AID TO LOCALITIES STATE AGENCIES FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION PROGRAM General Fund For to reimbursement of local expenditures for foster care pursuant to article 6 of the social services law and for local expenditures for maintenance of handicapped children placed by school districts pursuant article 89 of the education law. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount appropriated no more than three million one hundred thousand dollars ($3,100,000) shall be available for reimbursement of local social services district expenditures, pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 153 of the social services law, for transitional care and maintenance of persons who are age twenty-one or over at the time that such transitional care and maintenance is provided, and who were placed in an approved residential child care program or school within or outside of New York state prior to the age of twenty-one, who were placed in such approved residential child care program or school pursuant to article 6 of the social services law or article 89 of the education law, and who are disabled, have a plan for continued out-of-home residential care approved by the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities or the office of mental health, as appropriate, and for whom no appropriate placement is currently available in these care systems. As a condition for the expenditure of funds from this appropriation for transitional care and maintenance provided to each individual, the local social services official must obtain the approval of the department of social services to contract for such care and maintenance and to the extent funds are available for children not receiving day services. Such expenditures paid by the state to authorized child caring agencies and approved schools shall be the same as those rates which would otherwise be payable if such person were under the age of twenty-one. For each person who is approved for care pursuant to this appropriation, an application for supple 338,277,000 mental security income benefits shall be made and any such benefits received shall be used to meet the cost of transitional care and maintenance provided to the individual and, if necessary, shall be supplemented by funds from this appropriation. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 371 of the social services law, any authorized agency and approved school with appropriate authority shall be empowered to temporarily care for a person whose care is approved in accordance with this appropriation. Of the amount appropriated herein, up to four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) shall be available for transfer to the office of mental health for contracts related to the group home program. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, reimbursement for foster care services shall be in accordance with the reimbursement limits contained in paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 529 of the executive law. All federal funds allocated to the state pursuant to title IV-b of the federal social security act are to be used to offset state expenditures for foster care to the extent permitted by federal statute and regulation. Any other federal funds available to the state pursuant to title IV-b or IV-e of the federal social security act shall be available for expenditure only after a plan for expenditure of such funds has been prepared by the commissioner of social services and approved by the director of the budget For services and expenses for the adoption subsidy program Program account sub-total Special Revenue Funds - Federal Federal Health and Human Services Fund 265 For expenditures related to federal grants beginning October first, nineteen hundred eighty-four, and ending September thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-five, in accordance with the following: For services and expenses for the foster care and adoption assistance program, including related administrative expenses 139,000,000 30,777,000 169,777,000 For eighty-seven and one-half percent reimbursement of approved local district expenditures for the expansion of day care services to encourage and promote economic improvement for low income families, in accordance with a program plan and local district allocation schedule prepared by the commissioner and approved by the director of the budget. The required twelve and one-half percent local share for this program may be provided by local districts, private contributions or fees. The department shall require local districts, as a condition for receipt of state reimbursement, to submit for its approval, proposals specifying how they intend to expand the availability of day care, the type of care to be provided, the cost of such care and the population to be served. Funds made available pursuant to this appropriation shall be limited to day care services provided to families who are not eligible for aid to families with dependent children or home relief with incomes of up to one hundred twenty-five percent of the most recent federal poverty level updated by the department for infla 1,550,000 . 1,550,000 1,550,000 1,550,000 7,425,000 tion through nineteen hundred eighty-five. as For additional eighty-seven and one-half For services and expenses related to the im- .5,250,000 875,000 300,000 |