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Attachment A

TITLE IV-E STATE PLAN – STATE OF _____________________________

REQUIRED STATE LEGISLATION

I hereby certify that State legislation is/is not necessary to comply with the following State Plan requirements under title IV-E of the Social Security Act as amended by Public Law 109-239, the Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006; Public Law 109-248, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006; and Public Law 109-288, the Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006. Check only those provisions that require legislation:

	Interstate placement considerations pertaining to reasonable efforts [section 471(a)(15)]
	Criminal records checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents [section 471(a)(20)(A)]
	Check child abuse and neglect registry for prospective foster and adoptive parents and other adults in the home [section 471(a)(20)(C)(i)]
	Respond to states requesting child abuse and neglect registry checks [section 471(a)(20)(C)(ii)]
	State procedures for interstate placements [section 471(a)(25)]
	State requirement to complete and report on foster and adoptive home studies within a specified time for interstate placements [section 471(a)(26)]
	Case plan inclusion of most recent, available health and education records [section 475(1)(C)]
	Case plan inclusion of recruitment efforts that facilitate timely permanency placements [section 475(1)(E)]
	Caseworker visits for out-of-State placements [section 475(5)(A)(ii)]
	Permanency hearings, and determinations at those hearings, for out-of-State placements [section 475(5)(C)(i)]
	Requirements for permanency hearings regarding child consultation [section 475(5)(C)(iii)]
	State requirement to provide child's health and education records to foster caregivers and, at no cost, to the child [section 475(5)(D)]
	Foster caregivers' right to be heard in any proceeding on the child [section 475(5)(G)]

Therefore, I do request a delay of the effective date for implementing the above requirements that are checked and do not request a delay of the effective date for implementing the above requirements that are not checked. The delayed effective date for the checked requirements will be ___________________________ (the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that began after the Federal provision's effective date).

____________________ (Date)	________________________________________ (Signature of Designated State Agency Official) ________________________________________ (Title)
Approval Date:____________________	________________________________________ (Signature, Associate Commissioner, Children's Bureau)

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