequent
contact with people with disabilities or older
adults, including--
(I) a primary care clinic,
including a Federally qualified health
center or rural health clinic (as such
terms are defined in section 1861(aa)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395x(aa)));
(II) an emergency department;
(III) a long-term care provider;
(IV) a pediatric office;
(V) a rehabilitation center;
(VI) a geriatrician office;
(VII) a neurology office; or
(VIII) an entity providing a
training program for health care
workers in any specialty listed in this
subparagraph; and
(B) for which the establishing agency has
memorialized the establishment, membership, and
functions of the partnership in the form of a letter of
support, memorandum of understanding, or similar
document.
(2) Health care workers.--The term ``health care workers''
means staff with direct contact with patients in health care
settings, including physicians, advanced practice providers,
nurses, medical assistants, social workers, health care
administrators, dentists, dental hygiene professionals,
receptionists, and mental health professionals.
SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive
basis, to eligible entities in States, and to eligible entities that
serve Indian Tribes, to enable the recipients to carry out guardianship
alternatives education programs for health care workers.
(b) Term.--The Secretary may make such a grant for a first term of
3 years. An eligible entity may seek renewal of, and the Secretary may
make, such a grant for a second term of 3 years, in order to expand
service delivery of the education program to health care workers.
SEC. 103. APPLICATIONS.
To be eligible to receive a grant under this title, an entity shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
including--
(1) information identifying the target population to
receive instruction, and a projected number of participants in
and graduates of the education program to be carried out under
the grant;
(2) a needs assessment, identifying the need for
guardianship alternatives education for the target population
proposed;
(3) information identifying who will facilitate the related
instruction;
(4) a description of how the entity will conduct outreach
to health care workers for the education program;
(5) a description of learning objectives for the education
program;
(6) a description of activities to be carried out under the
grant;
(7) an evaluation plan for the education program;
(8) a timeline for establishing and carrying out the
education program;
(9) information that demonstrates the instructors'
knowledge of guardianship alternatives and experience in
conducting education and training programs for the public;
(10) information describing the format for the instruction,
which may be in-person, online, or hybrid, and how the
instruction and related materials will be accessible by all
participants; and
(11) a description of how the entity will, to the best of
its ability, ensure the education program reaches populations
from diverse backgrounds and communities and underserved
demographic populations (such as an underserved race,
ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or
type of disability).
SEC. 104. USE OF FUNDS.
(a) Required Uses.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
this title shall use the grant funds for--
(1) implementing an education program to enhance the
awareness of alternatives to guardianship for health care
workers; and
(2) ensuring that the guardianship alternatives education
program--
(A) discusses the background of guardianship, the
possible consequences of unnecessary guardianship, and
the need for guardianship alternatives;
(B) covers the various guardianship alternatives
available in the State or States involved;
(C) includes a curriculum tailored to the needs of
the target population;
(D) includes, to the best of its ability,
instructors with a diverse range of disabilities as
instructors or speakers;
(E) provides the instruction and related materials
for the education program in accessible formats; and
(F) includes, to the best of its ability, methods
to reach populations from diverse backgrounds and
communities and underserved demographic populations
(such as an underserved race, ethnicity, gender, gender
identity, sexual orientation, age, or type of
disability).
(b) Allowable Uses.--The eligible entity may use the grant funds
for--
(1) recruiting individuals to receive guardianship
alternatives education;
(2) modifying a curriculum for the education program;
(3) creating accessible materials for the education
program, such as materials with Communication Access Realtime
Translation, with American Sign Language, in Braille, in plain
language, and in other appropriate formats;
(4) transporting individuals enrolled in the education
program to and from the instructional sessions;
(5) providing child care during the instructional sessions
for people in attendance;
(6) conducting website management for the education
program;
(7) translating recruitment and instructional materials for
the education program;
(8) providing payment for venue for in-person instruction;
(9) providing payment for costs of arranging for
professional continuing education credits;
(10) providing reasonable food and beverages for in-person
instruction;
(11) expanding or adapting an existing (as of the date of
submission of the application for the grant) guardianship
alternatives education program; or
(12) providing payment for instructors (including guest
instructors) and speakers.
