In the five years since the enactment of the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, many states have made great strides in implementing independent living programs. L. No. After deciding on a participation rate, we were faced with how we could establish an appropriate standard. 0000003956 00000 n Alternatively, a State with a smaller youth population of 1,200 17-year-olds in foster care will use the FPC to determine their sample size, because the State has a sampling frame of less than 5,000 youth. For a 17-year-old youth in the baseline population, the data element relates to a youth's lifetime experience. We are not requiring States to seek out the original record number of a youth who was in foster care or received independent living services in another State or who was in the placement and care responsibility of a private or tribal foster care system. Similarly in paragraph (e), we propose these same outcome-related elements for each youth in the follow-up population. Indicate ``not applicable'' if the youth has no health insurance coverage or no coverage other than Medicaid. To that end ACF has funded a project to conduct an initial assessment and a five-year evaluation of selected programs funded through the John Chafee Foster Care Independence Program. In addition, we formed a data work group to analyze the results of a pilot test of the draft proposed data elements. The State's sample size is 339. The data collection for 19 and 21-year-olds will include only those youth who participated in data collection at age 17 while in foster care, even if they are no longer in the State's foster care system or receiving independent living services at age 19 and 21. ACF will evaluate a State's data file against file submission and data compliance standards designed to ensure that we have quality data on our target reporting populations. We want to note that by giving States 45 days to collect information on 17-year-olds, we realize that States may not collect information on youth whose birthdays fall at the end of any given fiscal year (i.e., in September) at the same rates as youth with other birth dates. 0000003844 00000 n If the youth is not in the served population this element must be left blank. If the youth does not answer this question, indicate ``declined.'' This also could include access to free health care through a college, Indian Health Service, or other source. We therefore believe that a 100 percent compliance standard for these elements is appropriate. Consistent with the OMB standards, self-reporting or self-identification is the preferred method for collecting data on race and ethnicity. In paragraph (b), we propose that a State report 13 data elements (see paragraphs (g)(1) through (13)) for each youth in the reporting population, regardless of their status in the served, baseline, or follow-up subpopulations. The Family First Prevention Services Act(FFPSA) was signed into law as part of … Incarceration. The Older Youth Program incorporates the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, a federal legislation, which introduced the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program in each state. In paragraph (g)(33), we propose that a State report any other type of financial assistance that the CFCIP agency provides to a youth in order to help the transition from foster care to self sufficiency. The Department is encouraging continuous improvement in those programs by allowing noncompliant States a period of corrective action prior to taking penalties. The term ``federally recognized tribe,'' means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C 1601 et seq. The organization of a State's child welfare and juvenile justice systems contributes to the proportion of that State's juvenile justice population who are also receiving independent living services. We acknowledge that this is not an ideal situation, but we believe that giving States a sufficient window of opportunity to collect information on youth is preferable to ensure that all 17-year- old youth are captured. Some participants during our consultation believed that mentoring was an essential service for youth as they transition into independent living. However, we expect that States will attempt to invite the participation of all youth's when appropriate. A youth is receiving some form of Social Security if receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance, either directly or as a dependent beneficiary as of the date of the outcome data collection. young people. In each of the seven pilot States, caseworkers collected data about several older youth, identified any unclear definitions, and described any difficulties encountered while collecting data. Since section 477(b)(3)(G) of the Act requires States to serve Indian children on the same basis as other youth in the State, we believe it is important to include them in the served population. In subparagraph (b)(2)(i), we propose a 1.25 percent penalty should a State fail to achieve the standard for error-free data in 45 CFR 1356.85(b)(1). The State reveals the original person identification number by applying the reverse mathematical formula, a process known as decryption. 