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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5599 - Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Grants

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The department, through an agreement with
				  the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA), shall collect
				  information on tuition assistance expenditures provided to eligible low income
				  students who are pursuing postsecondary education for the purpose of claiming
				  eligible expenditures that may count as maintenance of effort (MOE) effective
				  TANF state plan FY 2011 for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
				  grant. The eligible tuition assistance expenditures that may be claimed as MOE
				  are from the following programs.
1.
Louisiana Go Grants
- a need based student financial aid grant
				  that supports nontraditional and low income students in their pursuit of
				  postsecondary education. To receive the Go Grants, a student must be receiving
				  a federal Pell grant and have remaining financial need, as determined in
				  accordance with a formula established by the Louisiana Board of Regents. The
				  formula for determining financial need is subject to change on a yearly basis
				  in order to ensure that the greatest number of students will benefit from the
				  funds appropriated for the program by the Louisiana Legislature.
2.
Taylor Opportunity Program for
				  Students (TOPS
) - a state scholarship program for Louisiana residents
				  who attend Louisiana postsecondary institutions.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter A - Designation and Authority of State Agency › Section III-5701 - General Authority

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A. The
					 Strategies to Empower People Program is established in accordance with state
					 and federal laws effective October 1, 2003, to assist recipients of cash
					 assistance to become self-sufficient by providing needed employment-related
					 activities and support services.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						P.L.
						104-193,
						R.S.
						46:231,
						R.S. 46:460,
						and Act 58, 2003 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter A - Designation and Authority of State Agency › Section III-5703 - Program Administration

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A. The
					 Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) shall develop, implement, and
					 administer STEP as the employment program for work-eligible recipients of the
					 Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) in accordance with the
					 provisions of the Federal Welfare Reform Act and make available to eligible
					 FITAP recipients the allowable work, training, and education activities of the
					 STEP Program.
B. Prior to receipt
					 of FITAP, a work-eligible participant shall be notified in writing of program
					 expectations and participant responsibilities. When possible, notification may
					 be delivered via e-mail or other electronic means, and notification delivered
					 in this manner shall be deemed to satisfy the written notification requirement
					 established in this Chapter.
C.
					 DCFS may collaborate with the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) to identify
					 and coordinate employment services for the program. Employment services may be
					 delivered pursuant to performance-based contracts between the department and
					 LWC, other government agencies, or any community partner.
D. A grievance procedure is available for
					 resolving displacement complaints by regular employees or their representatives
					 relating to STEP participants. A grievance procedure is also available for
					 resolving complaints by, or on behalf of, STEP participants in a work-related
					 activity. This grievance procedure hears complaints relating to on-the-job
					 working conditions and workers' compensation coverage.
E. The secretary shall provide workers'
					 compensation and liability insurance coverage for participants engaged in work
					 experience or community service activities.
AUTHORITY
						NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
						P.L.
						104-193,
						R.S.
						46:231,
						R.S. 46:460,
						and Act 58, 2003 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter A - Designation and Authority of State Agency › Section III-5705 - Definitions

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Family Assessment
-consists of an initial
						employability assessment and a comprehensive assessment if needed:
1. initial employability assessment is designed to
						determine the applicant's level of employability, immediate needs, and family
						circumstances during the application process;
2. comprehensive assessment is conducted once the
						applicant is certified for eligibility if needed and may include but is not
						limited to workplace literacy, basic skills and educational attainment,
						interests and aptitude related to employment, barriers to employment, need for
						education, supportive services such as child care and transportation, and other
						supportive services. Specialized assessments can occur for issues that arise
						after an initial assessment has been completed and could include substance
						abuse, domestic violence, mental health screening, or others as determined by
						the department.
Family Success Agreement (FSA)
-the
						mutually developed contract between a Family Independence Temporary Assistance
						Program (FITAP) recipient, on behalf of their family, and the department that
						sets forth mutual and time-bound responsibilities, expectations, activities,
						and goals designed to transition the family from receipt of FITAP to
						self-sufficiency.
Strategies to Empower People (STEP)
- the
						program that provides education, employment, training and related services for
						families receiving FITAP assistance.
Work-Eligible
Family
-a
						FITAP family (including cases which do not receive cash because their benefit
						would be less than $10) which includes at least one adult under age 60 or a
						teen head of household who is not disabled or incapacitated, or who is not
						caring for a family member who is disabled or incapacitated as documented by a
						medical professional.
Work-Eligible Recipient
-an adult under
						age 60 or a teen head of household who is included in a work-eligible family
						and who is not disabled or incapacitated, or who is not caring for a family
						member who is disabled or incapacitated, as documented by a medical
						professional.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						P.L.
						104-193,
						R.S.
						46:231,
						R.S. 46:460,
						and Act 58, 2003 Reg. Session; Act 110, 2004 Reg.
						Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter A - Designation and Authority of State Agency › Section III-5707 - Domestic Violence

