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This Information Memorandum informs title IV-E agencies that the Children’s Bureau published a NPRM to revise the AFCARS data elements in the Federal Register on April 19, 2019 (84 FR 16572).
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Final Rule regarding implementation of the Dec. 2016 final rule and Intent to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
This Information Memorandum (IM) informs title IV-E agencies of the Children’s Bureau’s intent to publish a NPRM to revise the AFCARS data points. This IM also informs title IV-E agencies of the final rule regarding implementation of the December 2016 AFCARS final rule and briefly summarizes public comments received in response to the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), published in the Federal Register on March 15, 2018 (83 FR 11449).
This Information Memorandum (IM) informs title IV-E agencies of the ANPRM (published on March 15, 2018 and 83 FR 11449) and the NPRM regarding implementation of the December 2016 AFCARS final rule (published on March 15, 2018 and 83 FR 11450).
This Program Instruction (PI) notifies states of the Children's Bureau's implementation of the NYTD Review process and shares the Guide to the NYTD Review.
Notice of Supplemental Proposed Rulemaking for collecting and reporting additional data elements related to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 in the AFCARS
This Information Memorandum (IM) informs state title IV-E agencies and tribes about the publication of the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rule Making (SNPRM) and where to submit comments.
This Information Memorandum (IM) informs state and tribal title IV-E agencies about the publication of the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) and where to submit comments.