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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 3 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT OR CARE PROVIDED BY A RELATIVE › Section 3A:13-3.11 - Living arrangements not subject to a placement review or review by the Child Placement Review Board

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(a) Each child in the following living
				arrangements or circumstances is not subject to a placement review or review by the
				Child Placement Review Board. The Division shall not conduct a placement review or
				notice the Family Court as under
				N.J.S.A.
				30:4C-53 of these situations:
1. A child who is residing with a relative or
				stepparent at the time of application or referral for services, whose parent made
				the arrangement, and for whom the Division does not provide maintenance or
				permanency services;
2. A child who has
				been ordered by the Family Court to be placed in a correctional facility, where the
				Division is not the child's legal guardian; and
3. A child who is placed in New Jersey by an
				out-of-State agency and that agency retains legal and financial responsibility for
				the child, with the Division providing courtesy supervision of the out-of-home
				placement or care provided by a relative. The Division provides a different type of
				review for a child in these circumstances in accordance with N.J.A.C.
				3A:13-4.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 3 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT OR CARE PROVIDED BY A RELATIVE › Section 3A:13-3.12 - Termination of providing information to Child Placement Review Board

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(a) The Division
				shall notice the Family Court of the following circumstances and cease to provide
				information to the Child Placement Review Board unless otherwise ordered by the
				Family Court:
1. When a child returns to his or
				her own home;
2. When a child attains
				the age of 18; or
3. When the Division
				transfers the responsibility of a child's care to another agency or otherwise
				terminates its services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 4 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN PLACED IN NEW JERSEY BY ANOTHER STATE › Section 3A:13-4.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of the subchapter is to ensure that each child placed
				  in New Jersey by another state and for whom New Jersey provides courtesy supervision
				  pursuant to 9:23-5 et seq., the Interstate Compact
				  on the Placement of Children, has a regular review of his or her situation by a
				  Division representative who has no responsibility for supervision of the child or
				  delivery of service to the child.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 4 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN PLACED IN NEW JERSEY BY ANOTHER STATE › Section 3A:13-4.2 - Scope

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(a) The provisions of
				this subchapter shall apply to:
1. Each Division
				representative;
2. Each child placed in
				New Jersey by the responsible sending state with a foster parent, with an adoptive
				parent adopting the child through an out-of-State public agency, or with a parent or
				relative, when New Jersey provides courtesy supervision pursuant to
				9:23-5 et seq.; and
3. Each foster parent, adoptive parent adopting a
				child through an out-of-State public agency, and parent or relative caring for a
				child placed in New Jersey by the responsible sending state when New Jersey provides
				courtesy supervision pursuant to
				9:23-5 et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 4 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN PLACED IN NEW JERSEY BY ANOTHER STATE › Section 3A:13-4.3 - Definitions

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The definitions in
				  10:133-1.3 are hereby incorporated in
				  this subchapter by reference.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 4 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN PLACED IN NEW JERSEY BY ANOTHER STATE › Section 3A:13-4.4 - Purpose of review

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(a) The purpose of a
				Division review of a child placed in New Jersey by the responsible sending state is
				to:
1. Assure the child's safety;
2. Assure the child's permanency as determined by
				the responsible sending state;
3. Assess
				the services used by the child or provided on the child's behalf;
4. Assess compliance with the child's case plan as
				developed by the responsible sending state's staff; and
5. Compile information needed by the responsible
				sending state's staff to assess and amend the child's case plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 4 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN PLACED IN NEW JERSEY BY ANOTHER STATE › Section 3A:13-4.5 - Notice of review

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(a) A Division representative shall provide
				adequate prior written notice of the review to:
1.
				The child, if age appropriate;
2. The
				foster parent, adoptive parent adopting the child through a public agency, or parent
				or relative caring for a child placed in New Jersey by the responsible sending state
				when New Jersey provides courtesy supervision pursuant to
				9:23-5 et seq.;
3. The child's case manager in the responsible
				sending state; and
4. The Child
				Protection and Permanency Interstate Services Unit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 4 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN PLACED IN NEW JERSEY BY ANOTHER STATE › Section 3A:13-4.6 - Participation in the review

