base rate of older child adoptions and older foster child guardianships
(8) Base rate of older child adoptions and older foster child guardianships The term “base rate of older child adoptions and older foster child guardianships” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the lesser of— (A) the older child adoption and older foster child guardianship rate for the State for the then immediately preceding fiscal year; or (B) the older child adoption and older foster child guardianship rate for the State for the average of the then immediately preceding 3 fiscal years.