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LA Rev Stat § 46:287.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§287.6. Provision of services

RS 287.6 - Provision of services  A. Family preservation services may be provided to children and their families only when the department has determined that:  (1) The child has been placed in foster care or is at actual, imminent risk of foster care placement due to:  (a) Child abuse or neglect.  (b) A serious threat of substantial harm to the child's health, safety, or welfare.  (c) Family conflict.  (2) There are no other available services that will prevent foster care placement of the child or make it possible to immediately return the child to his home.  B. The department shall refer eligible families to family preservation services on a twenty-four-hour intake basis. The department need not refer otherwise eligible families, and family preservation services need not be provided if:  (1) The services are not available in the community in which the family resides.  (2) The services cannot be provided because the program is filled to capacity and there are no current service openings.  (3) The family refuses the service.  (4) The department or the agency that is supervising the foster care placement has developed a case plan that does not include reunification of the child and family.  (5) The department or the contracted service provider determines that the safety of a child, a family member, or persons providing the service would be unduly threatened.  C. Nothing in this Subpart shall prevent provision of family preservation services to nonfamily members when the department or the service provider deems it necessary or appropriate to do so in order to assist the family or child.  Acts 1993, No. 857, §1, eff. June 23, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 46:287.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§287.7. Study of family preservation services

RS 287.7 - Study of family preservation services  A. The department shall, within available funds, conduct a family preservation services study in at least one region within the state. In developing and conducting the project, the department shall consult and coordinate with at least one qualified private, nonprofit agency that has demonstrated expertise and experience in family preservation services. The purpose of the study is to:  (1) Develop a valid and reliable process for accurately identifying clients who are eligible for family preservation services.  (2) Collect data on which to base projections of service needs, budget requests, and long-range planning.  (3) Develop regional and statewide projections of service needs.  (4) Develop a cost estimate for implementation and expansion of family preservation services on a statewide basis.  (5) Develop a long-range plan and time frame for expanding the availability of family preservation services and ultimately making such services available to all eligible families on a statewide basis.  (6) Collect data regarding the number of children in foster care, group care, and institutional placements due to medical needs, mental health needs, developmental disabilities, and juvenile offenses, and assess the feasibility of expanding family preservation service eligibility to include all of these children.  B. The department shall prepare a written report to the legislature that addresses the objectives set forth in Subsection A of this Section. The report shall address the feasibility of expanding and implementing family preservation services on a statewide basis. The report shall be submitted to the House Committee on Health and Welfare and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare prior to the 1994 Regular Session of the Legislature.  Acts 1993, No. 857, §1, eff. June 23, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 46:287.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§287.8. Authorized resources

RS 287.8 - Authorized resources  A. For the purpose of providing family preservation services to children who would otherwise be removed from their homes, the department may:  (1) Solicit and use any available federal or private resources, which may include funds, in-kind resources, or volunteer services.  (2) Use any available state resources, which may include in-kind resources or volunteer services.  B. The provisions of this Subpart shall be applicable only to the extent that funds are made available for this purpose from public or private sources, or both.  Acts 1993, No. 857, §1, eff. June 23, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 46:287.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§287.9. Existing contracts

RS 287.9 - Existing contracts  The department's provision of family preservation services pursuant to R.S. 46:287.5(C) is not intended to replace existing contracts with private, nonprofit social service agencies that provide family preservation services. Acts 1993, No. 857, §1, eff. June 23, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 46:288.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§288.1. Short title

RS 288.1 - Short title  This Subpart shall be known and may be cited as the "Extended Foster Care Program Act".  Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:288.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§288.2. Definitions

RS 288.2 - Definitions  As used in this Subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (1) "Court" means the court that exercised juvenile jurisdiction over the child in need of care proceedings involving the youth prior to his eighteenth birthday.  (2) "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services.  (3) "Youth" means an individual who was adjudicated as a child in need of care, was in foster care in the department's custody on the day before his eighteenth birthday, and is at least eighteen years of age but less than twenty-one years of age.  Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:288.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§288.3. Eligibility; notice

RS 288.3 - Eligibility; notice  A. The department may provide extended foster care services for a youth who satisfies one of the following conditions for eligibility:  (1) Completing secondary education or a program leading to an equivalent credential.  (2) Enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education.  (3) Participating in a program or activity designed to promote employment or remove barriers to employment.  (4) Employed for at least eighty hours per month.  (5) Is incapable of doing any part of the activities in Paragraphs (1) through (4) of this Subsection due to a medical condition. A medical condition invoked pursuant to this Paragraph shall be documented and supported by regularly updated information in the youth's case plan.  B. The department shall notify all foster children and their foster parents or other custodians in writing of the availability of these benefits and services upon the foster child's seventeenth birthday, and every ninety days thereafter until the child's eighteenth birthday, unless the foster child and foster parents or other custodians have already consented in writing to participation in this program.  Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:288.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§288.4. Extended foster care voluntary placement agreement

