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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 096-2026, which supersedes and replaces Resolution 068-2016 and Resolution 156-2020, authorizing the HHSA Protective Services Assistant Director of Human Services, or designee, to sign the State of California forms (SOC 154, SOC-154A, SOC 153, and SOC 154C) included as Attachments A, B, C and D to the Resolution, and related addenda for Group Home Agreements, Foster Family Agency Agreements, and Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program Agreements required by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) for child and non-minor dependent placement, including amended SOC forms or new versions imposed by CDSS.
FUNDING: 100% Federal and State Realignment funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The State of California (SOC) CDSS Child Welfare Manual of Policies and Procedures (MPP) Chapter 31-400 outlines the requirements for placement of children/youths and Assembly Bill (AB) 403 established the Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) to ensure that children/youths are supported by a broad continuum of programs and services when they are removed from their families. These programs are tailored for their individual needs and family needs. Under CCR, reliance on residential care is limited to circumstances in which the child/youth/NMD requires residential-based, short-term interventions designed to successfully transition the child/youth/NMD into a permanent, home-based family setting.
CDSS is responsible for the oversight and licensing of Group Homes (GH), Foster Family Agencies (FFA), and Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTP) . GHs are used for 24-hour non-medical care and supervision of children and youth who cannot be successful in a family setting; FFAs are used for certifying and training foster parents and finding temporary or permanent homes for placements; and STRTPs are used for the placement of children who require more inten...
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