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(a) A Division
				representative who has no responsibility for supervision of the child or delivery of
				services to the child or the foster parent, adoptive parent, parent or relative with
				whom the child is living in New Jersey shall schedule, conduct and make a written
				record of the results of the review.
(b)
				The Division representative who provides courtesy supervision of the child living in
				New Jersey and that Division representative's supervisor shall
				participate.
(c) Any other Division
				representative having relevant information to share may participate or submit
				written information prior to the review.
(d) The child's case manager in the responsible
				sending state may participate in the review by attending the review, submitting
				written information, or speaking with a Division representative by telephone either
				before or during the review.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 4 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN PLACED IN NEW JERSEY BY ANOTHER STATE › Section 3A:13-4.7 - Conducting the review

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(a) The Division
				representative conducting the review shall ensure that the following are assessed:
1. The child's safety in his or her current living
				arrangement;
2. The child's progress
				toward achieving the permanent plan as determined by the responsible sending
				state;
3. The use and effectiveness of
				any services the child or the foster parent, adoptive parent, parent or relative
				with whom the child lives in New Jersey receives as part of the responsible sending
				state's case plan;
4. Any other service
				identified by the Division which the Division may recommend to the responsible
				sending state; and
5. Compliance with
				the responsible sending state's case plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 4 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN PLACED IN NEW JERSEY BY ANOTHER STATE › Section 3A:13-4.8 - Frequency of review

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A Division representative shall conduct a review of a child
				  placed in New Jersey by another state and for whom New Jersey provides courtesy
				  supervision at least once every six months as long as the child remains in New
				  Jersey pursuant to
				  9:23-5 et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this subchapter is to establish criteria for
				  eligibility and a standard procedure for providing State paid post-secondary tuition
				  for students between the ages of 16 to 23 years, who meet the eligibility
				  requirements specified in 3A:13-5.4 and in accord with
				  P.L.
				  2003, c. 132.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.2 - Scope

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The provisions of this subchapter apply only to those persons who
				  meet the eligibility requirements listed in 3A:13-5.4, and to the Tuition Waiver
				  Program as described in
				  30:4C-101 et seq. This subchapter does
				  not apply to other scholarships or grants which are provided by the Department or
				  any of the Divisions within the Department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.3 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, as used in this subchapter, shall
				  have the following meanings, unless the context already indicates otherwise.
"Program" means the Tuition Program as described in
				  N.J.S.A.
				  30:4C-101 et seq. and as set out in this
				  subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.4 - Eligibility requirements

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(a) A Tuition Program applicant will be determined
				eligible for the Program upon meeting the following criteria:
1. At the time of the initial application, the
				Tuition Program applicant shall be 16 to 23 years of age;
2. The Tuition Program applicant shall:
i. Have been in the care and custody of the
				Division of Child Protection and Permanency for a period of nine cumulative months
				or more following the Tuition Program applicant's 16th birthday;
ii. Be or have been residing in an independent
				living arrangement, or a transitional living program established pursuant to
				P.L.
				1999, c. 224 (9:12A-2 et seq.), operated or approved
				for payment by the Division; or
iii. Be
				or have been residing in a transitional living program located in the State of New
				Jersey and approved for payment by the Federal government pursuant to the Federal
				"Runaway and Homeless Youth Act," Title III of Pub. L. 93-415 (
				42 U.S.C.
				§§
												5701 et seq.).
3. The Tuition Program applicant shall have
				received a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency;
				and
4. The Tuition Program applicant
				shall have been granted full-time admission to a New Jersey public institution of
				higher education or county vocational school.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.5 - Initial application process

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(a) Each Tuition Program
				applicant shall submit to the U.S. Department of Education a completed Free
				Application for Federal Student Aid, which can be obtained at
www.fafsa.ed.gov
, a local library, any
				college, university or county vocational school.
(b) Each Tuition Program applicant shall obtain a
				Tuition Program Application from the website at
				http://www.embrella.org/njf-scholars-program/.
(c) Application procedures are as follows:
1. In order to apply for Tuition Program
				eligibility, the student must complete a Tuition Program Application, the
				requirements of which are described in 3A:13-5.4, and submit it to the
				Department.
2. The applicant shall also
				provide the following:
i. Acceptable proof of high
				school diploma or certificate of high school equivalency. Such proof may be a
				photocopy of the diploma or certification, a notarized letter from the institution
				which issued the diploma or certification attesting to the Tuition Program
				applicant's receipt of such diploma or certification or other reliable
				documentation;
ii. Two letters of
				support from an adult involved in the Tuition Program applicant's life who can
				attest to his or her suitability for the Program. Such letter may be from a foster
				parent, teacher, mentor, community service provider, clergy, CP&P caseworker, or
				other similar adult; and
iii. An essay
				written by the Tuition Program applicant on the subject: "How the Tuition Program
				Will Help Achieve My Personal Educational Goals."
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.6 - Initial application determination

