New Legislation Affecting Child Welfare Services: Division X and Section 305 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

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This Information Memorandum (IM) informs title IV-B and IV-E agencies and State and Tribal Court Improvement Programs of the enactment of Division X and Section 305 of Title III of Division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and provides basic information on the new law. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

Information Memorandum (IM-97-07)

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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides guidance on the Definition of "Federal Means-Tested Public Benefit". Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

P.L. 109-288

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P.L. 109-288 - This document provides an overview of Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

Interagency Collaboration between Child Welfare and Educational Agencies to Support the Academic Success of Children and Youth in Foster Care

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This Information Memorandum (IM) is to remind state and tribal title IV-E agencies of the school enrollment and educational stability requirements for students in foster care included in the title IV-E and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

Title IV-E Adoption Assistance “Applicable Child” Eligibility Criteria

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The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to remind title IV-E agencies that for all adoption assistance agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2024, eligibility for title IV-E adoption assistance must be determined using the “applicable child” eligibility criteria described in section 473(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Act. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)

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The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to inform title IV-E agencies that a NPRM was published proposing to amend the AFCARS regulations to require state title IV-E agencies to collect and report data elements related to the procedural protections of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). This NPRM was published in the Federal Register on February 23, 2024 (89 FR 13652 ). Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

PGM-81-01

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This Policy Guide and Manual (PGM) provides guidelines for development of State child welfare services plans. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

Summary Table of the Title IV-E Child Welfare Waiver Demonstrations

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This document synthesizes the findings of Title IV-E Child Welfare Waiver demonstration projects, as of March 2012. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

Final Rule on the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System

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The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to inform title IV-E agencies that a final rule was published amending the AFCARS regulations to require state title IV-E agencies to collect and report data elements related to the procedural protections of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). This final rule was published in the Federal Register on December 5, 2024 (89 FR 96569 ). Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.