(a) Beginning October 1, 1983, not more than forty per cent of the total number of children for whom maintenance is provided pursuant to part E of title IV of the Social Security Act may have been in foster care for more than twenty-four months.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-17.5

  • Department: means the department of human services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(b) Commencing with the federal fiscal year beginning October 1, 1984, the department shall reduce by one per cent each fiscal year the total number of children for whom maintenance is so provided and who have been in foster care for more than twenty-four months.

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