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 PUBLIC LAW 101-501—NOV. 3, 1990 104 STAT. 1271 (I) develop a State plan to be submitted to the Commissioner for approval under section 931; (II) administer and monitor the State plan within such State; (III) Eissist in the coordination of all State activities related to the purpose of the title; (IV) serve as an effective and visible advocate for young individuals by reviewing and commenting on all State plans, budgets, and policies that affect such individuals and the families of such individuals by providing technical assistance to any agency, orgginization, association, or individual representing the needs of young individuals; and (2) the independent State body designated under paragraph (D— (A) develops a system for the distribution within the State of funds received under sections 931 and 932 by the chief executive officer; (B) submits a description of such system to the Commissioner for review and comment; and (C) ensures that preference will be given in such distribution of funds to developing or supporting local service delivery systems that— (i) provide a range of services organized to tailor responses to needs rather than a predetermined array of services; (ii) are rooted in and part of the communities that such systems are designed to serve as measured by the degree to which public and private community leaders and young individuals participate in the planning of such systems; and (iii) demonstrate an ability to develop systematic collaboration among service providers on behalf of children, youth and families, including joint planning, joint financing, joint service delivery, common intake and assessment, and other arrangements that promote more effective service systems for such individuals, (b) EXISTING ENTITY. —The Commissioner may approve a State plan in which the chief executive officer of the State designates as the independent State body an existing State entity that is comprised of the parties described in subsection (a) and that is authorized to conduct the same range of interagency planning and coordination activities. SEC. 931. STATE COORDINATION OF SERVICES. 42 USC 12337. (a) AUTHORITY.—The Commissioner shall make grants under this Grant programs, section to States on a formula basis for the purpose of improving the coordination of services provided to children, youth, and families. (b) APPLICATION.— To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, the chief executive officer of a State shall prepare and submit to the Commissioner an application conteining a plan providing assurances that— (1) the independent State body is committed to interagency planning that results in statewide policies promoting systematic collaboration among agencies on behalf of young individuals as demonstrated by joint planning, joint financing, joint service delivery, common intake and assessment, and other arrange-

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