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A. The
					 secretary shall waive, for as long as necessary, pursuant to a determination of
					 good cause, any public assistance program requirement that will create
					 obstacles for a victim of domestic violence to escape a domestic violence
					 situation, including but not limited to time limits on receipt of assistance,
					 work, training or educational requirements, limitations on TANF requirements,
					 residency requirements, and any other program requirements which will create
					 obstacles for such victim to escape violence or penalize that victim for past,
					 present, and potential for abuse. However, a victim of domestic violence shall
					 develop a plan that specifies the necessary actions, goals, and services that
					 may enable the victim to become free of a domestic violence
					 situation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						P.L.
						104-193,
						R.S.
						46:231,
						R.S. 46:460,
						and Act 58, 2003 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter B - Participation Requirements › Section III-5709 - School Attendance

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A.
					 Work-eligible FITAP recipients, in order to ensure appropriate child
					 development, educational attainment, and school attendance for each minor child
					 included in the assistance unit, shall agree in the family success agreement
					 (FSA) to actively participate in their child's education through parent-teacher
					 conferences, homework assistance, or other activities.
B. Work-eligible, minor parents who have not
					 yet received a high school diploma or its equivalent shall attend school or
					 related education classes designed to obtain a high school diploma or its
					 equivalent. School attendance shall be the primary work activity for those
					 minor parents who do not have a high school diploma or its
					 equivalent.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						P.L.
						104-193,
						R.S.
						46:231,
						R.S. 46:460,
						and Act 58, 2003 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter B - Participation Requirements › Section III-5711 - Parenting Skills Education

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A.
					 Effective May 1, 2006, FITAP and KCSP recipients who are pregnant or have a
					 child under age one shall participate in parenting skills education as the
					 primary work activity under the Family Success Agreement. Parenting Skills
					 Education consists of family strengthening, parenting information, and money
					 management information. The lessons provide key parenting practices for parents
					 to learn child nurturance that includes care, safety, and understanding child
					 development. Applicable child care and transportation shall be provided to
					 participants to enable their participation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						P.L.
						104-193,
						R.S.
						46:231,
						R.S. 46:460,
						Act 58, 2003 Reg. Session, and Act 16, 2005 Reg.
						Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter B - Participation Requirements › Section III-5713 - Work Activities

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A.
					 Work-eligible recipients shall participate in appropriate work activities for
					 the minimum number of hours specified by federal law as agreed upon in the FSA.
					 Appropriate work activities may include but are not limited to:
1. subsidized or unsubsidized
					 employment;
2. unpaid work
					 experience;
3. on-the-job
					 training;
4. job search;
5. job readiness;
6. vocational education;
7. attendance in secondary school for those
					 individuals who have not graduated from high school;
8. participation in GED or basic skills
					 training;
9. employment-related
					 education;
10. job skills
					 training;
11. community service;
					 and
12. the provision of child care
					 to an individual who is participating in community service.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter B - Participation Requirements › Section III-5715 - Good Cause