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Upon receipt of the application package, the Department shall
				  review the application package to determine if the Tuition Program applicant meets
				  the program criteria, as listed in 3A:13-5.4, and has fully completed the
				  application process and procedures as described in 3A:13-5.5.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.7 - Student notification

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Tuition applicants shall be notified of eligibility by the
				  Department's Tuition Program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.8 - Public institution notification and award and recipient notification

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The New Jersey public institution or county vocational school, to
				  which a program applicant has been admitted, shall notify the Department of the
				  amount of the tuition and the Department shall notify the appropriate institution
				  and the recipient regarding an applicant's approval for funds through the Tuition
				  Program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.9 - Verification of enrollment and academic performance

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(a) Before payment may
				be made by the Department on behalf of an eligible student, the Department shall
				determine that the student is eligible. The institution shall certify that the
				student has registered as a full-time student for an academic term.
(b) Students on whose behalf funds are being paid
				from the Tuition Program shall maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by
				the institution that they are attending.
(c) The academic standing and progress of all
				students on whose behalf Tuition Program funds are being paid must be monitored by
				the institutions at least once a year, prior to the fall semester.
(d) Students who fail to achieve the standards set
				forth in this section shall be ineligible to participate in the Tuition Program
				until such time as the institution certifies that they are in good academic standing
				and are achieving satisfactory academic progress. The student is responsible for
				asking the institution to notify the Department when he or she returns to good
				academic standing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.10 - Payment

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The Department shall provide payment directly to the institutions
				  on behalf of the Tuition Program applicant. Listings of eligible students shall be
				  provided to each institution.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.11 - Award combinations and overawards

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Tuition Program funds provided on behalf of students may consist
				  of various combinations of awards. If the sum of the tuition waiver plus other
				  Federal, State and institutional student financial assistance, except loans, exceeds
				  the total cost of the student's tuition, the tuition waiver shall be reduced by the
				  amount exceeding that cost.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.12 - Award adjustments, refunds and collections

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(a) If a refund is due a
				student under the institution's refund policy and the student received a grant from
				the Tuition Program, the institution shall multiply the institutional refund by the
				following fraction to determine the amount to be refunded to the Department: amount
				of Tuition Program award for the payment period divided by the total amount of
				financial aid (minus Federal Work-Study earnings and loans) awarded for the
				period.
(b) "Payment period" as used in
				(a) above means the time between the first day of classes for an academic term and
				the end of that term according to the institutional calendar.
(c) The formula in (a) above shall be applied if a
				student reduces his or her academic course load to less than full-time prior to the
				end of the institutional refund period. However, if the student reduces his or her
				academic course load to less than full-time after the end of the institutional
				refund period, a refund to the Tuition Program is not required.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.13 - Student's obligation to report changes in institution

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Any changes in institution choice which occur after student
				  notification, as described in 3A:13-5.7, shall be reported immediately, in writing
				  by the student, to the Department in order that the student's continued eligibility
				  may be calculated and prompt payment provided.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.14 - Tuition Program renewal process

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In order to continue to have Tuition Program funds provided on
				  their behalf, students must continue to be enrolled full time in an undergraduate
				  degree program and remain in good academic standing at their institution. A
				  non-profit agency, under contract with the Department for this purpose, shall obtain
				  the information from the institution necessary for a student to continue to receive
				  funds through the Tuition Program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 5 - TUITION PROGRAM › Section 3A:13-5.15 - Appeals

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Any person included in the scope of this series of chapters, as
				  described at 10:133-1.2, shall refer to N.J.A.C.
				  10:120A, Dispute Resolution, to determine any opportunity available to resolve a
				  dispute with the Department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:14-1.1 - Purpose

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(a) The purpose of this chapter is to state:
1. The definitions of certain words and terms used
				in this chapter and N.J.A.C. 3A:51, 3A:15, and 3A:17;
2. The Division's non-discrimination policy
				regarding resource parent applicants, resource parents, and children in
				placement;
3. When and how services to
				children in placement may be limited;
4.
				The circumstances under which a Department employee, household member, or relative
				can become a resource parent;
5. The
				Division's responsibilities for completing the home study process;
6. The Division's and contract agencies'
				responsibilities to the resource parent;
7. When a resource parent applicant can be
				reimbursed for a physical examination and other expenses incurred related to
				becoming a licensed resource parent;
8.
				How the Division approves and pays for child care when the resource parent is
				working; and
9. The Division's
				pre-service training program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:14-1.2 - Scope

