N.J. Stat. tit. 30, ch. 4C
N.J. Stat. tit. 30, ch. 4C
in effectContents
section4C-1. Administration of act in accordance with public policy.section4C-1.1. Findings, declarations relative to child protective services.section4C-2. Definitions.section4C-2.1. Division of Child Protection and Permanency as continuation of former agencies.section4C-2.3. Provision of services to certain individuals aged 18 to 21.section4C-2.4. New Jersey Child Welfare Training Academy.section4C-2.5. Rules, regulations.section4C-3. Duties of Division of Child Protection and Permanency.section4C-3a. Child protection worker caseload, limits, exceptions, temporary.section4C-3.7. Photographing, fingerprinting of child under custody of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency.section4C-3.8. Rules, regulations.section4C-4. Powers of Department of Children and Families.section4C-4.1. Consent and approval of actions or proceedings.section4C-4.2. Consent, approval of commissioner.section4C-4.3. Copies of rules and regulations; certification of consent and approvalsection4C-4.4. Services provided to certain persons with developmental disabilities; rules, procedures; interagency agreement.section4C-4.5. Provision of services for alcoholism, substance abuse for certain persons; interagency agreement; rules, regulations.section4C-4.6. Definitions; Division of Children's System of Care, training program, emergency homeless shelter employees.section4C-4.7. Use of service hours before school hours and during school closures.section4C-4.8. NJ Statewide Student Support Services program expanded; definitions.section4C-6. Recipients of payments not deemed paupers; certain treatments permitted.section4C-7. Issuance of certain certificates free of charge.section4C-8. Payments for maintenance exempt from taxsection4C-9. Orders of commitment or grants of assistance previously made and other previous actions not affectedsection4C-10. Liberal construction; consistent laws not repealedsection4C-11. Application for care and custody; verification, investigation.section4C-11.1. Health, safety of paramount concern in placement of child.section4C-11.2. Exceptions to requirement to make reasonable efforts to prevent placement of child.section4C-11.3. Exceptions to requirement to provide reasonable efforts to reunify child with parent.section4C-11.4. Permanency hearing.section4C-11.5. Commissioner's report to Legislature, Governor.section4C-11.6. Rules, regulationssection4C-12. Filing complaint; investigation; application for court order; hearing.section4C-12.1. Search for relatives; assessment of abilities.section4C-12.2. Resource family parent, relative, notice; right to be heard.section4C-13. Referral to legally responsible person or agency.section4C-14. Notice of action taken on application.section4C-15. Petition to terminate parental rights, conditions.section4C-15.1. Termination of parental rights, standards.section4C-15.1a. Certain prior statements of child, admissible as evidence.section4C-15.2. Final guardianship hearingsection4C-15.3. Exceptions from requirement to file petition seeking termination of parental rights.section4C-15.4. Notice to parent of right to counsel; public defender appointments; law guardian, selectionsection4C-15.5. Short titlesection4C-15.6. Findings, declarations relative to abandoned childrensection4C-15.7. Designated sites, voluntary relinquishment of child; assumption of care, custody, control by Division of Child Protection and Permanency.section4C-15.8. Responsibilities of division, placement of childsection4C-15.9. Educational public information program, toll free hotline.section4C-15.10. Rules, regulations.section4C-15.11. Distribution of information about "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" to certain public school students.section4C-16. Association or agency to file summary of records with petitionsection4C-17. Petition, notice of hearing; interlocutory, order.section4C-18. Verification of petition; investigation; report of findings.section4C-19. Adjournmentssection4C-20. Order terminating parental rights; committing child to guardianship.section4C-21. Guardianship order not to be restrictive.section4C-22. Full guardianship.section4C-23. Voluntary surrenders, releases of custody, consents to adoption.section4C-24. Application for care or custody; complaint; petition.section4C-25. Agents of Division of Child Protection and Permanency to visit children.section4C-26. Placing child in resource family home or institution.section4C-26a. Rules and regulationssection4C-26b. Child in resource family home, determination of school placement.section4C-26c. Caregiver liability relative to certain activities; terms defined.section4C-26.1. "Resource family home" defined.section4C-26.2. Child care shelters; establishment, maintenance.section4C-26.3. Shelters for care, supervision of children.section4C-26.4. "Resource family parent" defined.section4C-26.5. Adoption of child by resource family parent.section4C-26.6. "Resource family parent" defined.section4C-26.7. Application for adoption of child by resource family parent.section4C-26.8. Adoptive, resource family parent, investigation.section4C-26.9. Provisional approval for resource family parent; definition.section4C-26.20. Minor and child to remain together as family unit.section4C-26.21. Rules, regulations.section4C-27. Expenses of maintenance chargeable against State funds.section4C-27.1. "Resource family parent" defined.section4C-27.2. Discontinuance of clothing distribution centers; clothing allowance.section4C-27.3. Short title.section4C-27.4. Findings, declarations relative to resource family care.section4C-27.5. Definitions relative to resource family care.section4C-27.6. Licensure required for resource family