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C. 57

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	April 10, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Private Adoption Agency Reimbursement Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/10/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III 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: April 10, 2018
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 $198,894 to reimburse the State for payments made on behalf of Contra Costa County to the Private Adoptions Agency Program serving youth who would otherwise be in foster care during the 2016-17 fiscal year.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County to pay California Department of Social Services $198,894 for reimbursement to the Private Adoptions Agencies Program from 100% State 2011 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 care because of age, membership in a sibling group, medical or psychological disability or other circumstance that would make adoptive placement of these children 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. Counties reimburse the State annually for Private Adoption Agencies Program services. The payment amount is based on a percentage derived from the past five years of Contra Costa County's expenses.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without the State funding of the Private Adoption Agency Program, hard to place youth may remain in foster care.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The board order supports one of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood" by placing youth who would otherwise remain in foster care into adoptive families.