This information collection requirement incorporates many reporting requirements established by various statutes, as discussed below. Federal regulations implementing the CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101 are codified at 45 CFR 1357.15.
States, territories, and tribes are required to submit the CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101âs in order to receive funding under title IV-B, subparts 1 and/or 2 (section 422 of title IV-B, subpart 1 [42 U.S.C. 622] and section 432 of title IV-B, subpart 2 [42 U.S.C. 629b] of the Social Security Act (the Act) respectively.)
A title IV-B reporting requirement for states, established by The Child and Family Services Act of 2006 (P.L.109-288, codified at section 424(e) of the Act) requires states to collect and report caseworker visit data for children under the care and responsibility of the state. The legislation requires states to report (1) the percentage of children in foster care under the responsibility of the state who were visited on a monthly basis by a caseworker; and (2) the percentage of the visits that occurred in the residence of the child.
States and tribes, as applicable, that receive funding through the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (the Chafee Program), and/or the Chafee Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) have additional reporting requirements that are incorporated into the CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101âs to ease the collection burden on grantees. Tribes are not eligible to receive funding under CAPTA and, therefore, do not have to meet its reporting requirements.
CAPTA requires states to submit a CAPTA State Grant Program Plan that remains in effect for the duration of the state's participation in the grant program. The CAPTA plan is to be coordinated âto the maximum extent practicableâ with the title IV-B state plan (section 106(b)(2)(A) of the CAPTA, as amended). States are also required to prepare and submit an annual report describing how the funds provided under CAPTA were used to address the purpose and achieve the objectives of the grant program (section 108(e)).
In addition, section 477 of title IV-E of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 677], authorizing the Chafee and ETV programs, requires the submission of a state/tribal program plan every five years describing how the state/tribe intends to âdesign and deliver programs to achieve the purposes of the sectionâ (section 477(b) of the Act).
In order to help states and tribes plan comprehensively for the full array of child welfare services and minimize the collection burden, applicants (states and tribes, as applicable) are required to report on the progress in achieving stated goals and service delivery under title IV-B, CAPTA, Chafee, and ETV in the CFSP and APSR (45 CFR 1357.15(a)). The CFSP and the CAPTA plans were consolidated in FY 2000 and the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (Chafee) was incorporated in the CFSP beginning in FY 2001. ETV was added in FY 2004.
The caseworker visit data requirement was added in 2007. The Children's Bureau (CB) believes this integrated approach reduces the burden on the state by allowing the state to submit one plan and to submit all plans on the same schedule. This approach encourages comprehensive planning and service delivery to children being served by the stateâs child welfare system.
Since June 2021, the CFSP/APSR submission has also included information on the use of the Family First Transition Grants and Funding Certainty Grants authorized by the Family First Transition Act included in Public Law (Pub. L.) 116â94.
The current request includes minor revisions to the CFS-101 forms to streamline data entry and to update fields. The forms have been made Section 508 compliant, so checkboxes have been removed and form names have been re-formatted.
US Code:
42 USC 622
Name of Law: Sec 422 of title IV-B, subpart 1 of the Social Security Act (Stephanie Tubbs Jones CW Serv Prog)
US Code:
42 USC 624f
Name of Law: Sec 424 of title IV-B of Social Security Act (Child and Family Services; Payment to States)
US Code:
42 USC 677
Name of Law: Section 477 of title IV-E of Social Security Act (John H. Chafee Foster Care Program...)
US Code:
42 USC 5106a and 5106d
Name of Law: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act
PL:
Pub.L. 116 - 94 602
Name of Law: Family First Transition Act
US Code:
42 USC 629b
Name of Law: Sec 432 of title IV-B, subpart 2 of the Social Security Act (Promoting Safe and Stable Families Prog
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form CFS-101 Forms CFS-101 Forms
SSB - CFSP APSR CFS_0970-0426_5.23.23_fnl.docx
Caseworker Visit Data