Section 231 of chapter 83 of the Laws of 1995 added a new Section 153-i to the Social Services Law (SSL) which establishes a Family and Children's Services Block Grant for the provision of State reimbursement to social services districts for expenditures for foster care services, preventive services, child protective services and adoption services other than adoption subsidies. Section 153-i of the SSL includes a provision that establishes a preventive services maintenance of effort (MOE) requirement for social services districts.
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