To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Memorandum of Understanding with Redwoods Community College District Regarding the Provision of Educational and Training Opportunities as Part of the Foster and Kinship Care Education Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached memorandum of understanding with Redwoods Community College District regarding the provision of educational and training opportunities as part of the Foster and Kinship Care Education Program for the period of Feb. 27, 2024 through June 30, 2026;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Child Welfare Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached memorandum of understanding with Redwoods Community College District, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit with one fully executed, original copy of the attached memorandum of understanding with Redwoods Community College District for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund (1160-508)
DISCUSSION:
The Foster and Kinship Care Education Program was established after the passage of California Senate Bill 2003 in 1984, which authorizes funding for education and training of foster parents, kinship and non-relative caregivers (Resource Families) at community colleges in consultation with the local county child welfare. The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office is responsible for allocating these funds to support community college Foster and Kinship Care Education Program initiatives statewide. The Foster and Kinship Care Education Program Advisory Committee was established, as required by...
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