Title IV-E State Plan - Department for Children and Families

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TITLE IV-E STATE/TRIBAL PLAN – STATE OF VERMONT Section 2Page 9FederalRegulatory/StatutoryRequirementReferences1356.21(g)(5)475(1)(E)at the direction of the child, includes specific options on housing, healthinsurance, education, local opportunities for mentors and continuing supportservices, and work force supports and employment services, and is as detailedas the child may elect;k. documents the steps to finalize a placement when the case plan goal is orbecomes adoption or placement in another permanent home in accordance withsections 475(1)(E) and (5)(E) of the Act. When the case plan goal is adoption, ata minimum such documentation shall include child-specific recruitment effortssuch as the use of State/Tribal, regional, and national adoption exchangesincluding electronic exchange systems to facilitate orderly and timely in-Stateand interstate placements; andState/Tribal Regulatory,Statutory, and PolicyReferences andCitations for EachSec. 2 D (1)(k)475(1)(F) l. lor a child with respect to whom the permanency plan is placement with arelative and receipt of kinship guardian assistance payments, the State/Tribalagency shall include in the case plan a description of:i. the steps that the agency has taken to determine that it is not appropriatefor the child to be returned home or adopted;Vermont is exploring theviability of a GuardianAssistance Program. Ifpursued, it will requireLegislative action.ii.iii.iv.the reasons for any separation of siblings during placement;the reasons why a permanent placement with a fit and willingrelative through a kinship guardianship assistance arrangement isin the child's best interests;the ways in which the child meets the eligibility requirements fora kinship guardianship assistance payment;v. the efforts the State/Tribal agency has made to discuss adoptionby the child's relative foster parent as a more permanentalternative to legal guardianship and, in the case of a relativefoster parent who has chosen not to pursue adoption,
TITLE IV-E STATE/TRIBAL PLAN – STATE OF VERMONT Section 2Page 10FederalState/Tribal Regulatory,Regulatory/Statutory, and PolicyRequirementStatutoryReferences andReferencesCitations for Eachdocumentation of the reasons; andvi.the efforts made by the State/Tribal agency to discuss with thechild's parent or parents the kinship guardianship assistancearrangement, or the reasons why the efforts were not made.(See also Section 6 Guardianship Assistance Program Case Plan Requirements.)1356.21(g)(3)475(5)(A)m. includes a discussion of how the case plan is designed to achieve a safeplacement for the child in the least restrictive (most family-like) settingavailable and in close proximity to the home of the parent(s) when the case plangoal is reunification and a discussion of how the placement is consistent withthe best interests and special needs of the child; and475(5)(A)(i) n. if the child has been placed in a foster family home or child-care institution asubstantial distance from the home of the parent(s), or in a differentState/Tribal, sets forth the reasons why such a placement is in the best interestsof the child; and475(5)(A)(ii) o. if the child has been placed in foster care in a State of service area outside theState in which the child's parent(s) are located, assures that an agencycaseworker on the staff of the State/Tribal agency of the State or service area inwhich the home of the parents of the child is located, of the State or service areain which the child has been placed, or of a private agency under contract witheither such State/Tribal, visits the child in such foster home or institution no lessfrequently than every 6 months and submits a report on the visit to theState/Tribal agency of the State or service area where the home of the child'sparent(s) is located; and475(1)(G)p. a plan for ensuring the educational stability of the child while in foster care,including--Sec. 2 D (1)(m)Sec. 2 D (1)(n)Sec. 2 D (1)(o)Sec. 2 D (1)(p)i. assurances that the placement of the child in foster care takes into account the
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