TITLE II--GUARDIANSHIP ALTERNATIVES EDUCATION FOR EDUCATORS
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Educators.--The term ``educators'' means teachers and
other staff (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), in a public
or private elementary school or secondary school, that have
contact with students with disabilities and their caregivers,
including--
(A) teachers;
(B) special education teachers;
(C) special education directors;
(D) transition coordinators;
(E) State qualified vocational rehabilitation
counselors, as defined in section 100(a)(3)(E) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720(a)(3)(E));
(F) any person providing pre-employment transition
services, as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705);
(G) paraprofessionals;
(H) school social workers;
(I) school psychologists;
(J) school counselors;
(K) educational diagnosticians;
(L) specialized instructional support personnel, as
defined in that section 8101; and
(M) staff of a training program for an occupation
described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (L).
(2) Elementary school; secondary school.--The terms
``elementary school'' and ``secondary school'' have the
meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
partnership (established by a disability agency or legal
services agency)--
(A) that includes--
(i) that disability agency or legal
services agency; and
(ii) a local educational agency, or a
public or private elementary school or
secondary school, that employs educators; and
(B) for which the establishing agency has
memorialized the establishment, membership, and
functions of the partnership in the form of a letter of
support, memorandum of understanding, or similar
document.
SEC. 202. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive
basis, to eligible entities in States, and to eligible entities that
serve Indian Tribes, to enable the recipients to carry out guardianship
alternatives education programs for educators.
(b) Term.--The Secretary may make such a grant for a first term of
3 years. An eligible entity may seek renewal of, and the Secretary may
make, such a grant for a second term of 3 years, in order to expand
service delivery of the education program to educators.
SEC. 203. APPLICATIONS.
To be eligible to receive a grant under this title, an entity shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
including--
(1) information identifying the target population to
receive instruction, and a projected number of participants in
and graduates of the education program to be carried out under
the grant;
(2) a needs assessment, identifying the need for
guardianship alternatives education for the target population;
(3) information identifying who will facilitate the related
instruction;
(4) a description of how the entity will conduct outreach
to educators for the education program;
(5) a description of learning objectives for the education
program;
(6) a description of activities to be carried out under the
grant;
(7) an evaluation plan for the education program;
(8) a timeline for establishing and carrying out the
education program;
(9) information that demonstrates the instructors'
knowledge of guardianship alternatives and experience in
conducting education and training programs for the public; and
(10) information describing the format for the instruction,
which may be in-person, online, or hybrid, and how the
instruction and related materials will be accessible by all
participants.
SEC. 204. USE OF FUNDS.
(a) Required Uses.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
this title shall use the grant funds for implementing an education
program to enhance the awareness of alternatives to guardianship for
educators and ensuring that the education program meets the
requirements of section 104(a)(2).
(b) Allowable Uses.--The eligible entity may use the grant funds to
carry out the activities described in section 104(b), for the education
program.
TITLE III--GUARDIANSHIP ALTERNATIVES EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
disability agency, legal services agency, or aging agency with
a goal to inform and support older adults, or people with
disabilities, and their family members.
(2) Family member.--The term ``family member'' means a
member of the family of--
(A) an older adult; or
(B) a person with a disability.
SEC. 302. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive
basis, to eligible entities in States, and to eligible entities that
serve Indian Tribes, to enable the recipients to carry out guardianship
alternatives education programs for family members of older adults and
family members of people with disabilities.
(b) Term.--The Secretary may make such a grant for a first term of
3 years. An eligible entity may seek renewal of, and the Secretary may
make, such a grant for a second term of 3 years, in order to expand
service delivery of the education program to such family members.
SEC. 303. APPLICATIONS.
