If you missed Friday’s call, here is another opportunity to call in. In addition, the government is taking written comments on the rule changes through April 10. This is a chance to get the federal government to add ICWA-related reporting requirements to AFCARS, which applies to states and some tribes. By adding ICWA reporting requirements, the federal government has the opportunity to force states to better track ICWA compliance.
Colleagues:
As we announced earlier this week, the Children’s Bureau will hold national informational calls with stakeholders, states and tribal representatives on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) that was published in the Federal Register on Monday, February 9, 2015.
The first call with states and stakeholders was held on Wednesday, February 18th. The second call for states and stakeholders will take place on Friday, February 20, 2015 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Eastern.
We are pleased to announce that we have added a second informational call for tribal representatives. The two informational calls with tribal representatives will take place on Friday, February 20, 2015 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern and Wednesday, March 4, 2015 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern.
Attached is the presentation that we use during the calls. This presentation is the same for all calls and will be available on the Children’s Bureau website shortly. The agendas with updated call-in information are attached. The content of the agendas has not changed.
This is a reminder that these calls provide an overview of the NPRM for informational purposes only. We will not take questions during any of the calls. If you wish to comment on the NPRM, please submit comments to www.regulations.gov on or before April 10, 2015. The text of the NPRM can be found here: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-02-09/pdf/2015-02354.pdf
Please forward this information to interested parties.
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