RS 288.4 - Extended foster care voluntary placement agreement  A. If a youth chooses to participate in extended foster care services and meets the eligibility criteria set forth in R.S. 46:288.3(A), the department and the youth shall sign an extended foster care voluntary placement agreement that shall include, at a minimum, the following:  (1) The obligation for the youth to continue to meet the conditions for eligibility set forth in R.S. 46:288.3(A) for the duration of the voluntary extended foster care agreement.  (2) Any obligation considered necessary by the department for the youth to continue to receive extended foster care services if the youth is eligible for those services.  (3) Any obligation considered necessary by the department to facilitate the youth's continued success in the program.  (4) Termination of an extended foster care voluntary placement agreement and program participation as set forth in R.S. 46:288.8.  (5) The voluntary nature of the youth's participation in receiving extended foster care services.  (6) The opportunity for a fair hearing if the youth believes that he has been denied extended foster care services or that his request has not been acted upon with reasonable promptness.  B. Once the department determines that a youth is eligible and the youth signs the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement, the department may provide extended foster care services to the youth in accordance with this Subpart.  C. Acceptance of these benefits and services shall in no way deprive the youth in foster care of any rights or obligations conferred by attaining the age of majority.  Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:288.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§288.5. Written court report; filing

RS 288.5 - Written court report; filing  Within one hundred fifty days after the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement is signed, the department shall file with the court a written report that shall contain all of the following:  (1) The youth's name, date of birth, race, gender, and current address.  (2) A statement of facts that support the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement and includes both of the following:  (a) The reasonable efforts made to achieve the permanency goal of independence for the youth.  (b) The reasons why it remains in the youth's best interests to continue in extended foster care in a voluntary placement.  (3) A copy of the signed extended foster care voluntary placement agreement.  (4) Any other information the department or the youth wants the court to consider.  Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:288.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§288.6. Jurisdiction; findings; closure of court case

RS 288.6 - Jurisdiction; findings; closure of court case  A. The court has jurisdiction to review the written report and make a determination whether it is in the youth's best interest to continue in extended foster care in a voluntary placement.  B. Upon filing of the written report set forth in R.S. 46:288.5, the court shall open an extended foster care case for the purpose of determining whether continuing in extended foster care in a voluntary placement is in the youth's best interest. The court shall make a determination no later than twenty-one days after the date the report was filed.  C. Following the court's determination of whether continuing in extended foster care in a voluntary placement is in the youth's best interest, the court shall close the extended foster care case and the department shall provide extended foster care services to the youth in accordance with this Subpart.  Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:288.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§288.7. Internal administrative reviews

RS 288.7 - Internal administrative reviews  The department shall conduct internal administrative reviews not less than once every one hundred eighty days to determine the status of the following:  (1) The youth's safety.  (2) Continuing necessity and appropriateness of placement.  (3) Extent of compliance with the case plan.  (4) Projected date when the youth may no longer require extended foster care services.  Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:288.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§288.8. Termination

RS 288.8 - Termination  A. A youth may choose to terminate the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement and stop receiving extended foster care services at any time.  B. If, at any time, the department determines that the youth is not in compliance with the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement or any program requirements, the department may terminate the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement with the youth and stop providing extended foster care services to the youth. The department shall provide written or electronic notice to the youth regarding termination of the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement and the youth's participation in the program.  Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:288.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§288.9. Extension of subsidy

RS 288.9 - Extension of subsidy  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may extend an adoption or guardianship subsidy to the adoptive parent or guardian with whom the department established a subsidy arrangement for a youth who initially was adopted from or entered guardianship from foster care and began receiving the adoption or guardianship subsidy after age sixteen, but prior to age eighteen, if the adoptive parents or guardians remain financially responsible for the youth and the youth meets the same criteria for eligibility set forth in R.S. 46:288.3 to participate in the state's extended foster care program.  Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:288.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§288.10. Rulemaking

RS 288.10 - Rulemaking  The department shall promulgate and enforce any rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subpart in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:290 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§290. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 290 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:290.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§290.1. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, eff. July 1, 2020.

RS 290.1 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, eff. July 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 46:291 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§291. §§291 to 296 Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 688, §2

RS 291 - §§291 to 296 Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 688, §2
LA Rev Stat § 46:311 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§311. Legislative findings; purpose

RS 311 - Legislative findings; purpose  A. The legislature hereby finds the following:  (1) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, referred to in this Subpart as "SNAP", is the major food assistance program of this state.  (2) SNAP provides support to needy households and to persons making the transition from welfare to work.  (3) It is the policy of this state to operate SNAP in a manner that maximizes administrative efficiency in delivery of food assistance to eligible children and families.  B. The legislature hereby declares that the purpose of this Subpart is to further this state's policy of fiscal soundness and efficiency in administration of public benefits programs by establishing a task force to study and make recommendations concerning policies, procedures, and technical processes relative to electronic disbursement of SNAP benefits by the Department of Children and Family Services.  Acts 2014, No. 533, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:312 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§312. Task force on SNAP electronic benefits issuance; membership; purpose