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(a) The provisions of this chapter and N.J.A.C.
				3A:15 and 3A:17 shall apply to each person licensed by the Division to provide
				resource care services for a child under the Division's supervision and to each
				household member; to each person making application to be a resource parent and to
				each household member; and to each Division representative or contract agency
				employee responsible for studying, reevaluating or licensing resource parents and
				their families or providing services to children in resource care.
(b)N.J.A.C. 3A:14-5applies to Division
				representatives and resource parents licensed by the Office of Licensing and
				supervised directly by the Division, and not to a contract agency's employees and
				resource parents.
(c) The regulatory
				framework of this series of chapters on resource care and out-of-home placement
				services includes this chapter and N.J.A.C. 3A:51, Manual of Requirements for
				Resource Family Parents, N.J.A.C. 3A:15, Services for Children in Out-of-Home
				Placement, and N.J.A.C. 3A:17, Removal of Children in Placement from Resource Family
				Homes. The rules contained in this chapter, N.J.A.C. 3A:15 and 3A:17 are to be used
				in conjunction with the rules in N.J.A.C. 3A:51 when applied to resource homes under
				the supervision of the Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:14-1.3 - Definitions

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(a) The definitions in
				N.J.A.C. 3A:51-1.3 are
				hereby incorporated into this chapter by reference.
(b) The following words and terms used in this
				chapter and in N.J.A.C. 3A:51, 3A:15, and 3A:17 shall have the following meanings,
				unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Adult" means a person 18 years of age or older.
"Child" means a person under 18 years of age except as otherwise
				  provided by N.J.S.A. 9:17B-2f.
"Division Director" means the Director of the Division of Child
				  Protection and Permanency.
"Division representative" means a professional employee of the
				  Division of Child Protection and Permanency.
"Goal" means the result toward which effort is directed.
"Office manager" means a Division employee charged with the
				  direction of a field office of the Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:14-1.4 - Service limitations

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(a) The Division shall provide needed services
				within the limits of legislative appropriations to all eligible children in
				placement and their families in similar circumstances. The provision of services
				shall also be subject to limitations due to actual ability of the Division to
				provide such services directly or by purchasing such services from appropriate
				privately sponsored agencies or institutions.
(b) The demand for social services frequently
				exceeds the funds available to provide them. Therefore, in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				30:4C-13, the Division Director may establish
				Division-wide service limitations based upon the need to focus finite resources to
				serve those individuals most in need. Service limitations shall be published within
				90 days of imposition in the Public Notices section of the New Jersey
				Register.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:14-1.5 - Nondiscrimination

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(a) Pursuant to
				42 U.S.C. §
										671(a)(18), neither the Division
				nor a contract agency providing resource care services shall deny to any individual
				the opportunity to become a resource parent on the basis of the race, color, or
				national origin of the individual or of the child involved; or delay or deny the
				placement of a child into resource care on the basis of the race, color, or national
				origin of the resource parent or child involved.
(b) Neither the Division nor any contract agency
				providing resource care services shall discriminate with regards to the licensing of
				a resource parent or to providing resource care in accordance with
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:51-2.1(b)1, on the basis of
				age; disability; gender; religion; sexual orientation; parental status; or birth
				status, against:
1. Any person who requests
				information about becoming a resource parent;
2. A resource parent applicant;
3. A licensed resource parent;
4. A child needing placement in a resource home;
				or
5. A child placed in a resource
				home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:14-1.6 - Dispute resolution

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Any person included in the scope of this chapter, as specified in
				  N.J.A.C.
				  3A:14-1.2(a), shall refer to
				  N.J.A.C. 3A:5, Dispute Resolution and
				  N.J.A.C.
				  3A:51-2.5 to determine if he or she has any
				  opportunity available to resolve a dispute with the Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 2 - DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES, RELATIVES AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AS RESOURCE PARENTS › Section 3A:14-2.1 - Department employees and household members as resource parents

