submission of the Commonwealth's Family First plans one year
later to October 1, 2020; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the Joint
State Government Commission to conduct a study of the fiscal
impact of a timely and expeditious, versus a delayed,
implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act on
the Commonwealth's funding under Part E of Title IV of the
Social Security Act; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Commission, in consultation with the
Department of Human Services, the Child Welfare Steering Council
in the department and the Children and Youth Committee of the
House of Representatives be directed to study the implementation
of the Family First Prevention Services Act in this
Commonwealth; and be it further
RESOLVED, That, in the study, the Commission be directed to
examine the Commonwealth's application for Federal approval
under the Family First Prevention Services Act and opportunities
in that act to attain Federal funding under Part E of Title IV
of the Social Security Act to support trauma-informed and
evidence-based mental health and substance abuse prevention and
treatment services, in-home parent skill-based services for
eligible children and their parents and caregivers and other
programs on foster grandparenting and kinship; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Commission be directed to make a
recommendation on whether the Commonwealth should take immediate
action to apply for family-based residential treatment
opportunities which can be leveraged separate from the
Commonwealth's decision to fully opt in to implementation of the
Family First Prevention Services Act in this Commonwealth; and
be it further
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