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A. A
					 work-eligible applicant or recipient of cash assistance shall immediately
					 participate in work activities for the minimum number of hours per week
					 required by federal law unless one of the following good cause reasons applies:
1. Appropriate child care is unavailable
					 within a reasonable distance from the participant's home or worksite after
					 efforts have been made, and assistance has been offered, to secure child
					 care.
2. Appropriate transportation
					 is:
a. unavailable and the participant's home
					 or worksite are not within a reasonable walking distance, or
b. available but is cost
					 prohibitive.
3.
					 Situations Related to Domestic Violence. Any participant that receives a good
					 cause exception related to domestic violence shall complete a plan that
					 specifies the necessary actions, goals, and services that may enable the victim
					 to become free of the violence.
4.
					 Situations related to the treatment of a mental or physical illness, including
					 substance abuse treatment, where there is verification that participation in
					 required activities would impair a treatment plan of a mental health or medical
					 professional.
5. Temporary,
					 short-term illness, or the temporary care of a family member who is ill, as
					 documented by a medical professional.
6. Temporary emergency crisis, such as
					 homelessness, fire, accident, dislocation due to natural causes, hurricane,
					 flood, or similar circumstances that can be substantiated.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter B - Participation Requirements › Section III-5717 - Sanctions

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A. Sanctions shall
					 be used as a last resort to inform participants that they have not met the
					 expectations set forth in the FSA. Participants shall be sanctioned for the
					 following violations:
1. failure of a
					 work-eligible, minor parent with a child who has not yet received a high school
					 diploma or its equivalent, to attend school or related education classes
					 designed to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent;
2. failure of a public assistance recipient
					 who is pregnant or has a child under age one to attend parenting education and
					 other training conducive to the unique needs of new parents;
3. failure of work-eligible families to meet
					 the required employment and education activities for the minimum number of
					 hours without good cause, as specified in the FSA; or
4. failure of work-eligible families to meet
					 other requirements such as but not limited to immunization, cooperation with
					 support enforcement services, compliance with substance abuse screening,
					 testing, treatment, etc., as specified in the FSA.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter C - STEP Program Process › Section III-5719 - Family Assessment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
					 family assessment shall be completed on all FITAP/STEP applicants in order to
					 assist the worker in identifying family strengths, weaknesses, opportunities
					 and barriers as well as determining programs that the applicants will need to
					 become self-sufficient.
B. The
					 family assessment may be created, sent, signed, or stored by electronic
					 means.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						P.L.
						104-193,
						R.S.
						46:231,
						R.S. 46:460,
						and Act 58, 2003 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter C - STEP Program Process › Section III-5721 - Job Readiness

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. DCFS
					 will ensure job readiness services are provided through other state partners or
					 through performance-based contracts.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						P.L.
						104-193,
						R.S.
						46:231,
						R.S. 46:460,
						and Act 285, 2013 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter C - STEP Program Process › Section III-5723 - Comprehensive Assessment

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A. Once
					 the applicant is certified for eligibility, a comprehensive assessment shall be
					 conducted if needed and may include but is not limited to workplace literacy,
					 basic skills and educational attainment, interests and aptitude related to
					 employment, barriers to employment, need for education, supportive services
					 such as child care and transportation, and other supportive services.
B. Specialized assessments can occur for
					 issues that arise after an initial assessment has been completed and could
					 include substance abuse, domestic violence, mental health screening, or others
					 as determined by the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						P.L.
						104-193,
						R.S.
						46:231,
						R.S. 46:460,
						and Act 58, 2003 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter C - STEP Program Process › Section III-5725 - Family Success Agreement (FSA)

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A. Upon determination of eligibility and
					 after completion of the comprehensive assessment if needed, work-eligible
					 participants shall enter into a contractual agreement, known as the family
					 success agreement (FSA), with the department. The FSA will specify:
1. the client's time-bound goals,
					 responsibilities, and work activity participation; and
2. the department's obligation to provide
					 necessary supportive services, assessments, notifications, information, and
					 case management.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter C - STEP Program Process › Section III-5729 - Support Services

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A.
					 Clients may be provided support services that include but are not limited to:
1. a full range of case maintenance and case
					 management services designed to lead to self-sufficiency;
2. transportation assistance;
3. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
					 (SNAP) benefits;
4. Medicaid
					 benefits;
5. child care;
6. TANF-funded services;
7. other services necessary to accept or
					 maintain employment; and
8.
					 Post-FITAP transitional assistance benefits.
a. Effective September 1, 2021, these
					 services may be provided to participants who are or become ineligible for cash
					 assistance due to earned income within the limits of appropriations. They
					 include a monthly transportation payment, other supportive service payments
					 used to cover certain costs deemed necessary for employment, housing assistance
					 used to address a specific episode of need deemed necessary to maintain
					 employment, educational assistance, and a work retention incentive. The
					 payments may begin with the first month of FITAP ineligibility and continue
					 through the twelfth month of ineligibility or through the last month of
					 employment, whichever comes first. The twelve months need not be
					 consecutive.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 16 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Chapter 57 - Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program › Subchapter D - Recovery › Section III-5741 - Recovery of Overpayments