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(a) For purposes of this
				subchapter only, "Department employee" means a person who is employed in, or has a
				work station at, any of the Department of Children and Families' offices, and anyone
				who has access to computerized or paper files, which contain client information,
				including those persons who are regarded as independent contractors for other
				purposes.
(b) A Department employee or a
				member of the Department employee's household can become a licensed resource parent
				for a child under the Division's supervision only under the following circumstances:
1. A child needing resource care has a kinship
				connection to a relative or a family friend who is a Department employee or a member
				of the employee's household;
2. A
				Department employee or member of a Department employee's household was licensed as a
				resource parent prior to the Department employee being hired by the Department and
				at least one child placed by the Division continues to reside in the Department
				employee's home; or
3. A Department
				employee or member of the Department employee's household wants to adopt a child
				with special needs, as defined in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:23-1.1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 2 - DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES, RELATIVES AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AS RESOURCE PARENTS › Section 3A:14-2.2 - Relatives of an employee who have a separate household

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(a) For the purpose
				of this subchapter, the term "relative" is defined as a person connected to a
				Department employee by blood, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership, or
				adoption.
(b) Any relative of a
				Department employee may apply and may be licensed to be a resource parent, as long
				as the relative lives in a separate household from the Department
				employee.
(c) Prior to a relative of a
				Department employee applying to be a licensed resource parent, the Department
				employee shall complete the approval process as stated in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:14-2.1(c)  above.
(d) A Division representative of the office
				serving the geographic area in which the relative lives completes the home study
				unless the Department employee works in that office. In that situation, the Area
				Director assigns an office in an adjacent county to complete the home study, the
				placement, and the supervision of the placement.
(e) The Division representatives and Office of
				Licensing employees shall secure all records regarding the relative's home study and
				resource home, so that the Department employee has no access to them.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 3 - CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECKS › Section 3A:14-3.1 - Criminal history records checks

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(a) The Division
				representative or contract agency employee shall inform the resource parent
				applicant that fingerprints for State and Federal criminal history records checks
				must be taken, pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				30:4C-26.8, for:
1. Each resource parent applicant and each adult
				household member; and
2. Each new adult
				household member who is new to the family, including each household member who
				reaches 18 years of age.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 4 - DIVISION AND CONTRACT AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 3A:14-4.1 - Division or contract agency responsibilities to a resource parent

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(a) The Division
				representative or contract agency employee shall work with the resource parent to
				provide the child in placement with reasonable opportunities to attend religious
				activities and services in accordance with the child's preference and the wishes of
				the child's own parents.
(b) The
				Division representative or contract agency employee shall provide the resource
				parent with information on:
1.
				Nutrition;
2. Child health needs;
				and
3. Appropriate disciplinary
				practices.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 5 - PROVISIONS RELATED TO APPLICANTS AND RESOURCE PARENTS LICENSED AND SUPERVISED BY THE DIVISION › Section 3A:14-5.1 - Pre-service training

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(a) The Division shall hold pre-service training
				on a monthly basis in various locations throughout the State.
1. The Division shall use a standardized
				pre-service training curriculum.
2. A
				Division representative may provide the pre-service training at the applicant's home
				if the resource parent applicant demonstrates a compelling need to receive the
				training in his or her home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 5 - PROVISIONS RELATED TO APPLICANTS AND RESOURCE PARENTS LICENSED AND SUPERVISED BY THE DIVISION › Section 3A:14-5.2 - Reimbursement for resource parent applicant

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(a) The resource
				parent applicant may request reimbursement of the cost of a physical examination
				necessary to provide the information required in N.J.A.C. 3A:51. The Division
				representative shall approve reimbursement at a rate determined by the Division, if
				the resource parent applicant's family has a verified income below 150 percent of
				the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, as published in the Federal Register, and the
				examination is not available free of charge.
(b) The resource parent applicant may file for
				reimbursement for transportation, parking and babysitting costs incurred by the
				resource parent applicant, which are directly related to attendance at the
				pre-service training sessions. The resource parent applicant may file for
				reimbursement after completing the entire pre-service training program.
(c) The rates of reimbursement for the costs
				listed in (b) above are:
1. Car mileage at $.31
				per mile for travel to and from the training site;
2. The cost of bus or train fare, with a
				receipt;
3. The cost of a taxi, if no
				other means of transportation is available, with a receipt;
4. The cost of parking and tolls, with a receipt;
				and
5. Babysitting services at $ 2.50
				per hour for one or two children, and $ 4.00 per hour for three or more
				children.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 5 - PROVISIONS RELATED TO APPLICANTS AND RESOURCE PARENTS LICENSED AND SUPERVISED BY THE DIVISION › Section 3A:14-5.3 - Home visit

