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Consent   7.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Indigent Defense
Meeting Date:
10/15/2024
Title IV-E Agreement Amendment 2024
Submitted By:
Stephanie DeCastro, Indigent Defense
Department:
Indigent Defense
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
3
NAME
of PRESENTER:
Sharon Gilman
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
Deputy County Administrator
Mandated Function?:
Federal or State Mandate
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
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Agenda Item Text:

Approve Amendment 4 to the Title IV-E Interagency Service Agreement (ISA) between the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS), the Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of Courts (AOC), and Cochise County for expenditure reimbursement related to child welfare dependency cases, effective upon signing by all parties.

Background:

The original Title IV-E Interagency Agreement was approved on March 26, 2020. The Title IV-E Foster Care program is a federal program administered through the Arizona Department of Child Safety. It allows counties to request reimbursement for allowable costs of attorneys providing legal representation to a Title IV-E eligible child and the child’s parents. Counties shall utilize all reimbursed funds to support and enhance the delivery of child and parent legal representation in their jurisdiction. Reimbursement is calculated on a formula based on population factors and costs submitted by the county. Since 2020, Cochise County has averaged 20% reimbursement on costs submitted. 

The reimbursed funds have been used to provide dependency attorney training and updated software for improved case management. This updated amendment will continue the program for Cochise County. The amendment changes the language in section 7.1.17, removing the permissive language to utilize 25% of these funds for any county purpose. Going forward, 100% of funds will must be utilized for child dependency cases, as described in the attachment. 

Department's Next Steps (if approved):

The amendment to the agreement will be returned to DCS and IDC will continue to administer the program.

Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:

The county will not receive these partial reimbursements.

To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:

Please return all signed copies to Stephanie Fernandez DeCastro.

Fiscal Impact

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