Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/1276

 PUBLIC LAW 109–288—SEPT. 28, 2006

120 STAT. 1245

‘‘(B) the child welfare services staff development and training plans of the State;’’; (C) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; (D) in paragraph (10)— (i) by striking subparagraph (A); (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii)(II), by inserting ‘‘, which may include a residential educational program’’ after ‘‘in some other planned, permanent living arrangement’’; (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A); and (iv) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: ‘‘(B) has in effect policies and administrative and judicial procedures for children abandoned at or shortly after birth (including policies and procedures providing for legal representation of the children) which enable permanent decisions to be made expeditiously with respect to the placement of the children;’’; (E) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (F) in paragraph (15), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; (G) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (15) as paragraphs (8) through (13), respectively; and (H) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(14) not later than October 1, 2007, include assurances that not more than 10 percent of the expenditures of the State with respect to activities funded from amounts provided under this subpart will be for administrative costs; ‘‘(15) describe how the State actively consults with and involves physicians or other appropriate medical professionals in— ‘‘(A) assessing the health and well-being of children in foster care under the responsibility of the State; and ‘‘(B) determining appropriate medical treatment for the children; and ‘‘(16) provide that, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the State shall have in place procedures providing for how the State programs assisted under this subpart, subpart 2 of this part, or part E would respond to a disaster, in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary which should include how a State would— ‘‘(A) identify, locate, and continue availability of services for children under State care or supervision who are displaced or adversely affected by a disaster; ‘‘(B) respond, as appropriate, to new child welfare cases in areas adversely affected by a disaster, and provide services in those cases; ‘‘(C) remain in communication with caseworkers and other essential child welfare personnel who are displaced because of a disaster; ‘‘(D) preserve essential program records; and ‘‘(E) coordinate services and share information with other States.’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpart:

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