On and after the date that the director executes a declaration pursuant to Section 11217, for purposes of eligibility under this article, children who are currently receiving Kin-GAP pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 11360) and who were determined eligible under Subtitle IV-E (commencing with Section 470 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 670 et seq.)) as dependent children of the juvenile court placed in foster care with an approved relative and who remain under the court’s jurisdiction pursuant to Section 366.4 shall be deemed to meet the eligibility criteria as described in Section 673(d) of Title 42 of the United States Code. On and after the date that the director executes a declaration pursuant to Section 11217, the county child welfare department, probation department, or Indian tribe, as appropriate, at the time of each Subtitle IV-E eligible child’s Kin-GAP annual redetermination, shall meet with the relative guardian and child and enter into the written negotiated agreement as described in Section 11387.

(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 559, Sec. 37. (AB 12) Effective January 1, 2011.)