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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	May 1, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Interagency Agreement with Contra Costa Community College District - Diablo Valley College Campus for Resource Family Pre-Approval Training

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/01/2018

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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

V. Kaplan, (925) 608-4963

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: May 1, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute an interagency agreement with Contra Costa Community College District – Diablo Valley College in an amount not to exceed $30,000 to provide Resource Family Pre-Approval training for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The funds allocated for this agreement are $22,500 (75%) Federal and $7,500 (25%) State, and are included in the FY 2018/19 department budget.

BACKGROUND:

Resource Family Approval (RFA) was enacted by legislation in 2007 and expanded through Senate Bill 1013 (Chapter 35, Statutes of 2012). The statute requires the California Department of Social Services, in consultation with county child welfare agencies, including Juvenile Probation, foster parent associations and other interested community parties, to implement a unified, family friendly and child-centered resource family approval process.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The RFA program has a single approval standard that replaces the existing multiple processes for licensing foster family homes, approving relatives and non-relative extended family members as foster care providers, and approving families for legal guardianship or adoption. In compliance with state mandates, Contra Costa Community College District - Diablo Valley College will provide caregivers of foster children six 12-hour training sessions, locate and hire independent training consultants, and provide appropriate instructional materials to each training participant.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

State law requires that all currently licensed foster family homes, approved relative caregivers, or non-relative extended family members must convert to the Resource Family Approval program no later than December 31, 2019. If the caregiver does not obtain resource family approval by December 31, 2019, all licenses and prior approvals shall forfeit on that date.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This agreement supports all five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1) Children Ready for and Succeeding in School; 2) Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood; 3) Families that are Economically Self Sufficient; 4) Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing; and 5) Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families, by preparing families to better meet the needs of vulnerable children in the foster care system and allows seamless transition to permanency.