3 (the Chafee program) and enables States to provide financial, housing, employment, education, and other support services to prepare youth for the transition from foster care to living on their own. In the Senate of the United States, November 19, 1999. Outcome 5: Reduce high-risk behavior Substance abuse referral, among young people. For example, encryption protects a child's sensitive information by masking the State or local agency's person identification number from Federal staff, researchers or other persons who may come into contact with the data the State submits to ACF. %PDF-1.4 %���� The statistical formula that is referred to in paragraph (c) and detailed in the proposed regulatory text at Appendix C of the proposed regulation is a standard formula used for making inferences about a population (i.e., for drawing conclusions about the State's outcomes). As noted in the previous section on compliance, if a State's data does not comply with file submission standards we will not process the State's data file any further to determine if the State is in compliance with the data standards. To address these concerns, President Clinton signed the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (Pub. Dated: October 25, 2005. This can include older relatives or foster parents, but excludes peers, spouses and. Nebraska Signs Emergency Contract With Foster Care Provider Amid Scandal. ----Yes.......... ----No........... ----Declined..... Children...................... Have you ever This means giving given birth or birth to or fathered any fathering at least children that one child that was were born? Further, since we want to preserve our ability to analyze NYTD data along with AFCARS data, we wanted comparable reporting periods. This also could include access to free health care through a college, Indian Tribe, or other source. A youth may have a full-time and part-time job concurrently. that a person has certification received education that you have or training that received? These formulas are standard and commonly used for this purpose. (iii) One half of one percent (0.5%) of the funds subject to a penalty for each reporting period in which ACF makes a final determination that the State agency's data file does not comply with the participation rate for youth in foster care standard defined in Sec. In general, blank responses are never acceptable in the general elements in 45 CFR 1356.83(g)(1) through (g)(5), which are the State, report date, record number, date of birth and gender of the youth. Youth Advocate Programs, which in recent years has secured a high-quality research result and a big philanthropic bet, has now locked in a long-term succession plan within its ranks. [The Chafee Ace] did not address the critical role of families in young adults’ lives nor the basic support that families typically provide their young adult children well past the age of 18 or 21. Served status--servic, only. Access over 120 million legal information documents, including the largest collection of common law and civil law content on one intuitive and advanced service. 1882, enacted December 14, 1999) aims to assist youth aging out of foster care in the United States in obtaining and maintaining independent living skills. A youth is considered to have experienced homelessness if the youth had no regular place to live of his own. In paragraph (g)(4), we ask the State to report the youth's date of birth. 106-169); the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub . (iv) Incapacitated. We believe that having an interim age for follow-up would allow States to preserve the sample by keeping in contact with youth who have aged out of foster care. However, participants in the consultation process noted several difficulties with using the point of discharge. Its purpose was spelled out in the legislation A State may report multiple local agencies if more than one agency meets this element description. Since we expect that many States will incorporate the responsibility to track youth and engage youth in responding to the outcome survey into the work of caseworkers and service providers, we wanted to set a reasonable expectation for compliance. For example, a State is out of compliance with the discharged youth participation rate only in the first reporting period of a fiscal year, which carries a 0.5 percent penalty for the reporting period. 0000003320 00000 n Although participants in the consultation process did not mention incentives specifically, our experience with AFCARS and other Child and Family Services Programs indicate that States are very interested in incentives that encourage desired behavior. Indicate whether this category applies for the youth, with a ``yes'' or ``no''. Or, a youth may have moved from one county to another within the State during a reporting period and have received independent living services from both counties. Indicate whether the youth received post-secondary educational support during the reporting period with a ``yes'' or ``no'' as appropriate. Errors are defined in paragraph (c) of this section and in general refer to elements that have missing or blank data, data that are outside the acceptable response options, or illogical or inconsistent responses. These periods are the same as the AFCARS reporting periods. (32) Education financial assistance. or B.S. The adult can be a relative, former foster parent, birth parent, or other older member of the community, but cannot be a peer such as a boyfriend, girlfriend, best friend, partner, or spouse. That original data element included response options to differentiate youth who entered foster care through (1) child protective services (CPS); (2) State programs for children or persons in need of supervision (typically called CHINS or PINS); (3) juvenile justice; (4) mental health; (5) tribal agency; or (6) other arrangements. We chose the six-month reporting period time frame because we are interested in getting timely information on the older youth. An alternative to lists of cases, the Precedent Map makes it easier to establish which ones may be of most relevance to your research and prioritise further reading. Alternatively, we also considered allowing a certain number of elements (e.g., 10 percent, or 5, of the remaining 53 elements) to fail the 90 percent standard before we considered a State