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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign a no cost agreement with the California Department of Social Services, retroactive to July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024, to establish responsibilities for the provision of legal services for Resource Family Program administrative appeals; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement as long as they do not encompass payment or significantly change the scope of services.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign a no cost agreement with the California Department of Social Services, retroactive to July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024, to establish responsibilities for the provision of legal services for Resource Family Program administrative appeals; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement as long as they do not encompass payment or significantly change the scope of services.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Resource families are caregivers who provide out-of-home care for children in foster care. Resource Family Approval (RFA) was authorized through Senate Bill 1013 (Chapter 35, Statutes of 2012) and requires the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), in consultation with the county welfare agencies, foster parent associations, and other interested community parties, to implement a unified, family friendly and child-centered resource family approval process. RFA replaces and streamlines the prior processes for licensing foster family homes, approving relative and nonrelative extended family members as foster care providers, and approving adoptive homes.
Through this agreement, CDSS Legal Division shall act as the sole legal representative on behalf of the County in the provision of legal co...
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