South Dakota Codified Laws 26-6-28. Reduction of number of children in foster care
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Each year, the Department of Social Services shall reduce the number of children who have been in foster care more than twenty–four months and who have received or are receiving assistance under Title IV–E of the Social Security Act. The amount of the reduction shall be one–half of one percent of the number of foster children in care during the preceding federal fiscal year.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-6-28
- Children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- 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.
Source: SL 1982, ch 199; SL 2004, ch 167, § 5.