Attached Document: 04-OCFS-LCM-06.pdf
OMM/OCFS/OTDA Materials: LCM's from OCFS
04-OCFS-LCM-06:Title IV-B Plan Assurances Update on Chafee Foster Care Independence Program - Tribal Consultation Requirement
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The purpose of this release is to notify local social services districts of an update to previous policy releases required by the federal Title IV-B Children and Family Services Plan (CFSP). A new assurance is required in the CFSP impacts the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP). States accessing CFCIP funding are required to certify: “each Indian tribe in the State has been consulted about the programs to be carried out under the plan; there have been efforts to coordinate the programs with such tribes; and benefits and services under the programs will be made available to Indian youth inthe State on the same basis as to other youth in the State [42USC 677(b)(3)(G)].”
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Created: 6/16/2005
Updated: 6/17/2005
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