Ohio Admin. Code 5101:9-6-23 - Children services best practices (CSBP) funding
(A)
The Ohio
department of job and family services (ODJFS) issues children services best
practices (CSBP) funds to strengthen best practices of a public children
services agency (PCSA).
(B)
This allocation consists of state funds. The PCSA will
deposit this allocation in the county's children services fund.
(C)
ODJFS
communicates the funding period and liquidation period through the county
finance information system (CFIS). The PCSA can incur services through the
funding period and disburse and report expenditures no later than the end of
the liquidation period. Expenditures in excess of the allocation amount are the
responsibility of the county agency.
(D)
ODJFS allocates
this funding in accordance with section
5101.14 of the Revised Code as
follows:
(1)
If
the amount of available funds is equal to the amount appropriated for the
immediately preceding fiscal year, each county will receive an amount equal to
the amount it received in the immediately preceding fiscal year exclusive of
any releases from or additions to the allocation or any
sanctions.
(2)
If the amount of available funds is less than the
amount initially appropriated for the immediately preceding fiscal year, each
county will receive an amount equal to the percentage of funding it received in
the immediately preceding fiscal year, exclusive of any releases from or
additions to the allocation or any sanctions.
(3)
If the amount of
available funds is more than the amount initially appropriated for the
immediately preceding fiscal year, each county will receive an amount equal to
the amount it received in the preceding year as a base allocation. ODJFS will
allocate the amount exceeding the amount initially appropriated in the
immediately preceding fiscal year as follows:
(a)
Twelve per cent
is divided equally among all counties.
(b)
Forty-eight per
cent is distributed based on the total number of county residents under the age
of eighteen as compared to the total statewide residents under the age of
eighteen for the most recent calendar year available.
(c)
Forty per cent is
distributed based on the number of county residents with incomes under the
federal poverty level as compared to the statewide total of residents with
incomes under the federal poverty level for the most recent calendar year
available.
(E)
Allowable costs
associated with CSBP activities and contracts for purchased goods and services
include but are not limited to the following:
(1)
Family First
Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) (2018), preparation including the development
and/or evaluation of prevention services and qualified residential treatment
programs;
(2)
Kinship supports including the establishment or
expansion of kinship support programs;
(3)
Foster care
recruitment/retention activities that, in addition to the foster parent
recruitment allocation, include efforts to build more caregiver capacity to
meet the needs of children with complex needs in family-based
settings;
(4)
Workforce support including recruitment and retention
strategies for the PCSA workforce;
(5)
Training
incentives for completion of training or coaching in topic and competency areas
that are determined, through a structured process of needs assessment, to be
relevant to the work and a high priority need for the system and individuals
working within it;
(6)
Data and reporting including administrative support to
review and analyze data and reporting to inform local strengths, needs, and
priorities; and
(7)
Equipment and technology support, including but not
limited to, the purchase of training, services and equipment such as surface
pros, phones, scanners, and mobile broadband.
(F)
A PCSA will
report direct expenditures as described in rule
5101:9-7-29
of the Administrative Code.
(G)
The definitions,
requirements, and responsibilities contained in rule
5101:9-6-50
of the Administrative Code are applicable to this rule.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 5101.14
Rule Amplifies: 5101.14
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