Independent Living Program - Florida's Center for Child Welfare

F61006Interagency Agreement BetweenFlorida Department of Children and FamiliesFlorida Department of EducationFlorida Department of Juvenile JusticeFlorida Agency for Persons with DisabilitiesandFlorida Agency for Workforce InnovationTo Coordinate Services for Children Served by the Florida Child WelfareSystemThe Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Department ofEducation (DOE), the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Agency for Personswith Disabilities (APD), and the Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI), theParties, enter into this interagency agreement to coordinate their respectiveresponsibilities for furnishing educational and vocational services andsupports for children known to the Department of Children and Families,acting through their contracted Community Based Care providers throughoutthe State of Florida. The coordination of services and supports acrossagencies is critical to positive educational and meaningful life outcomes forFlorida’s children. Such services require the coordinated flow of informationacross multiple child-serving agencies to ensure that policy, procedure,service delivery and resource development are provided in a manner thatmaximizes the likelihood of positive outcomes.The specific terms and conditions of this agreement are as follows:1. Effective DateThe terms of this Interagency Agreement shall begin on the date of the lastsignature and shall continue until June 30, 2011. The agreement shall bereviewed by July 1, 2010, and be renewed and/or renegotiated as needed.2. Definitions.a. “Children known to the Department” (hereinafter “youth”) meanschildren who are found to be dependent or children in shelter care.b. “Parent” means either or both parents of a student, any guardian ofa student, any person in a parental relationship to a student, or anyperson exercising supervisory authority over a student in place of aparent.c. “Surrogate parent” means an individual appointed to act in theplace of a parent in educational decision-making and in safeguarding astudent’s rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(“IDEA”).7-13-09 1