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Attachment C: Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program
(Title IV-B, subpart 1) Assurances

The assurances listed below are in 45 CFR 1357.15(c) and title IV-B, subpart 1, sections 422(b)(8), 422(b)(10), and 422 (b)(14) of the Social Security Act (Act). These assurances will remain in effect during the period of the current five-year Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP).

1. The State/Tribe assures that it is operating, to the satisfaction of the Secretary
1. A statewide information system from which can be readily determined the status, demographic characteristics, location, and goals for the placement of every child who is (or, within the immediately preceding 12 months, has been) in foster care;



2. A case review system (as defined in section 475(5) of the Act) for each child receiving foster care under the supervision of the State;



3. A service program designed to help children:
1. Where safe and appropriate, return to families from which they have been removed; or
2. Be placed for adoption, with a legal guardian, or, if adoption or legal guardianship is determined not to be appropriate for a child, in some other planned, permanent living arrangement which may include a residential educational program; and
4. A preplacement preventative services program designed to help children at risk of foster care placement remain safely with their families.
2. The State/Tribe assures that it has in effect policies and administrative and judicial procedures for children abandoned at or shortly after birth (including policies and procedures providing for legal representation of the children) which enable permanent decisions to be made expeditiously with respect to the placement of the children.



3. The State/Tribe assures that it shall make effective use of cross-jurisdictional resources (including through contracts for the purchase of services), and shall eliminate legal barriers, to facilitate timely adoptive or permanent placements for waiting children.



4. The State/Tribe assures that not more than 10 percent of the expenditures of the State with respect to activities funded from amounts provided under this subpart will be for administrative costs.



5. The State/Tribe assures that it will participate in any evaluations the Secretary of HHS may require.



6. The State/Tribe assures that it shall administer the Child and Family Services Plan in accordance with methods determined by the Secretary to be proper and efficient.

Effective Date and Official Signature

I hereby certify that the State/Tribe complies with the requirements of the above assurances.

Certified by: ________________________________________________

Title:______________________________________________________

Agency:____________________________________________________

Dated:_____________________________________________________

Reviewed by:_______________________________________________
(ACF Regional Representative)

Dated:_____________________________________________________

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Attachments

Attachment A:

Fiscal Year 2009 Allotment Title IV-B Subpart 1 - Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services
HTML or PDF (23 KB)

Fiscal Year 2009 Allotment Title IV-E Subpart 2 - Promoting Safe and Stable Families
HTML or PDF (14 KB)

Attachment B:

Current variances in the Title IV-B Provisions of Law and Regulations
HTML or PDF (29 KB)

Attachment C:

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (title IV-B, subpart 1) Assurances
HTML or PDF (47 KB)

Promoting Safe and Stable Families (title IV-B, subpart 2) Assurances
HTML or PDF (47 KB)

Certifications for the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
HTML or PDF (47 KB)

Tribal Leader's Certification for the Education and Training Voucher Program/Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
HTML or PDF (47 KB)

Attachment D:

CFS-101 Part I: Annual Budget Request for Title IV-B, Subparts 1 and 2, CAPTA, Chafee Foster Care Independence (CFCIP) and Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program Instructions
HTML or PDF (14 KB)

CFS-101 Part I: Annual Budget Request for Title IV-B, Subparts 1 and 2, CAPTA, Chafee Foster Care Independence (CFCIP) and Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program Form
HTML or PDF (42 KB)

CFS-101, Part II: Annual Summary of Child and Family Services Instructions
HTML or PDF (33 KB)

CFS-101, Part II: Annual Summary of Child and Family Services Form
HTML or PDF (33 KB)

CFS-101, Part III: Annual Expenditures for Title IV-B, Subparts 1 and 2, CAPTA, Chafee Foster Care Independence (CFCIP) and Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Instructions
HTML PDF (17 KB)

CFS-101, Part III: Annual Expenditures for Title IV-B, Subparts 1 and 2, CAPTA, Chafee Foster Care Independence (CFCIP) and Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Form
HTML or PDF (33 KB)

Attachment E:

Children's Bureau Regional Program Managers
HTML or PDF (16 KB)

Attachment F:

Information for Tribes on Title IV-E Training Plans
HTML or PDF (16 KB)

Attachment G:

Certification of Tribal Population Under Age 21
HTML or PDF (16 KB)

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