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A. All
					 Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) overpayments shall be subject to
					 collection, either by recoupment or recovery, with the exception of inadvertent
					 household error claims and administrative error claims of less than $350 for
					 participating and nonparticipating households.
B. Action will be taken to recover all claims
					 which are determined to be the result of intentional program
					 violation.
AUTHORITY
						NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
						P.L.
						104-193.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 17 - Earned Income Tax Credit and Tax Assistance Program for Filers without Children › Chapter 58 - Earned Income Tax Credit and Tax Assistance Program for Filers without Children › Subchapter A - Designation and Authority of State Agency › Section III-5801 - Authority

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A. The Earned
					 Income Tax Credit and Tax Assistance Program for Filers without Children
					 Program is established in accordance with Executive Order KBB 2005-17 Louisiana
					 Solutions to Poverty Network Council, effective November 1, 2006, to provide a
					 tax filing service offered free of charge to low-income taxpayers.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with Executive Order KBB 2005-17 Louisiana Solutions
						to Poverty Network Council.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 17 - Earned Income Tax Credit and Tax Assistance Program for Filers without Children › Chapter 58 - Earned Income Tax Credit and Tax Assistance Program for Filers without Children › Subchapter A - Designation and Authority of State Agency › Section III-5803 - Administration

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Earned
					 Income Tax Credit and Tax Assistance Program for Filers without Children
					 Program shall be administered by the Department of Social Services, Office of
					 Family Support through contracts with outside entities.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with Executive Order KBB 2005-17 Louisiana Solutions
						to Poverty Network Council.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 17 - Earned Income Tax Credit and Tax Assistance Program for Filers without Children › Chapter 58 - Earned Income Tax Credit and Tax Assistance Program for Filers without Children › Subchapter B - Eligibility › Section III-5805 - Conditions of Eligibility

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A.
					 Eligibility for services is limited to:
1.
					 individuals without minor children who meet the U.S. Department of the Treasury
					 Internal Revenue Service's Earned Income Tax Credit income eligibility
					 standard; or
2. married couples
					 without minor children who meet the U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal
					 Revenue Service's Earned Income Tax Credit income eligibility
					 standard.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter A - Program Administration and Eligibility › Section III-6901 - Program Creation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. From
					 federal funds, state funds, and/or funds made available from private or local
					 sources for this purpose, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
					 is hereby authorized to establish a family violence program, hereafter called
					 the "Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program." This program is for
					 the development of community based shelters and support services for victims of
					 family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence. The Family Violence
					 Prevention and Intervention Program is partially funded through the Temporary
					 Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. The program meets TANF goal 4
					 to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. DCFS will be
					 responsible for the administration of available funding to selected program
					 providers.
B. DCFS will administer
					 the program to do the following:
1. establish
					 immediate and full-time trauma informed shelters for victims of family
					 violence, domestic violence, and dating violence and their dependents;
					 and
2. increase, improve, and
					 coordinate the delivery of comprehensive support services to victims of family
					 violence, domestic violence, and dating violence.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter A - Program Administration and Eligibility › Section III-6903 - Eligible Organizations

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A. In
					 order to receive funding, a program providers core function must be providing
					 assistance to victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating
					 violence. The program provider must be a public or private nonprofit
					 organization and demonstrate that it can provide services that include but are
					 not limited to the following:
1. a 24-hour a
					 day shelter which provides safe refuge and temporary lodging for victims of
					 family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence and their dependents or
					 other safe refuge accommodations such as time limited hotel and motel
					 placements and other direct placement programs;
2. counseling for victims;
3. support programs that assist victims of
					 family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence in obtaining needed
					 medical, legal, and other services and information; and
4. educational programs tailored to increase
					 community awareness of family violence, domestic violence, and dating
					 violence.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter A - Program Administration and Eligibility › Section III-6905 - Contracts for Services

