Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 21.05 - Voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement

The voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement shall be on a form prescribed by the department and include all of the following conditions:

(1) The youth is 18 years of age or over but under 21 years of age.

(2) The youth is a full-time student at a secondary school or its technical or vocational equivalent.

(3) There is an individualized education program under s. 115.787, Stats., in effect for the youth.

(4) The youth will participate in activities assigned by the agency to prepare the youth for independent living.

(5) The youth will comply with school attendance requirements in the youth's individualized education program under s. 115.787, Stats., school district policies, and truancy laws and ordinances.

(6) The youth will not be missing from his or her out-of-home care placement for more than 2 weeks without contact with the agency.

(7) If there is any change in the youth's circumstances that affects a provision of the voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement, the youth will notify the agency within 10 calendar days after the effective date of the change.

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Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 21.05

Adopted by, CR 14-054: cr. Register April 2015 No. 712, eff.5/1/2015.

Form DCF-F-5030-E, Voluntary Transition-to-Independent-Living Agreement, is available in the forms section of the department website, http://dcf.wisconsin.gov, or by writing to the Division of Safety and Permanence, P.O. Box 8916, Madison WI 53708-8916.