110 STAT. 3072
PUBLIC LAW 104-235—OCT. 3, 1996
"(8) developing, implementing, or operating—
"(A) information and education programs or training
programs designed to improve the provision of services
to disabled infants with life-threatening conditions for—
"(i) professional and paraprofessional personnel
concerned with the welfare of disabled infants with
life-threatening conditions, including personnel
employed in child protective services programs and
health-care facilities; and
"(ii) the parents of such infants; and
"(B) programs to assist in obtaining or coordinating
necessary services for families of disabled infants with
life-threatening conditions, including—
"(i) existing social and health services;
" (ii) financial assistance; and
"(iii) services necessary to facilitate adoptive placement of any such infants who have been relinquished
for adoption; or
"(9) developing and enhancing the capacity of community-
based programs to integrate shared leadership strategies
between parents and professionals to prevent and treat child
abuse and neglect at the neighborhood level.
" (b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. —
"(1) STATE PLAN.—
"(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, a State shall, at the time of the initial
grant application and every 5 years thereafter, prepare
and submit to the Secretary a State plan that specifies
the areas of the child protective services system described
in subsection (a) that the State intends to address with
amounts received under the grant.
Notification.
"(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT. —After the submission
of the initial grant application under subparagraph (A),
the State shall provide notice to the Secretary of any substantive changes to any State law relating to the prevention
of child abuse and neglect that may affect the eligibility
of the State under this section.
" (2) COORDINATION.— ^A State plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be coordinated with the State plan under part B of title IV of the
Social Security Act relating to child welfare services and family
preservation and family support services, and shall contain
an outline of the activities that the State intends to carry
out using amounts received under the grant to achieve the
purposes of this title, including—
"(A) an assurance in the form of a certification by
the chief executive officer of the State that the State has
in effect and is enforcing a State law, or has in effect
and is operating a Statewide program, relating to child
abuse and neglect that includes—
"(i) provisions or procedures for the reporting of
known and suspected instances of child abuse and
neglect;
"(ii) procedures for the immediate screening, safety
assessment, and prompt investigation of such reports;
"(iii) procedures for immediate steps to be taken
to ensure and protect the safety of the abused or
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