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A. DCFS
					 will contract for services with eligible providers in accordance with the
					 Louisiana procurement code, R.S. 39:1551-1736.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
						46:2121-2128.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter A - Program Administration and Eligibility › Section III-6907 - Application Process

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A.
					 Application packets will be sent to all existing family violence program
					 providers and all persons and organizations that have made past inquiries
					 regarding funding. Organizations interested in applying may request application
					 packets from the Department of Children and Family Services, P.O. Box 94065,
					 Baton Rouge, LA 70821.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
						46:2121-2128.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter A - Program Administration and Eligibility › Section III-6911 - Program Monitoring

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
					 Program providers that contract with the Department of Children and Family
					 Services (DCFS) and receive funding for domestic violence programs must allow
					 and agree that:
1. DCFS personnel will make
					 annual on-site programmatic contract reviews. DCFS, at its discretion, may make
					 more than one programmatic visit per year. These site visits will be conducted
					 for compliance with contractual requirements; and
2. the program grants to the Office of the
					 Legislative Auditor, the Office of the Inspector General, the Bureau of Audit
					 and Compliance Services, the federal government, and any other officially
					 designated authorized representatives of DCFS the right to audit, inspect, and
					 review all books and records pertaining to services rendered under their
					 contract with DCFS and the right to conduct on-site monitoring.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter A - Program Administration and Eligibility › Section III-6913 - Guiding Principles for Minimum Program Standards

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A. All of the minimum program standards are
					 considered mandatory. Any program provider found noncompliant with a critical
					 standard must submit a corrective action plan to address the noncompliant
					 standard to the department within 15 calendar days after the date of the
					 program inspection.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
						46:2121-2128.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter B - Minimum Program Standards › Section III-6915 - Governance

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A. Guiding
					 Principles. The board of directors is the governing body of a nonprofit
					 organization. The board establishes the programs mission statement and develops
					 policies necessary to carry out the mission. The board secures financial
					 support and is legally responsible and accountable for the organization and the
					 programs that the organization administers. The roles of the board and the
					 executive director are clearly differentiated. The executive director, a
					 program staff member, does not govern and the board does not interfere with,
					 participate in, or administer the day-to-day program activities.
B. Critical Minimum Standards
1. Standard 1.1. The mission and philosophy
					 of the program must be compatible with the philosophy of the department as
					 stated in §6901. B 1-2.
2. Standard
					 1.2. The program must have documentation of its authority to operate under
					 state law.
3. Standard 1.3. The
					 program must have a designated board of directors.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter B - Minimum Program Standards › Section III-6917 - DCFS Contract Requirements

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A.
					 Guiding Principles. The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
					 requires that all family violence programs meet basic legal and contractual
					 obligations and specify these obligations in the contract. These standards are
					 not inclusive of all the requirements under the contract. The contract will
					 contain a mandatory provision for compliance with DCFS quality assurance
					 standards (see
					 R.S.
					 46:2122, program creation;
					 R.S.
					 46:2124, community shelters, funding,
					 services;
					 R.S.
					 46:2126, programs for victims of family
					 violence, creation; and
					 R.S.
					 46:2128, eligibility requirements for local
					 family violence programs).
B.
					 Critical Minimum Standards
1. Standard 2.1.
					 The legal structure of the program must permit it to enter into a contract with
					 the state and to abide by federal statutes and regulations. The program must
					 agree to abide by the requirements of the following as applicable to employees,
					 volunteers, and survivors: title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
					 amended by the Equal Opportunity Act of 1972; Federal Executive Order 11246;
					 the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Vietnam Era Veterans
					 Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of
					 1968; title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Act of 1972; and
					 the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. These regulations require that the
					 program act as an equal opportunity employer. The program must not discriminate
					 against anyone seeking employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color,
					 disability, national origin, religion, veteran status, marital status, sexual
					 orientation, abuse status (i.e. battered or formerly battered), or parenthood.
					 Program employees must not discriminate in the provision of services or use of
					 volunteers on the basis of any status described above. No program can
					 discriminate or retaliate against any employee who exercises their rights under
					 any federal or state anti-discrimination law.
2. Standard 2.2. The program must maintain
					 current commercial liability insurance coverage on all program owned vehicles.
					 Staff members and volunteers who transport survivors and their families in
					 their personal vehicles must also maintain appropriate liability insurance
					 coverage.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter B - Minimum Program Standards › Section III-6919 - Confidentiality

