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Home > How Federal Legislation Impacts Child Welfare Service Delivery
How Federal Legislation Impacts Child Welfare Service Delivery
Factsheet
This factsheet provides an overview of the process by which legislative actions and policy changes at the Federal level impact State and Tribal child welfare systems and service delivery. Links to pertinent resources are provided for each step of the process. The steps in the process described in this document do not always occur in the same sequence listed here.
Step 4: In response to Federal legislative mandates, policy, and/or funding requirements, States may enact statutes, and State and Tribal agencies may develop programs and policies to meet the needs of their constituencies. The delivery of child protection and child welfare services to individual citizens is primarily governed by State laws, regulations, and policies/procedures. Federal laws provide standards and requirements for providing such programs and services, if a State wishes to obtain Federal funding for them. State legislatures may enact legislation in response to Federal legislative mandates and/or the specific needs of their State. States, Tribes, and Territories may also develop new program initiatives that help them work toward compliance with Federal funding requirements. For title IV-E foster care and adoption assistance funding, each State must develop and submit a State plan that documents the State's compliance with Federal requirements. Beginning October 1, 2009, Indian Tribes, Tribal consortia, and Tribal organizations also may submit a title IV-E plan for direct Tribal funding. To maintain eligibility for title IV-B services, States, Tribes, and Territories jointly develop, with staff from the Children's Bureau Regional Offices, a comprehensive 5-year Child and Family Service Plan (CFSP). In years between CFSP submissions, States and Tribes must submit an Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR). The CFSP outlines initiatives and activities the State, Tribe, or Territory will carry out in administering programs and services to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families. The APSR discusses progress made by a State, Territory, or Tribe in accomplishing the goals and objectives cited in its CFSP. For more information:
Next Steps
Step 5: The Children's Bureau monitors State child welfare services through data collection and onsite reviews to ensure that programs achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
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