TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: October 20, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Bekkie Emery
PHONE:
463-7761
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Mendocino County Office of Education in the Amount of $66,000 to Provide Foster Youth Services Title IV-E Foster Care Administrative Activities, Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive Agreement with Mendocino County Office of Education in the amount of $66,000 to provide Foster Youth Services Title IV-E Foster Care Administrative Activities, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
California Assembly Bill 854, which became effective January 1, 2016, requires all County Offices of Education with Foster Youth Services Coordination Programs to enter into Agreements with their Child Welfare Departments to leverage funds to draw down Title IV-E dollars for eligible case management activities, or explain annually why an Agreement is not practical or feasible. The proposed Agreement allows Mendocino County Health and Human Services, Family and Children's Services to partner with Mendocino County Office of Education to draw down federal Title IV-E funding to increase educational case management and support services for foster youth. This Agreement also complies with the requirements of AB 854.
Originally, this Agreement was inadvertently drafted with incorrect and much smaller federal reimbursement rates than the actual 50% reimbursement rate. The rates were corrected in June; however, t...
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