To be eligible to receive a grant under this title, an entity shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
including--
(1) information identifying the target population to
receive instruction, and a projected number of participants in
and graduates of the education program to be carried out under
the grant;
(2) information identifying who will facilitate the related
instruction for the education program;
(3) a description of how the entity will conduct outreach
to educators for the education program;
(4) a description of learning objectives for the education
program;
(5) a description of activities to be carried out under the
grant;
(6) an evaluation plan for the education program;
(7) a timeline for establishing and carrying out the
education program;
(8) information that demonstrates the instructors'
knowledge of guardianship alternatives and experience in
conducting education and training programs for the public; and
(9) information describing the format for the instruction,
which may be in-person, online, or hybrid, and how the
instruction and related materials will be accessible by all
participants.
SEC. 304. USE OF FUNDS.
(a) Required Uses.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
this title shall use the grant funds for implementing an education
program to enhance the awareness of alternatives to guardianship for
family members and ensuring that the education program meets the
requirements of section 104(a)(2).
(b) Allowable Uses.--The eligible entity may use the grant funds to
carry out the activities described in section 104(b), for the education
program.
TITLE IV--GUARDIANSHIP ALTERNATIVES EDUCATION FOR COURT WORKERS AND
COURT-RELATED PERSONNEL
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Court-related personnel.--The term ``court-related
personnel'' means persons working in, or members of
organizations supporting, court systems or court workers,
including--
(A) staff and members of local chapters of the
American Bar Association;
(B) staff and members of local chapters of the
American Civil Liberties Union;
(C) staff and members of local associations of
court workers;
(D) staff and members of elder rights law
organizations;
(E) staff and members of disability rights law
organizations;
(F) staff of an agency implementing a State
protection and advocacy system, as defined in section
102 of the Developmental Disabilities Act and Bill of
Rights of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002);
(G) district attorneys and their staff;
(H) court clerks and clerk staff not directly
employed by the court; or
(I) an entity providing a training program for any
specialty relevant to an organization or occupation
listed in this paragraph.
(2) Court workers.--The term ``court workers'' means
persons working in local court systems, including--
(A) court staff;
(B) law or court clerks and paralegals;
(C) attorneys; and
(D) judges.
(3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
partnership (established by a disability agency, legal services
agency, or aging agency)--
(A) that includes--
(i) that disability agency, legal services
agency, or aging agency; and
(ii) a court whose employees, or other
court-related organization whose members, have
contact with plaintiffs who are under or facing
a guardianship or other protective arrangement
or address cases related to guardianship and
other protective arrangements; and
(B) for which the establishing agency has
memorialized the establishment, membership, and
functions of the partnership in the form of a letter of
support, memorandum of understanding, or similar
document.
SEC. 402. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive
basis, to eligible entities in States, and to eligible entities that
serve Indian Tribes, to enable the recipients to carry out guardianship
alternatives education programs for court workers and other court-
related personnel.
(b) Term.--The Secretary may make such a grant for a first term of
3 years. An eligible entity may seek renewal of, and the Secretary may
make, such a grant for a second term of 3 years, in order to expand
service delivery of the education program to court workers and other
court-related personnel.
SEC. 403. APPLICATIONS.
To be eligible to receive a grant under this title, an entity shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
including--
(1) information identifying the target population to
receive instruction, including a projected number of
participants in and graduates of the education program to be
carried out under the grant;
(2) a needs assessment, identifying the need for
guardianship alternatives education for the target population
proposed;
(3) information identifying who will facilitate the related
instruction;
(4) a description of how the entity will conduct outreach
to the court workers or other court-related personnel proposed
for the education program;
(5) a description of learning objectives for the education
program;
(6) a description of activities to be carried out under the
grant;
(7) an evaluation plan for the education program;
(8) a timeline for establishing and carrying out the
education program;
(9) information that demonstrates the instructors'
knowledge of guardianship alternatives and experience in
conducting education and training programs for the public; and
(10) information describing the format for the instruction,
which may be in-person, online, or hybrid, and how the
instruction and related materials will be accessible by all
participants.
