Reminder: AFCARS Comments on ICWA Due April 23

I posted about this here, and comments are due April 23. The Indian Law Clinic should have a model comment available for tribes to use and edit by the end of next week.

This rule proposes to require states that receive federal funding for their foster care systems to gather accurate data on children in state courts who are subject to ICWA’s protections. This is done through the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) If you are a state worker, please encourage your state agency to comment in favor of this rule.

The proposed rule is here and is nearly identical to the one promulgated in 2016 (and then withdrawn by the Trump administration).