3103. Family finding required.
3104. Discontinuance of family finding.
3105. Kinship Care Program.
3106. Subsidized Permanent Legal Custodianship Program.
3107. Permanent legal custodianship subsidy and reimbursement.
§ 3101. Legislative intent.
This chapter is intended to ensure that family finding occurs
on an ongoing basis for all children entering the child welfare
system. This chapter is also intended to promote the use of
kinship care when it is necessary to remove a child from the
child's home in an effort to:
(1) Identify and build positive connections between the
child and the child's relatives and kin.
(2) Support the engagement of relatives and kin in
children and youth social service planning and delivery.
(3) Create a network of extended family support to
assist in remedying the concerns that led the child to be
involved with the county agency.
§ 3102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Accept for service." Decide on the basis of the needs and
problems of an individual to admit or receive the individual as
a client of the county agency or as required by a court order
entered under 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to juvenile matters).
"Child." An individual who:
(1) is under 18 years of age; or
(2) is under 21 years of age and attained 13 years of
age before the subsidized permanent legal custodianship
agreement became effective and is:
(i) completing secondary education or an equivalent
credential;
(ii) enrolled in an institution that provides
postsecondary or vocational education;
(iii) participating in a program actively designed
to promote or remove barriers to employment;
(iv) employed for at least 80 hours per month; or
(v) incapable of doing any of the activities
described in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) due to
a medical or behavioral health condition, which is
supported by regularly updated information in the
permanency plan of the child.
"County agency." The county children and youth social
service agency exercising the power and duties provided for in
section 405 of the act of June 24, 1937 (P.L.2017, No.396),
known as the County Institution District Law, or its successor,
and supervised by the department under Article IX of the act of
June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code.
"Eligible child." A child who meets all of the following:
(1) Has a court-ordered disposition of placement with a
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