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

TITLE IV-E STATE/TRIBAL PLAN – STATE OF VERMONT Section 4Page 4FederalRegulatory/StatutoryReferences471(a)(18)(A)&(B)Requirementthe parts of the home study involving the education and training of theprospective foster or adoptive parents.c. The State/Tribal shall treat any such report that is received from anotherState/Tribal or an Indian tribe (or from a private agency under contract withanother State/Tribal) as meeting any requirements imposed by the State/Tribalfor the completion of a home study before placing a child in the home, unless,within 14 days after receipt of the report, the State/Tribal determines, based ongrounds that are specific to the content of the report, that making a decision inreliance on the report would be contrary to the welfare of the child; andd. The State/Tribal shall not impose any restriction on the ability of a State/Tribalagency administering, or supervising the administration of, a State/Tribalprogram operated under a State/Tribal plan approved under this part to contractwith a private agency for the conduct of such a home study.G. REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO INTERETHNIC ADOPTION1. The State/Tribe or any other entity in the State/Tribe that receives funds from theFederal Government and is involved in adoption or foster care placements may not:a. deny to any person the opportunity to become an adoptive or foster parent, onthe basis of race, color, or national origin of the person, or of the child involved;orb. delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption or into foster care, on thebasis of race, color, or national origin of the adoptive or foster parent or thechild involved; andc. maintain any statute, regulation, policy, procedure or practice that, on its face, isa violation as defined in sections 471(a)(18)(A) and (B) above.State/Tribal Regulatory,Statutory, and PolicyReferences andCitations for EachSec. 5 F (1)(b)Sec. 5 F (1)(c)Sec. 5 F (1)(d)Sec. 5 GSec. 5 GSec. 5 G (a)Sec. 5 G (b)Sec. 5 G (c)