out of compliance. We believe, therefore, that requiring an encryption method will involve a minimal burden to States. As we refined the instrument, we wanted to limit the number of data elements that would have to be updated frequently by caseworkers. In paragraph (g)(22), we propose that a State report the data element post-secondary educational support, which includes those services that help a youth enter or complete college. … Data elements for baseline and follow-up youth. If the youth does not answer this question, indicate ``declined.'' Through these assessment reviews we have found that States may be in compliance with the AFCARS data standards, but not in compliance with all the AFCARS requirements. was created in 1999 with passage of the Foster Care Independence Act (PL 106-169). Chafee Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 . Second, the amount of the penalty had to be small enough so that in combination with other potential penalties, the maximum penalty would not be exceeded for the Federal fiscal year (5 percent). (3) Error-free information. Calculation of the Penalty Amount. In paragraphs (g)(57) through (g)(60), we are proposing that the State capture the type of health insurance coverage that a youth has indicated in the previous element. (21) Academic support. Also, caseworkers who responded in the pilot test reported that they often rely on ``teachable moments'' to deliver important support and skill-building services to youth. As we refined the definition of the served population, we came to believe that requiring States to report services information on each youth in foster care went well beyond the statutory requirements and would pose an unnecessary burden on States. The State is also required to use this standard for AFCARS reporting purposes. Such services include the following: academic counseling; preparation for a GED, including assistance in applying for or studying for a GED exam; tutoring; help with homework; study skills training; literacy training; and help accessing educational resources. (37) Sampling status. 106-182, June 10, 1999). Indicate the first two digits of the State's Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the State submitting the report to ACF. The amount of errors acceptable for each reporting period is described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. Paragraph (g) describes all of the data elements. The State agency could not locate a youth who is not in foster care or otherwise invite such a youth's participation. In paragraph (g)(28), we ask states to report the family support and healthy marriage education that a youth receives, if it is paid for or provided by the CFCIP agency. States may consult the BIA's list of federally recognized tribes published in the Federal Register most recently on November 25, 2005 (70 FR 71193) or contact the BIA to determine whether a Tribe is federally recognized. However, the sample size must not exceed the total number of youth in the baseline population who participated in data collection at age 17. Although we have not proposed such cross-file checks as a factor of compliance in the NYTD, we welcome comments on incorporating cross-file checks into the error standard. The discussion on paragraph (d) below goes into more detail on how we calculate a State's penalty amount. (vi) None of the above means that the youth has not received any of the above educational certifications. (41) Social Security. Client-level data supports more sophisticated analysis of the services provided to youth and the characteristics of the youth who receive them. Also, a youth's brief experience with substance abuse, incarceration or homelessness often has a significant impact on his/her life and ability to be self- sufficient in a way that other experiences do not. The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (H.R. xref This definition includes either a self-referral or referral by a social worker, school staff, physician, mental health worker, foster parent, or other adult. We ultimately decided that the penalty amounts are rather small given the size of the Chafee allotments. In November of 1999, The Foster Care Independence Act (also named the Chafee Act after the late John H. Chafee, the senator who sponsored the bill) passed congress. We want to highlight those areas here to ensure that we receive sufficient comment on these issues: Conducting outcome data collection activities on young people ages 17, 19 and 21 years old (sections 1356.82 and 1356.83). (e) Submitting corrected data and noncompliance. Health education and risk prevention does not include the youth's actual receipt of direct medical care or substance abuse treatment. (i) If the youth is in foster care during the current reporting period or was in foster care under the placement and care responsibility of the State agency during a previous reporting period, the State agency must use and report to the NYTD the same person identification number for the youth the State agency reports to AFCARS. The youth's date of birth. Youth aging out of foster care, or transitioning out of the formal foster care system, are one of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. (54) Marriage at child's birth. Indicate whether the youth received housing education or home management training during the reporting period with a ``yes'' or ``no'' as appropriate. We expect that for many States this type of follow-up with youth who have left the system will be new and challenging. In the pilot test, we asked States to report three data elements related to education: current school enrollment status, educational level (last grade completed), and highest education certificate received. The purpose of requiring the State to report the date of outcome data collection is to allow ACF to assess whether the State collected the outcomes data within 45 days of the youth's 17th birthday and within the reporting period of the youth's 19th and 21st birthday, as required in section 1356.82. 