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(a) The Division representative shall visit the
				resource parent applicant's home at least one time as part of the study
				process.
(b) During the home visit, the
				Division representative shall:
1. Assess
				compliance with the sleeping space and life safety standards, as outlined in
				N.J.A.C. 3A:51-4, Physical Facility Requirements;
2. Interview each household member who is not
				participating in the pre-service training;
3. Discuss any inconsistencies or concerns by any
				party regarding any information gathered during the assessment process;
4. Verify identifying information about each
				family member and household member listed on the application;
5. Discuss the type of child acceptable and the
				potential impact of resource care on the family; and
6. Discuss any other questions raised by the
				resource parent applicant or any household member.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 5 - PROVISIONS RELATED TO APPLICANTS AND RESOURCE PARENTS LICENSED AND SUPERVISED BY THE DIVISION › Section 3A:14-5.4 - Resource parent applicant withdrawal

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(a) A resource parent
				applicant may withdraw his or her application at any time during the licensing
				process.
(b) The Division shall consider
				that the resource parent applicant has withdrawn if the resource parent applicant:
1. Fails to complete the application process;
				or
2. States that he or she has decided
				to withdraw.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 5 - PROVISIONS RELATED TO APPLICANTS AND RESOURCE PARENTS LICENSED AND SUPERVISED BY THE DIVISION › Section 3A:14-5.5 - Transportation reimbursement

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The Division shall reimburse the resource parent for
				  transportation for a child in placement's special needs with prior approval of the
				  office manager. Special needs may include the treatment of physical, emotional,
				  mental or cognitive conditions or to comply with a court summons or court
				  order.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 14 - RESOURCE CARE › Subchapter 5 - PROVISIONS RELATED TO APPLICANTS AND RESOURCE PARENTS LICENSED AND SUPERVISED BY THE DIVISION › Section 3A:14-5.6 - Resource parent's employment and supervision or child care for the child in placement

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(a)
				If a single resource parent is, or both resource parents are, employed outside the
				home, the Division representative shall develop with the resource parent, as part of
				the case plan, a plan for the care and supervision of each child in placement while
				the resource parent is at work. The plan shall be appropriate to the age and needs
				of the child in placement, subject to supervisory approval, and in compliance with
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:51-6.1(a)4.
(b) If the plan is approved, the Division shall
				pay for child care arrangements as outlined in the case plan, according to the rates
				established in
				N.J.A.C.
				10:15-10.1.
(c) The participants of the Division's placement
				review, as indicated in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:13-3.6 and 3.7, shall review the child care
				plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.1 - Purpose

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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to ensure
				that each child placed by the Division in out-of-home placement shall have the
				opportunity to visit with parents, siblings and interested relatives. Visits with
				parents, siblings and other relatives may serve to:
1. Reinforce the child's identity;
2. Promote the child's need for stability,
				consistency, and permanency;
3. Maintain
				or establish family relationships;
4.
				Assess the parent's and other relative's motivation and ability to care for the
				child;
5. Provide an opportunity to
				model appropriate parenting behavior and skills; and
6. Facilitate the case goal of return
				home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.2 - Scope

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The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to each child placed
				  by the Division in an out-of-home placement, his or her parents, siblings,
				  interested relatives, out-of-home placement provider, and the
				  Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.3 - Definitions

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The definitions in
				  N.J.A.C. 3A:14-1.3 and
				  3A:51-1.3 are hereby
				  incorporated in this subchapter by reference.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.4 - Visitation plan

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(a) A written visitation plan shall be developed
				to identify the type and frequency of visits to be instituted for every child in
				out-of-home placement unless otherwise directed by the court. The visitation plan is
				included in the case plan, in accordance with
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:12-1.7(b)7.
(b) The visitation plan may exclude specific
				persons from having visits.
(c) The
				visitation plan shall give full consideration to the child's safety.
(d) The visitation plan shall include visits with
				siblings, if any. Sibling visits may take place with parental visits or
				separately.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.5 - Developing the visitation plan

