Section 38-12-4 – Individualized Service Plan.
Section 38-12-4 Individualized service plan. (a) The department shall determine whether the person is able to care effectively for the foster child by the following methods: (1) Reviewing personal and professional references. (2) Observing during a home visit of the kinship foster parent with household members. (3) Interviewing the kinship foster parent. (b) The department […]
Section 38-12B-1 – Short Title.
Section 38-12B-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015. (Act 2015-121, §1.)
Section 38-12-5 – Rules and Regulations.
Section 38-12-5 Rules and regulations. The department may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Act 99-437, p. 864, §5.)
Section 38-12B-2 – Develpment and Adminstration of Program.
Section 38-12B-2 Develpment and adminstration of program. (a) The State Department of Human Resources shall develop and administer Fostering Hope, a scholarship program for designated persons currently or formerly in the state foster care program, including children adopted from the program at the age of 14 or older. Commencing with the 2016-2017 academic year, the […]
Section 38-12-30 – Short Title.
Section 38-12-30 Short title. This article may be cited as the Alabama Kinship Guardianship Subsidy Act. (Act 2010-712, p. 1744, §1.)
Section 38-12B-3 – Mentor Service
Section 38-12B-3 Mentor service The program shall include a mentor service administered by the department as a support system for participants of the college tuition scholarship program. This service shall include mentors who shall be compensated by the department, as employees or contractors, to help participants adapt to independent living and to academics and other […]
Section 38-12-31 – Legislative Findings.
Section 38-12-31 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) There exists in this state a number of children who cannot reside with their parents, legal guardians, or legal custodians because of such parents’, legal guardians’, or custodians’ incapacity or inability to perform the regular and expected functions of care and support of […]
Section 38-12B-4 – Use of Funds.
Section 38-12B-4 Use of funds. Appropriations for the program shall be used by the department on behalf of participants in each fiscal year to pay public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education or other publicly funded training programs in the state for benefits extended to participants by the Fostering Hope program. The department may […]
Section 38-12-32 – Definitions.
Section 38-12-32 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CAREGIVER. An individual 21 years of age or older, other than a child’s parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian who is an approved foster parent, who is a relative of the child, and who has been providing care […]
Section 38-12B-5 – Payment of Tuition and Required Fees.
Section 38-12B-5 Payment of tuition and required fees. The program shall pay tuition and required fees for a participant as governed by rules promulgated by the department. In no event shall tuition and required fees be paid pursuant to this section for more than 72 academic hours toward an associate’s degree or 144 academic hours […]