2) Tribes to receive any State-tribal MOU’s to include detailed processes a) a) Receive materials and Improved ICW Unit and all materials in a for notification to Tribes. The Department will information within 10 days: communication supervisors, social timely manner per ICWA continue to work on addressing the issues of continuity. workers & i. i. Internal processes manual or existing MOU. lack of notification to Tribes. administrative staff. implemented to ensure a) Materials to include all time sensitive material are OIP Improved turnaround Update: Region 2 intake notifies tribes intakes(screen-out, sent within guidelines. for time-sensitive within 24 working hours, by secure emergent, ii. The Tribe will notify the documents. and documents notification in FAR, of Tribal Children, agency when they have not Famlink. Efforts continue to ensure Court dates, court received materials within timely notification to tribes, per ICW Improved outcome reports, the required timeframe policy and/or Memorandum of for children and b) CPS intakes: iii. Push for more detailed Agreement (MOA). families. agency guidance to staff in i. Emergent In cases in which child may have more than one case of multiple tribal ii. Non-emergent tribal affiliation, all tribes of which the membership options Reduce child may be a member or eligible for iv. RA will work with CA ICW disproportionate membership, are notified. Program Manager to representation of address jurisdictional issues Native American v. Each office has a system children in the CA to assure notification to system. Tribes of all court hearings b) CPS intakes faxed or emailed by secure email to tribe from MOU’s with Tribes.
2) Tribes to receive any and all materials in a timely manner per ICWA manual or existing MOU. a) Materials to include all intakes(screen-out, emergent, FAR, of Tribal Children, Court dates, court reports, b) CPS intakes: i. Emergent ii. Non-emergent a) a) Receive materials and information within 10 days: i. i. Internal processes implemented to ensure time sensitive material are sent within guidelines. ii. The Tribe will notify the agency when they have not received materials within the required timeframe iii. Push for more detailed agency guidance to staff in case of multiple tribal membership options iv. RA will work with CA ICW Program Manager to address jurisdictional issues v. Each office has a system to assure notification to Tribes of all court hearings b) CPS intakes faxed or emailed by secure email to tribe from Improved communication continuity. Improved turnaround for time-sensitive documents. Improved outcome for children and families. Reduce disproportionate representation of Native American children in the CA system. ICW Unit supervisors, social workers & administrative staff. OIP State-tribal MOU’s to include detailed processes for notification to Tribes. The Department will continue to work on addressing the issues of lack of notification to Tribes. Update: Region 2 intake notifies tribes within 24 working hours, by secure and documents notification in Famlink. Efforts continue to ensure timely notification to tribes, per ICW policy and/or Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). In cases in which child may have more than one tribal affiliation, all tribes of which the child may be a member or eligible for membership, are notified. MOU’s with Tribes.
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