California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 11387

WIC § 11387 Effective Jul 2, 2024Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4.7

Statute text

(a)In order to receive federal financial participation for payments under this article, the county child welfare agency or probation department, Indian tribe, consortium of tribes, or tribal organization that entered into an agreement pursuant to Section 10553.1 shall negotiate and enter into a written, binding, kinship guardianship assistance agreement with the relative guardian of an eligible child, and provide the relative guardian with a copy of the agreement. The negotiated agreement shall be executed prior to establishment of the guardianship.

(b)The agreement shall specify, at a minimum, all of the following:

(1)The amount of and manner in which the kinship guardianship assistance payment will be provided under the agreement, that the amount is subject to any applicable increases pursuant to cost-of-living adjustments established by statute and the manner in which the agreement may be adjusted periodically, but no less frequently than every two years, in consultation with the relative guardian, based on the circumstances of the relative guardian and the needs of the child.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 46, Sec. 16. (AB 161) Effective July 2, 2024.