SEC. 404. USE OF FUNDS.
(a) Required Uses.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
this title shall use the grant funds for implementing an education
program to enhance the awareness of alternatives to guardianship for
court workers or other court-related personnel and ensuring that the
education program meets the requirements of section 104(a)(2).
(b) Allowable Uses.--The eligible entity may use the grant funds to
carry out the activities described in section 104(b), for the education
program.
TITLE V--ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 501. GRANT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory council,
to be known as the ``Grant Advisory Council'', to advise eligible
entities that receive grants under this Act on activities carried out
under the grants.
(b) Composition.--The advisory council shall be composed of 13
members, consisting of--
(1) 3 experts who have experience in counseling individuals
and guiding individuals to guardianship alternatives, or who
have data-driven expertise in ways to guide individuals to
guardianship alternatives, which may include--
(A) a social services program administrator;
(B) a guardianship researcher; or
(C) an advocate for people with disabilities; and
(2) 1 health care administrator or manager with experience
with guardianship alternatives;
(3) 1 administrator from a school served by a local
educational agency, and 1 administrator from an institution of
higher education, with experience with guardianship
alternatives;
(4) 1 family member, as defined in section 301, with
experience with guardianship alternatives;
(5) 1 court worker, as defined in section 401, with
experience with guardianship alternatives;
(6) 3 people with disabilities, or older adults, who have
successfully transitioned to a guardianship alternative, of
which at least 1 shall be a person with a disability and at
least 1 shall be an older adult; and
(7) 3 people with disabilities, or older adults, who are in
a guardianship alternative, of which at least 1 shall be a
person with a disability and at least 1 shall be an older
adult.
(c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed
for the life of the advisory council. Any vacancy in the council shall
not affect the powers of the advisory council, but shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointment was made.
(d) Chairman and Vice Chairman.--The advisory council shall select
a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among its members.
(e) Duties.--The advisory council shall--
(1) advise the Secretary on, and provide general oversight
for, the grant programs carried out under titles I through IV
concerning the activities carried out under the grants,
including development of the curricula for guardianship
alternatives education;
(2) consult with the Secretary on the awarding of the
grants;
(3) provide recommendations for sustainability and
expansion of the guardianship alternatives education programs
carried out under the grants, such as development of a train-
the-trainer model for such an education program; and
(4) provide input for the evaluation methods and
implementation of the evaluation described in section 502,
including advising the Secretary on additional criteria for the
evaluator to evaluate under section 502, to measure
effectiveness of guardianship alternatives education programs
described in section 502.
(f) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2027, and not later than
September 30, 2030, the advisory council shall prepare a report
containing recommendations on the programs, activities, and curricula
described in subsection (e)(1) and the sustainability and expansion
described in subsection (e)(3). The advisory council shall submit the
report to the covered committees defined in section 504(f).
(g) Travel Expenses.--Subject to the limit described in section
505(b), the members of the advisory council shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57
of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of services for the advisory
council.
(h) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government
employee may be detailed to the advisory council without reimbursement
to serve as a staff member for the advisory council, and such detail
shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or
privilege.
(i) Termination.--The advisory council shall terminate on October
1, 2030.
SEC. 502. EVALUATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
(a) Independent Evaluator.--The Secretary shall enter into a
contract with an independent entity, who is not a grant recipient under
this Act and who has expertise in evaluating programs for people with
disabilities or programs for older adults, to carry out an evaluation
of the education programs carried out under this Act.
(b) Population Covered by Evaluation.--In conducting the
evaluation, the evaluator shall consider the impact of the education
programs carried out under this Act on all participants served by the
education programs and on each underserved demographic population (such
as an underserved race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual
orientation, age, or type of disability) served by the education
programs.
(c) Performance.--
(1) Performance in changing awareness of guardianship
alternatives.--
(A) Awareness of program participants.--The
evaluator shall measure program participants' awareness
of guardianship alternatives as a result of the
education programs.
