Reduction of number of children in foster care - Goals
N.D. Cent. Code § 50-11-03.1
in effect50-11-03.1. Reduction of number of children in foster care - Goals
On or before October 1, 1982, and annually thereafter, the department of health and human
services shall attempt to reduce the number of children receiving assistance under title IV-E of
the Social Security Act, who have been in foster care for more than twenty-four months, by the
following amounts:
1. For the year beginning October 1, 1982, one percent of the number of children, in
foster care for more than twenty-four months, and receiving benefits under title IV-A of
the Social Security Act from July 1, 1979, through June 30, 1980;
2. For the years beginning October 1, 1983, and ending September 30, 1990, one
percent of the maximum number permitted in the previous year; and
3. For all subsequent years, one-half percent of the maximum number permitted in the
previous year.
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