RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Probation Officer, or designee, to execute a contract with Justice Benefits Incorporated (JBI) in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to provide training and Title IV-E claiming assistance for the period of May 15, 2015 through May 31, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Actual cost to the Probation Department will not exceed 15% of the total Title IV-Claim, approximately $150,000 annually. Probation's revenue claim is currently approximately $424,000 but with the help of JBI the estimated annual claim is projected to increase to $1 million.
BACKGROUND:
Title IV-E of the Social Security Act authorized the Foster Care and Adoption Assistance programs to provide federal matching funds to states for directly administering the programs. Its objectives were to improve the quality of care of children in foster care, reduce the number of children in foster care, return children to their homes as soon as conditions permit, and facilitate the adoption or permanent placement of children who cannot be returned to their homes.
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