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C. 29

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	February 11, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Private Adoption Agency Reimbursement Program Overage

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/11/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

Contact:

Elaine Burres 608-4960

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 11, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Employment and Human Services Department, to pay the California Department of Social Services an amount not to exceed $67,785 to reimburse the State for payments made on behalf of Contra Costa County to the Private Adoption Agency Program serving youth who would otherwise be in Foster Care during the 2017-18 fiscal year.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County to pay California Department of Social Services $67,785 for reimbursement to the Private Adoption Agencies Program. Funding for payment is 100% State Realignment Funds.

BACKGROUND:

The Private Adoption Agency Reimbursement Program is an incentive program for private adoption agencies to recruit adoptive families for children who would otherwise remain in foster case because of age, membership in a sibling group, medical or psychological (DSS) disability, or other circumstance that would make adoptive placement especially difficult. The California Department of Social Services has funded the shortage in this program based on the commitment that counties will repay the shortage to DSS.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This action supports one of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Care, "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood", by placing youth who would otherwise remain in foster care, into adoptive families.