RS 312 - Task force on SNAP electronic benefits issuance; membership; purpose  [Effective Date: Terminated on March 1, 2015.]   A. There is hereby created within the Department of Children and Family Services a task force on SNAP electronic benefits issuance, referred to in this Section as the "task force".  B. The task force shall be composed of the following twelve members:  (1) Two members appointed by the commissioner of administration, at least one of whom shall be an employee in the office of information technology.  (2) Two members appointed by the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services, at least one of whom shall be an employee in the division of programs of the department.  (3) The executive director of the Louisiana Retailers Association or his designee.  (4) The president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry or his designee.  (5) The vice president of public affairs of the National Grocers Association or his designee.  (6) One member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.  (7) One member of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate.  (8) One member representing the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center appointed by the vice president for agriculture.  (9) One member representing the Southern University Agricultural Center appointed by the chancellor of the center.  (10) The executive director of the Louisiana Food Bank Association or his designee.  C. At the first meeting, the members of the task force shall select one member to serve as chairman.  D. The purposes of the task force shall include the following:  (1) To study on an ongoing basis the policies, procedures, and technical processes by which the Department of Children and Family Services disburses SNAP benefits electronically.  (2) To consider the impacts on Louisiana families and businesses of prospective policy changes relative to the disbursement schedule for SNAP benefits.  (3) To keep abreast of changes in federal laws and regulations which relate in any manner to electronic issuance of public benefits.  (4) To make recommendations to the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services, on a schedule determined by the chairman, concerning innovations in electronic benefits issuance policies and systems.  E. The task force shall convene on or before September 1, 2014. The secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services shall call the first meeting.  Acts 2014, No. 533, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:313 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§313. Termination

RS 313 - Termination  [Effective Date: Terminated on March 1, 2015.]   The provisions of this Subpart shall terminate on March 1, 2015.  Acts 2014, No. 533, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:321 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§321. Findings

RS 321 - Findings The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) It is the policy of the state to encourage self-sufficiency so that Louisianians may reduce dependence on public benefits to meet basic needs and become economically self-reliant. (2) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as "food stamps" and referred to hereafter as "SNAP", provides crucial support to needy households and to persons making the transition from welfare to work. (3) Pursuant to the federal Food Security Act of 1985, states are required to provide employment and job training services to SNAP recipients who are not exempt from the mandatory work registration requirements of the program. (4) Federal regulations (7 CFR 273.24) limit the duration of receipt of SNAP benefits by nonworking, able-bodied adults without dependents who do not qualify for certain exemptions to a total of three months in any three-year period. However, states may submit to the federal government applications, commonly known as "waivers", to have this three-month limit waived. If approved, such waivers allow able-bodied, nonworking, nonexempt adults to receive SNAP benefits for an unlimited duration provided that those persons meet other eligibility standards of the program. Nationally, waivers of this type have become the standard in SNAP rather than the exception, as forty states and territories, including Louisiana, had a statewide or territory-wide waiver in effect and six other states and territories had a partial-state or partial-territory waiver in effect as of January 1, 2014. (5) When coordinated and delivered in an effective manner, workforce training services for public assistance recipients can be of great value to persons who desire to become self-sufficient and to businesses that strive for greater competitiveness through employing an improved workforce. Acts 2014, No. 622, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:322 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§322. Definitions

RS 322 - Definitions As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section: (1) "ABAWD" means an able-bodied adult without a dependent who receives SNAP benefits. (2) "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services. (3) "FNS" means the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the office of the federal government that administers SNAP. (4) "Participant" means a recipient of SNAP benefits who participates in the pilot initiative provided for in this Subpart. (5) "Pilot initiative" means the workforce training and education pilot initiative provided for in this Subpart. (6) "SNAP" means the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program administered at the federal level by the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and at the state level by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. Acts 2014, No. 622, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:323 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§323. Goals

RS 323 - Goals The goals of the pilot initiative shall include, without limitation, the following: (1) To provide incentives that are demonstrably effective in helping SNAP beneficiaries achieve financial self-sufficiency. (2) To connect employers to job candidates who possess requisite skills such that workforce needs, especially in demand occupations, are readily met. (3) To provide support to SNAP recipients who choose to further their education. (4) To yield a model for incentivizing training and education for public assistance recipients that can be replicated throughout the state. Acts 2014, No. 622, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:325 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§325. Duties of participants

RS 325 - Duties of participants Each participant in the pilot initiative shall do all of the following: (1) At the time of redetermination of eligibility for SNAP benefits, provide to the department all requested documentation of participation in a workforce training or education program. (2) Comply with all other requirements for receipt of SNAP benefits as set forth by the department. Acts 2014, No. 622, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:327 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§327. Notification to legislative committees; reporting

RS 327 - Notification to legislative committees; reporting A. After receiving federal approval as provided in R.S. 46:328 and before commencement of the pilot initiative, the department shall transmit to the members of the House Committee on Health and Welfare and to the members of the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare a written notice that addresses the purpose and function of the pilot initiative and indicates the commencement date of the initiative. The department may transmit the notice required by this Subsection via electronic mail. B. No later than twelve months after commencement of the pilot initiative, and at least annually thereafter, the department shall submit a written report providing a summary and evaluation of outcomes of the pilot initiative to the House Committee on Health and Welfare and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. The department may include the report with its submission of any other report pertaining to SNAP, including without limitation any report required by Subpart E-2 of this Part. Acts 2014, No. 622, §1.