§ 42-72-26. Assumption of duties. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the director, assuming any duties formerly imposed upon any other department, division, board, commission, or other agency, shall perform those duties, notwithstanding that they were formerly performed by a board, commission, or single officer. History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1.
§ 42-72-27. Liberal construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed in aid of its declared purposes, the primary purpose of which is the coordination and integration of functions relating to children within one department and the allocation of these functions to the department established by this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1.
§ 42-72-28. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation and the application of that provision to other […]
§ 42-72-29. Appropriation for expenses. The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum or sums as it may deem necessary for the expenses of the department of children, youth, and families in the conduct of its activities and in the implementation of the powers, duties, programs and authorizations embodied in this chapter; and the state […]
§ 42-72-29.1. Annual increases for children’s residential programs. (a) There is a five percent (5%) annual funding increase to provide quality residential programming and treatment for children in out-of-home care to all department of children, youth, and families contracted residential providers which will be effective for fiscal years 2001 and 2002. These annualized increases shall […]
§ 42-72-3. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Advocate” means the child advocate or any of his or her agents, servants or employees as established pursuant to this title. (2) “Child” or “children” means any person under the age of eighteen (18); provided that children over the age of eighteen (18) and who […]
§ 42-72-30. Family and children trust program. (a) There is created the family and children trust program. The director may apply for, receive and accept grants, gifts, and bequests from any source, governmental or private, with the approval of the director of administration. Upon receipt of any remittance the director shall transmit the entire amount […]
§ 42-72-31. Judge Angelo G. Rossi Memorial Building. That building located at the Rhode Island Training School which houses the Training School’s educational program shall hereafter be named and known as the Judge Angelo G. Rossi Memorial Building. History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 128, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 388, § 1.
§ 42-72-32. Transfer of powers and functions from department of children, youth, and families. There are transferred to the department of administration: (1) Those functions of the department of children, youth, and families which were administered through or with respect to departmental programs in the performance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c); (2) […]
§ 42-72-33. Youth diversion program. (a) There is created in the department of children, youth, and families, the youth diversion program, a community-based program providing outreach and advocacy services to youth between the ages of nine (9) and seventeen (17), who may be the subject of a family court petition or at risk for committing […]
§ 42-72-34. Withholding services. (a) It is the policy of the department not to require a parent to surrender physical possession or custody of his or her minor child or children based solely upon the department’s provisions of services to the family. A surrender shall be determined by the family court or as otherwise provided […]
§ 42-72-35. Change of title and name. The title of this chapter is amended to read “department of children, youth, and families”. Wherever in the general laws the words “department for children and their families” appear, they shall be amended to read “department of children, youth, and families”. History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 342, § […]
§ 42-72-36. Residential placement capacity. Effective January 1, 2009, and for any day thereafter, the department’s approved capacity for out-of-home residential placements, excluding foster homes, shall not exceed the total of one thousand (1,000) out-of-home residential placements. The department is authorized to reinvest any savings that result from reductions in out-of-home residential placements, into developing […]
§ 42-72-36.1. System reform and rebalancing goal. On or before October 1, 2016, the department of children, youth and families shall begin to implement a strategy to transition from reliance on congregate-care placements to greater use of foster homes with community-based services for children and families. Said strategy shall ensure quality outcomes, performance measures, and […]
§ 42-72-36.2. Recommendations as to allocation of resources. On or before October 1, 2016, the department of children, youth and families shall recommend the allocation of existing resources as needed to ensure that those children in need of residential care, including foster homes and support services, receive them in the least-restrictive setting appropriate to their […]
§ 42-72-36.3. Reporting. Annual reports showing progress in residential-care system reform and rebalancing shall be submitted by April 1, 2017, and annually thereafter on or before April 1 of each year by the department to the finance committees of both the senate and the house of representatives and shall include: (1) The number of congregate-care […]
§ 42-72-36.4. Foundation grants. All grant funds from nonprofit charitable organizations accepted by the department of children, youth and families with formally established agreements with an approved budget for their use shall be deposited as restricted receipts. History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 7, § 7.
§ 42-72-4. Qualifications and duties of director. (a) The director shall meet the following minimum qualifications: (1) Hold a master’s degree in social work or a closely related field, and have demonstrated experience in child welfare and/or children’s mental health, and/or juvenile justice; and (2) Have at least five (5) years of increasing responsibility in […]
§ 42-72-5. Powers and scope of activities. (a) The department is the principal agency of the state to mobilize the human, physical, and financial resources available to plan, develop, and evaluate a comprehensive and integrated statewide program of services designed to ensure the opportunity for children to reach their full potential. The services include prevention, […]
§ 42-72-5.1. Adoption of children placed under foster care. (a) The foster parent(s) of a child, committed to the department of children, youth, and families by the family court, who has had the physical custody of the child for a period of two (2) years or more may petition the family court for the adoption […]
