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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-418: Foster care - Reduction in long-term care
Where this section sits in the code
- AR Code
- Title 20
- Chapter 76
- Subchapter 4
(a) It shall be the goal of the State of Arkansas to reduce the number of children who will remain in the Foster Care Program of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act under the appropriate division of the Department of Human Services.
(b) The maximum number of children that can remain in care over twenty-four (24) months cannot exceed fifty-five percent (55%) of all children in the Title IV-E foster care system.
(c) Each fiscal year, it shall be the goal of the State of Arkansas to reduce the maximum number of children in the state who will remain in the Title IV-E foster care system after having been in the care over twenty-four (24) months by three percent (3%) each year.
(d) The appropriate division of the department is directed to develop appropriate plans which describe how the above goals will be achieved.
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