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A. Guiding
					 Principles. The board of directors, staff members, and volunteers of the family
					 violence program must maintain the highest ethical standards in all areas of
					 the organizations performance and in program implementation. Confidentiality
					 must be guaranteed. The program must implement methods for determining the
					 extent of danger to survivors and develop proper ways to prepare for the future
					 safety of domestic violence survivors (see
					 R.S.
					 46:2124.1, privileged communications and
					 records; a provision in the federal Family Violence Prevention and Services Act
					  42 U.S.C. 1042(a)(2)  E; Section 40002, of the Violence Against Women and
					 Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, PL 1009-162, subparagraph
					 (b)(2), non-disclosure of confidential or private information and section
					 40002(a)(18), personally identifying information or personal
					 information).
B. Critical Minimum
					 Standards
1. Standard 3.1. The program must
					 have policies and procedures that maintain compliance with the confidentiality
					 requirements of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) and the
					 Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA). These include the following specific
					 provisions that require those programs receiving grant funds to:
a. protect the confidentiality and privacy of
					 adults, youth, and child victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
					 assault, or stalking and their families. No individual client information can
					 be revealed without the informed, written, and reasonably time-limited consent
					 of the person about whom information is sought; and
b. have policies and procedures specific to
					 maintaining the confidentiality of information that can be released to the
					 parent or guardian of a non-emancipated minor, to the guardian of a person with
					 disabilities, or pursuant to statutory or court mandate. Federal law provides
					 that consent for release may not be given by the abuser of the minor, the
					 abuser of the other parent of the minor, or the abuser of a person with
					 disabilities.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter B - Minimum Program Standards › Section III-6921 - Facility Management

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A.
					 Guiding Principles. These standards encompass the overall practices and
					 procedures that the program employs to ensure that the facility and grounds
					 that the program leases or owns are appropriately accessible, functional,
					 attractive, safe, and secure for the persons served, visitors, employees, and
					 volunteers. They ensure that the program meets legal requirements and codes for
					 public safety and health.
B.
					 Critical Minimum Standards
1. Standard 4.1.
					 The program must adhere to all applicable zoning, building, fire, health, and
					 safety codes and the laws of the state and of the community in which the
					 organization is located. Programs are annually inspected by the Office of
					 Public Health and the State Fire Marshal.
2. Standard 4.2. Traditional, multifamily,
					 and single family shelters must have monitored security, which may be an
					 electronic security system, security cameras, security guards, or on-site
					 police or sheriff protection.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter B - Minimum Program Standards › Section III-6923 - Financial Management and Fund Development

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A. Guiding Principles. The board, the
					 executive director, and other specified staff members share the responsibility
					 for fiscal management. The board has the final legal responsibility for
					 financial matters and should set policies, oversee the raising of revenue,
					 approve annual budgets, and monitor finances throughout the year. The board
					 should authorize the executive director to plan and implement procedures that
					 carry out the fiscal policies while ensuring internal control so that no single
					 individual directs all of the organizations day-to-day financial activities.
					 Staff members that are assigned financial responsibilities are to make regular
					 reports to the board.
B. Critical
					 Minimum Standards
1. Standard 5.1. The
					 program must comply with all financial regulations, such as earnings
					 withholding and payment of federal, state, and Social Security taxes and the
					 management and use of restricted funds.
2. Standard 5.2. The program must complete
					 and submit the annual IRS Form 990 in a timely, accurate manner and include
					 specific information about the relevant years activities and
					 outcomes.
3. Standard 5.3. The
					 programs board of directors must ensure that its financial statements are
					 audited, certified, and prepared in accordance with sound accounting practices.
					 The audit must be completed within six months of the close of the organizations
					 fiscal year.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter B - Minimum Program Standards › Section III-6925 - Staff Management