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(a) The visitation plan
				for the first visit shall be developed and written prior to the date of placement or
				as soon as possible after the placement.
(b) The visitation plan for ongoing visits shall
				be completed within five working days of the initial date of placement.
(c) The visitation plan shall be evaluated and
				adjusted as needed and submitted in time for the first 45 day Child Placement
				Review, pursuant to
				N.J.S.A. 30:4C-50 et
				seq.
(d) For a child placed with a
				resource family parent or in shelter care, the visitation plan shall be developed
				through negotiation and agreement by the Division representative, the parents, the
				child, and other parties involved, such as relatives, a former resource family
				parent interested in visiting the child, siblings, and their representatives. For
				each child placed in a residential child care facility, the treatment team develops
				the visitation plan in accordance with
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:55-6.1 and 6.6. For each child placed in a
				group home, the treatment team develops the visitation plan in accordance with
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:56-6.1 and 6.6.
(e) Sections of the visitation plan shall be
				negotiated separately with the siblings or their representatives and other
				interested relatives.
(f) The Division
				representative shall encourage the out-of-home placement provider to participate in
				developing the visitation plan.
(g) The
				out-of-home placement provider shall be consulted for information pertinent to
				visitation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.6 - Distribution of the visitation plan

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The Division representative shall give a copy of the visitation
				  plan to the parent, the out-of-home placement provider, the child, when of an
				  appropriate age, and other parties, including siblings, who are involved in
				  developing the visitation plan and their representatives.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.7 - Renegotiation of the visitation plan

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(a) The Division
				representative shall renegotiate the visitation plan with all parties involved no
				less often than every six months.
(b)
				The Division representative shall also renegotiate the visitation plan:
1. When the case goal changes;
2. When circumstances change; or
3. Whenever any of the parties to the plan
				requests renegotiation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.8 - Components of the visitation plan

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(a) The visitation plan
				shall include the following:
1. The goal of the
				visits;
2. The location of
				visits;
3. The frequency and regularity
				of visits;
4. Who will participate in
				the visits;
5. The roles of participants
				other than the child;
6. Who will
				provide needed transportation;
7. The
				date and time of visits;
8. The length
				of visits;
9. Whether the visit will be
				supervised, and, if so, by whom; and
10.
				What each party shall be expected to do in order to change or cancel a
				visit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.9 - Locations for visits

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(a) Visits shall take place in the least
				restrictive, most comfortable setting possible. For example, visits may take place
				in the home of the parents, relatives or friends or in other suitable
				locations.
(b) Visits may also take
				place in the out-of-home placement, with the out-of-home placement provider's
				permission.
(c) Visits may take place in
				a Division office when:
1. Necessary to protect the
				child;
2. For the convenience of those
				participating in the visit; or
3. When
				other suitable locations are not available.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.10 - Determination of whether visit is to be supervised

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(a) The parent or
				other visitors and the Division representative shall discuss the need for supervised
				visits at the time the visitation plan is negotiated or renegotiated.
(b) Unless the Division or the Superior Court,
				Chancery Division, Family Part finds a need for supervision, visits shall be
				unsupervised.
(c) If visits will be
				supervised, the plan shall contain a statement of the reason supervision is
				required. Reasons for the supervision of visits may include:
1. Facilitating interactions between the parent
				and the child;
2. Modeling positive
				parenting behavior;
3. Mediating
				conflict between the parent and the child; and
4. Providing protection for the child.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.11 - Supervision of visits

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(a) Family, friends or others with whom the
				visitor and child feel comfortable may provide supervision with the agreement of all
				parties.
(b) Providers with whom the
				Division has contracts to supervise visitation may also be utilized.
(c) A Division representative may supervise
				visitation only under the following circumstances:
1. The Division finds that supervision by a
				Division representative is necessary to protect the child;
2. Supervision is needed and there is no other
				person appropriate to provide it;
3. The
				parent or child wants supervision by a Division representative;
4. The Division representative does not have
				enough information to determine that supervision is not needed; or
5. The Division does not have enough information
				to determine that the individual suggested by the parent or others to provide
				supervision is acceptable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.12 - Division participation in visits

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(a) Where the Division
				is not involved in supervising visitation, a Division representative shall
				participate in visits as necessary to formally assess the progress of visits and
				family relationships for the purpose of case planning.
(b) Whenever possible, the Division representative
				shall inform the participants in the visit in advance when he or she will
				participate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT › Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY › Section 3A:15-1.13 - Transportation for visits

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(a) The Division
				representative shall provide or arrange for transportation of the child to the
				visit.
(b) The Division shall provide or
				pay for transportation when the parent or other relative lives in New Jersey and
				verifies that he or she cannot obtain or pay for his or her own
				transportation.