15................... Local agency... FIPS code(s), Centralized unit. For a 17-year-old youth in the baseline population, the data element relates to a youth's lifetime experience. 0000043415 00000 n 0000006371 00000 n If you have an email address with the organisation, please use that. In paragraph (g)(25), we propose that a State indicate whether the youth is receiving training in budget and financial management. In paragraph (b)(1), we propose to set a standard of 90 percent error-free data for the remaining data elements (45 CFR 1356.83(g)(6) through (g)(13), (g)(15) through (g)(35), and (g)(37) through (g)(60)). Therefore, we believe that for States to report the information accurately to us, we must attempt to define the categories of services broadly and keep them relatively few in number compared to the variety of services States provide. Indicate whether the youth had a child with a ``yes'' or ``no.'' This does not affect the deadline for the public to comment to the Department on the proposed regulations. accepted as the responsibility of the State's CFCIP agency and straightforward for States to measure: Outcome 1: Increase young people's financial self- sufficiency. Grants are offered to States and Tribes who submit a plan to assist youth in a wide variety of areas designed to support a … employed between one and 34 hours per week as of the date of the outcome data collection. 106—182——June 10, 1999 B. H.Res. President Clinton signed the Act into law (P.L. Current full-time employment.. The State agency must report outcome information on at least 80 percent of youth in foster care on the date of outcomes data collection as indicated in Sec. However, although some of the proposed NYTD elements at first glance may appear to be identical to AFCARS elements, they are. Those six outcomes focus on the youth's financial self- sufficiency, experience with homelessness, educational attainment, positive connections with adults, high-risk behavior, and access to health insurance. [The Chafee Ace] did not address the critical role of families in young adults’ lives nor the basic support that families typically provide their young adult children well past the age of 18 or 21. If a youth knows that he or she has one type of coverage and is not sure about the other types, indicate only the type he or she knows about. Since the State collects information on a new baseline population every three years rather than every year, data collection on follow-up populations will occur only in years with no data collection on baseline populations. employment. Chapter 8. 0000003730 00000 n In paragraph (g)(2), we propose that a State indicate the reporting period date. We also considered setting a participation standard based solely on the youth's age, but believe that this approach would have the same flaw as a single standard. If the youth does not answer this question, indicate ``declined.'' Yes, No, follow-up population. Indicate whether the youth has insurance coverage for medical and mental health care only if the youth has indicated that he or she has health insurance coverage as described in paragraph (g)(56) of this section. These elements are in addition to the basic demographic elements required in paragraph (b). Twenty Years after the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (“Chafee”): What We Know Now About Meeting the Needs of Teens and Young Adults. We are not, however, regulating the manner in which States administer the survey. Please refer to the end of the preamble for a Chart 2 on the proposed NYTD that accompanies this section. Furthermore, it would be too complex to implement an ``incentive'' that would also be rather small in amount at the same time we were implementing a complicated penalty scheme. With regard to services, the Act requires us to identify data elements to track the number and characteristics of children receiving services under section 477 of the Act and the type and quantity of services States provide. Section 477(a)(3) of the Act identifies a purpose of the CFCIP as helping ``children who are likely to remain in foster care until 18 years of age prepare for and enter postsecondary training and educational institutions.'' We estimate the total number of respondents in Year 1 will be 39,832 (766 x 52). The law also requires us to take into account the degree of a State's noncompliance with the NYTD requirements. If a youth knows that he or she has one type of coverage and is not sure about the other types, indicate only the type he or she knows about. Regarding the AFCARS review process, we have often heard from States that the onsite activities are beneficial and provide the State with valuable technical assistance. For a 17-year-old youth in the baseline population, the data element relates to a youth's lifetime experiences. For example, we would not know whether a youth did not receive a service because it is unavailable in the State or locality, unallowable according to State policy or eligibility criteria, or unsuitable given the youth's age and/or needs. The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (Pub.L. Each month thousands of new cases and legal documents are added to vLex Justis, providing you with up-to-date content and a wider range of information to support your research. This approach seemed to work in favor of a State that was successful in tracking the youth and asking the youth to participate, but ultimately the youth chose not to respond to the survey.

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