(B) Awareness due to dissemination.--The evaluator
shall measure the dissemination of information on
guardianship alternatives in the workplaces and
communities of participants in the education programs,
as a result of the education programs, to evaluate how
far awareness of guardianship alternatives has expanded
beyond the participants.
(2) Effectiveness of education programs.--The evaluator
shall measure the effectiveness of the education programs on
any additional criterion that the advisory committee advised
the Secretary to adopt, and the Secretary adopted, in
accordance with section 501(e)(4).
(d) Policy Changes at the State Level.--In conducting the
evaluation, the evaluator shall identify any guardianship policy
changes at the State level, including the creation of, removal of, or
changes to guardianship policies.
SEC. 503. STATE DATA COLLECTION ON PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS.
(a) Rehabilitation Act of 1973.--The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is
amended--
(1) in section 101(a)(10) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(10))--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (H)
as subparagraphs (G) through (I), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
following:
``(F) The Commissioner shall require that each
designated State unit include in the reports additional
information described in section 503(b) of the
Alternatives to Guardianship Education Act.''; and
(2) in section 607 (29 U.S.C. 795l), by inserting ``(except
with respect to information under subparagraph (F) of section
101(a)(10))'' after ``section 101(a)(10)''.
(b) Data To Be Collected and Submitted by States.--In order to
provide objective, measurable data on guardianships and guardianship
alternatives in the States, States receiving funds under title I of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.) shall collect and
report to the Secretary, in accordance with subsection (a), information
about each of the following:
(1) The number and type of guardianships and protective
arrangements established and dissolved each calendar year in
the State.
(2) Demographic information of guardians and people under
guardianship arrangements, including type of guardian (such as
family member, friend, professional private guardian, or public
agency).
(3) The average length of a guardianship arrangement in the
State, as of the time such data is reported.
(4) Information about the reasons for guardianship
arrangements in the State.
(5) Information about the reasons that guardianship
arrangements were terminated in the State since the last
report, including receipt of guardianship alternatives
education.
SEC. 504. REPORTING.
(a) Eligible Entity Reports.--Each eligible entity that receives a
grant under this Act for an education program shall annually prepare
and submit to the Secretary a progress report, that measures the change
in indicators described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 502(c), as
a result of the education program, and the change in policies described
in section 502(d).
(b) Summary Effectiveness Report.--The Secretary shall annually--
(1) prepare a summary report on the change, in the
aggregate, in indicators described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
section 502(c), as a result of the education programs carried
out under this Act, and the change in policies described in
section 502(d), which report shall include--
(A) information on methods of outreach to recruit
participants for the education programs from diverse
backgrounds and communities, including the number of
the participants recruited through each method;
(B) the total number of participants in the
education programs, and the percentage of such
participants who completed the education programs; and
(C) data on demographic characteristics, including
the race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age, and
type of disability, of the participants, and data on
the geographic location of the participants, in the
education programs; and
(2) submit the report to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Special Committee on
Aging of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives.
(c) Renewal Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the
covered committees a formative report on the instruction provided
through the guardianship alternatives education program during the 2-
year period after eligible entities first receive grants under this
Act. The Secretary shall use the information in the report in
determining whether to renew grants for eligible entities for a second
grant term. The Secretary shall submit the report to the grant
recipients whose grants are renewed, to inform the work of the
recipients during the second grant term.
(d) State Data Report.--The Secretary shall prepare a report
containing the data collected under section 503, and make the report
publicly available.
(e) Final Report.--Not later than 1 year after the end of the last
second grant term to be completed under this Act, the Secretary shall
prepare and submit to the covered committees a final report summarizing
all actions taken under grants made available under this Act.
(f) Covered Committees.--In this section, the term ``covered
committees'' means the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions, the Committee on Finance, and the Special Committee on Aging
of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
(b) Administration and Evaluation.--From the amount made available
under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve
not more than 5 percent for administration of this Act, including
carrying out the activities required in sections 501 through 504.
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