REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 4, 2021
FROM
MARLENE HAGEN, Director, Children and Family Services
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Cooperative Agreement Template for use of the Foster Focus System by School Districts
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve a standard non-financial Cooperative Agreement Template for Children and Family Services to collaborate with San Bernardino County school districts to exchange education information for foster youth using the Foster Focus System, for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026.
2. Authorize the Assistant Executive Officer of Human Services, the Deputy Executive Officer of Human Services, or the Director of the Department of Children and Family Services to execute the individual Cooperative Agreements on behalf of the County.
(Presenter: Marlene Hagen, Director, 387-2792)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The Cooperative Agreements between Children and Family Services (CFS) and San Bernardino County school districts are non-financial; therefore, they do not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
CFS has entered into non-financial Cooperative Agreements since 2012 with San Bernardino County school districts allowing school districts countywide to share up-to-date education information on foster youth in a timely matter. The recommended standard non-financial Cooperative Agreement Template will allow CFS to continue to work with school districts countywide to securely exchange, confirm, and maintain foster youth education and enrollment information through the Foster Focus System (Foster Focus).
In 2003, Assembly Bill 490 (AB 490) passed removing barriers foster children face in ...
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