To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Authorizing Execution of State of California Standard Agreement No. 21-5015 with the California Department of Social Services Regarding the Provision and Receipt of Services and Activities Related to the Resource Family Approval Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution which authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services - Child Welfare Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute State of California Standard Agreement No. 21-5015 with the California Department of Social Services regarding the provision and receipt of services and activities related to the Resource Family Approval program, and any amendments thereto, along with any and all other certifications, subsequent agreements and documents required or deemed necessary for the Department of Health and Human Services - Child Welfare Services to accept and secure CDSS' provision of such services and activities; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one fully executed certified copy of the attached resolution to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for submission to the California Department of Social Services.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund (1160)
DISCUSSION:
The Resource Family Approval (RFA) program went into effect statewide on Jan. 1, 2017 in order to provide a unified, family-friendly and child-centered process to replace the multiple processes for licensing foster homes, approving relative and nonrelative extended family members as foster care providers and approving adoptive families.
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 30029.7(a), the County of Humboldt and the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) may enter into a State of California Standard Agreement (State Standard Agreement) for CDSS to provide services and/or activities r...
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