Feb 3, 2011
The 1996 Personal Responsiblity and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) requires states to “consider giving preference to an adult relative over a non-related caregiver when determining a placement for a child, provided that the relative caregive meets...
Feb 3, 2011
On November 19, 1997, the President signed into law (P.L. 105-89) the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, to improve the safety of children, to promote adoption and other permanent homes for children who need them, and to support families. This new law makes...
Feb 3, 2011
On Thursday, September 30, 2010, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that will extend support to youth in foster care who are between the ages of 18 and 21. According to Governor Schwarzenegger, the new benefits “will ensure our foster youth have...
Feb 3, 2011
Beginning on January 1, 2007, Hawaii will be the 35th state to have a booster seat law. The new law will require children between the ages of four through seven to ride in a booster seat whenever traveling in a motor vehicle. The only exemptions are if the child is...
Feb 3, 2011
On October 7, 2008, President George Bush signed into law the most significant improvement to child welfare services in over a decade. As a result of the new law (P.L. 110-351), federal Title IV-E supports are now available for states to promote kinship and...
Feb 3, 2011
Key provisions include: • State must complete homestudy within 60 days when requested by another state (additional 15 days exception may be allowed). • $1,500 per case incentive payment to the state if homestudy completed within 30 days. • Court must ensure that...