parents.section4C-27.7. Child abuse record information check.section4C-27.8. Criminal history record background check required for licensure.section4C-27.9. Denial, suspension, revocation of license.section4C-27.10. Notice before denial, suspension, revocation of license, hearing.section4C-27.11. Judicial review.section4C-27.12. Fraud, misrepresentation, fourth degree crime.section4C-27.14. Report to Governor, Legislature.section4C-27.15. Rules, regulations.section4C-27.16. Definitions relative to background checks for residential child care staff.section4C-27.17. Background checks required for securing, maintaining certificate of approval.section4C-27.18. Facilities established after effective date; procedures.section4C-27.19. Criteria for permanent disqualification.section4C-27.20. Eligibility for employment for certain rehabilitated offenders; determination.section4C-27.21. Immunity from liability on use of background information.section4C-27.22. Child abuse record information check required for securing, maintaining certificate of approval.section4C-27.23. Facility established after effective date, request for staff background checks.section4C-27.24. Regulations relative to out-of-State facility serving State residents.section4C-27.25. Responsibility for costs, funding of background checks.section4C-28. Discharge for care, custody, or guardianship.section4C-29. Payments for maintenance.section4C-29a. Short title.section4C-29b. Findings, declarations.section4C-29.1. Liability for maintenance costs.section4C-29.2. Lien on real propertysection4C-29.3. Books for recording certificates of lien; indexsection4C-29.4. Property subject to lien; notice; liability for disposal of property after noticesection4C-29.5. Compromise and settlement of claimssection4C-29.6. Discharge of lien; certificatesection4C-30. Sharing of cost of maintenance by State and countysection4C-30.1. Hospital care; total cost to be borne by statesection4C-31. Federal assistance; compliance with requirements of Department of Health, Education and Welfaresection4C-32. Burial of child receiving care; expenses.section4C-33. Compromise and settlement of claims.section4C-34. Recovery, reimbursement of moneys.section4C-35. Contributions.section4C-36. Petty cash fund.section4C-37. Checks, drafts, warrants, procedure if uncashed.section4C-38. Repealsection4C-39. Continuation of consistent provisions of prior laws; effect of repealsection4C-40. Effective datesection4C-41. "Approved agency" definedsection4C-42. Adoption Resource Exchange.section4C-43. Purpose of adoption resource exchange.section4C-44. Rules, regulations, and procedures.section4C-45. Legislative intent.section4C-46. Payments in subsidization of adoption; qualifications.section4C-47. Costs and expenses covered.section4C-48. Qualifications; original and annual determination.section4C-49. Rules and regulations.section4C-50. Short titlesection4C-51. Legislative declarations.section4C-52. Definitions.section4C-53. Filing notice of placement of child outside home.section4C-53.1. Findings, declarations.section4C-53.2. Definition of "repeated placement in resource family care," "placed again into resource family care."section4C-53.3. Revised, repeated placement plans, requisites.section4C-53.4. Petition to terminate parental rights.section4C-53.5. Rules, regulations.section4C-54. Determination by court as to placement.section4C-55. Placement plans, requirements.section4C-56. Administrative procedures to provide for needs of children and to obtain federal aidsection4C-57. Child placement review boardssection4C-58. Review of placements.section4C-58.1. Placement for adoptionsection4C-59. Written notice in advance of review.section4C-60. Submission of report.section4C-61. Issuance of order by court.section4C-61.1. Proposal to return child home.section4C-61.2. Permanency hearing.section4C-62. Child Placement Advisory Councilsection4C-62.1. Grants or contributions; acceptancesection4C-63. Rules for conduct of review boards; promulgation by Supreme Courtsection4C-64. Joint legislative committee to monitor and evaluate act; reportsection4C-65. Severabilitysection4C-66. Short titlesection4C-67. Findings, declarations.section4C-68. Definitionssection4C-69. Development of interdepartmental plan.section4C-70. Establishment of CART, CIACC.section4C-71. Contents of plan.section4C-72. Principles of system of caresection4C-73. Use of monies saved.section4C-74. Findings, declarationssection4C-75. "Family preservation services program" definedsection4C-76. Establishment of family preservation services program; objectives.section4C-77. Referrals to program, requirements for family preservation servicessection4C-78. Required credentials for direct services worker, supervisorsection4C-79. Development of manual of standards.section4C-80. Family Preservation Services Coordinating Unit established.section4C-81. Annual report to Governor, Legislature.section4C-82. Use of federal funding, maximize.section4C-83. Transfer of funds.section4C-84. Definitions relative to kinship legal guardianship and State agency action.section4C-85. Conduct of kinship caregiver assessment in certain cases.section4C-86. Checks required prior to submission of petition.section4C-87. Kinship legal guardianship as alternative disposition.section4C-88. Rules, regulations.section4C-89. Short title.section4C-90. Findings, declarations relative to kinship legal guardianship.section4C-91. Dissemination of information by DCF.section4C-92. Rules, regulations.section4C-101. "Tuition" defined.section4C-102. "Statewide Tuition Waiver Program."section4C-103. Eligibility requirements for program.section4C-104. Application procedure, maximum benefit.section4C-105. Rules, regulations.
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