Be in writing (notice by phone call must be followed up with email); Be delivered via in accordance with section IX.C regarding secure transfer of personally identifiable information; and Utilize the agreed-upon included in the appendices to this Agreement, where applicable. Where there is no form, informal email messages are sufficient so long as they contain the necessary information. III. DEFINITIONS [The definitions included are specific to the content of this model. Drafters should consult their county attorneys to incorporate additional definitions.] are costs of transportation that exceed what the LEA would “Additional otherwise pay to transport the student to school if the student were not in foster care. interest determination” refers to the outcome of a process facilitated by the “Best County Department of Human Services, in accordance with 12 CCR 2509-4, 7.301.241, to determine whether it is in a child or youth’s best interest to remain in the school of origin or, alternatively, transfer to a new school. for purposes of this agreement, refers to any approved, non-professional “Caregiver” adult who accepts the responsibility of transporting the student to school, including but not limited to a foster parent, kinship caregiver, custodial or non-custodial parent, non custodial kin, older sibling, etc. The term is used broadly to describe persons who may be reimbursed for their mileage or public transit fares pursuant to this Agreement. in foster care” includes all school-aged children and youth in foster care, “Child regardless of Title IV-E eligibility, including those attending a public preschool. Care” has the same meaning as defined by 45 CFR § 1355.20, which is “Foster substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians and for whom the title IV-E agency has placement and care responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, placements in foster family homes, foster homes of relatives, group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, child care institutions, and preadoptive homes. A child is in foster care in accordance with this definition regardless of whether the foster care facility is licensed and payments are made by the State, Tribal or local agency for the care of the child, whether adoption subsidy payments are being made prior to the finalization of an adoption, or whether there is Federal matching of any payments that are made.”
Be in writing (notice by phone call must be followed up with email); Be delivered via in accordance with section IX.C regarding secure transfer of personally identifiable information; and Utilize the agreed-upon included in the appendices to this Agreement, where applicable. Where there is no form, informal email messages are sufficient so long as they contain the necessary information. III. DEFINITIONS [The definitions included are specific to the content of this model. Drafters should consult their county attorneys to incorporate additional definitions.] “Additional are costs of transportation that exceed what the LEA would otherwise pay to transport the student to school if the student were not in foster care. “Best interest determination” refers to the outcome of a process facilitated by the County Department of Human Services, in accordance with 12 CCR 2509-4, 7.301.241, to determine whether it is in a child or youth’s best interest to remain in the school of origin or, alternatively, transfer to a new school. “Caregiver” for purposes of this agreement, refers to any approved, non-professional adult who accepts the responsibility of transporting the student to school, including but not limited to a foster parent, kinship caregiver, custodial or non-custodial parent, non custodial kin, older sibling, etc. The term is used broadly to describe persons who may be reimbursed for their mileage or public transit fares pursuant to this Agreement. “Child in foster care” includes all school-aged children and youth in foster care, regardless of Title IV-E eligibility, including those attending a public preschool. “Foster Care” has the same meaning as defined by 45 CFR § 1355.20, which is substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians and for whom the title IV-E agency has placement and care responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, placements in foster family homes, foster homes of relatives, group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, child care institutions, and preadoptive homes. A child is in foster care in accordance with this definition regardless of whether the foster care facility is licensed and payments are made by the State, Tribal or local agency for the care of the child, whether adoption subsidy payments are being made prior to the finalization of an adoption, or whether there is Federal matching of any payments that are made.”
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