Sec. 9. In preparing the plan under section 5 of this chapter, a regional services council shall review and consider existing publicly and privately funded programs that are available or that could be made available in the regional services council’s service region to provide supportive services to or for the benefit of children described in section 5 of this chapter without removing the child from the family home, including programs funded through the following:

(1) Title IV-B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.).

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-26-6-9

  • plan: includes a regional services strategic plan to achieve the purposes described in section 5 of this chapter and any implementation strategy, revision, addition, or update of the plan, as described in section 12(a) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 31-26-6-1
  • regional services council: means a council appointed as provided in section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 31-26-6-2
  • service region: means an area of Indiana consisting of one (1) or more counties. See Indiana Code 31-26-6-3
(2) Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 670 et seq.).

(3) Title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1397 et seq.).

(4) The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. § 5106 et seq.).

(5) Special education programs under IC 20-35-6-2.

(6) All programs designed to prevent child abuse, neglect, or delinquency, or to enhance child welfare and family preservation administered by, or through funding provided by, the department, prosecuting attorneys, or juvenile courts, including programs funded under IC 31-26-3.5 and IC 31-40.

As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.571. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.92; P.L.7-2015, SEC.53.