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A.
					 Guiding Principles. These standards encourage strong professional values.
					 Relevant goals, objectives, and plans must be established for staff and
					 volunteer administration.
B.
					 Critical Minimum Standards
1. Standard 6.1.
					 The program must have written personnel policies that comply with employment
					 law and prohibit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, gender, sex,
					 age, sexual orientation, disability, including substance abuse, economic or
					 educational status, religion, HIV/AIDS or health status, and national
					 origin.
2. Standard 6.2. Employees,
					 program staff members, volunteers, and other personnel responsible for the
					 actions of one or more persons and who have been given or have applied to be
					 considered for a position of supervisory or disciplinary authority over
					 children, with the permission of said person, must have a criminal history
					 record check through the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
					 before starting employment (see
					 R.S.
					 15:587.1, provision of information to protect
					 children and
					 R.S.
					 15:587.3, volunteers and employees in
					 youth-serving organizations; background information).
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A. Guiding
					 Principles. These standards encourage strong professional values. Relevant
					 goals, objectives, and plans must be established for staff and volunteer
					 administration.
B. Critical Minimum
					 Standards
1. Standard 7.1. Training shall be
					 required for all individuals associated with the program. This includes board
					 members, program staff members, and volunteers. Prior to working alone with
					 clients, new staff members and volunteers must complete a minimum of 40 hours
					 of training and must thereafter, annually complete a minimum of 30 hours of
					 family violence training. The training curriculum should be compatible with the
					 Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (LCADV) training manual or
					 include the following topics:
a. historical
					 perspective on the movement to end violence against women;
b. introduction to domestic
					 violence;
c.
					 confidentiality;
d. introduction to
					 cultural competency;
e.
					 introduction to survivor centered advocacy;
f. ethics in advocacy;
g. the impact of domestic violence on
					 children;
h. civil legal and
					 criminal procedure;
i. advocacy
					 skills;
j. skills development;
					 and
k. trauma informed
					 care.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter B - Minimum Program Standards › Section III-6929 - Eligibility

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A. Guiding
					 Principles. These standards seek to ensure the availability and equal provision
					 of services to family violence survivors and their dependents. These standards
					 also define circumstances and situations that could render a survivor
					 ineligible for program services.
B.
					 Critical Minimum Standards
1. Standard 8.1.
					 The program must provide services regardless of race, religion, color, national
					 origin, gender, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation,
					 citizenship, immigration status, marital status, or language spoken. The
					 program must assist and accommodate persons with mental or physical special
					 needs. Assistance shall be provided through coordinated efforts between family
					 violence program staff members and other identified service
					 providers.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter B - Minimum Program Standards › Section III-6931 - Safety Planning

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A.
					 Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs
					 establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention
					 services shall be voluntary.
B.
					 Critical Minimum Standards
1. Standard 9.1.
					 The program must provide a program staff member to be available 24-hours a day
					 to assist survivors of family violence with assessing levels of danger and
					 lethality and to assist them in developing a personal plan for
					 safety.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter B - Minimum Program Standards › Section III-6933 - Hotline

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A. Guiding
					 Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish
					 common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services
					 shall be voluntary.
B. Critical
					 Minimum Standards
1. Standard 10.1. The
					 program must operate a 24 hour, 7 days a week hotline. The hotline must be
					 answered by a program staff member or volunteer who has had training on crisis
					 intervention and trauma informed approaches to hotline
					 calls.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter B - Minimum Program Standards › Section III-6935 - Information, Outreach, and Community Education

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A. Guiding Principles. These standards
					 require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention
					 services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary.
B. Minimum Standards
1. Standard 11.1. The program must maintain a
					 current listing of traditional and nontraditional community resources
					 including:
a. emergency service telephone
					 numbers;
b. housing
					 alternatives;
c. medical and health
					 care services including dentistry;
d. legal services;
e. alcohol and drug related
					 services;
f. translation and
					 interpreter services;
g. child
					 protective and welfare related services;
h. housing options and resources;
i. services for those individuals with
					 physical or cognitive disabilities;
j. lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
					 questioning (LGBTQ) support services;
k. counseling services for adults and
					 children;
l. emergency and other
					 transportation services;
m.
					 continuing education and job training;
n. child care services and parenting
					 education;
o. batterer intervention
					 services;
p. consumer, credit, and
					 financial services;
q. adolescent
					 services and programs;
r. elderly
					 support services;
s. school based
					 services; and
t. victim and witness
					 programs.