Lifting the Veil
Reasonable Efforts
References I
1. Children in State Care: Ensuring Their Protection and Support, Hearing, Committee on Children, Youth and Families of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, September 25, 1986. p. 116.
2. Opening remarks of George Miller, Continuing Crisis in Foster Care: Issues and Problems, Hearing, Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, April 22, 1987.3. Michael Grunwald, "Abuse Shows Danger of Birth-family Bias," Boston Globe, (January 27, 1996).
4. Final Report, Investigation: Department Of Family And Children's Services, 1992-93 Santa Clara County Grand Jury.5. Child Welfare League of America, written comments to the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources hearing on "reasonable efforts," 1996. As reported on CASANet Internet Home Page.
6. Written Testimony of Marcia Robinson Lowry and Boyd A., Foster Care, Child Welfare, and Adoption Reforms, Joint Hearing, Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. House of Representatives, April 13 and 28, May 12, 1988.
7. Department of Health and Human Services, Departmental Appeals Boards, Appellate Division, Massachusetts Department of Social Services, Docket No. 90-138, Decision No. 1289, January 7, 1992. 8. U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, 1994 Green Book, July 15, 1994. Section 14, Chart 14-14. Mid 1970s estimates from cited testimony of Hon. Rep. George Miller, see note 1, and from elsewhere in the cited proceedings.
9. See 1994 Green Book,
Section 14, Heading "Determining State Compliance with Federal Review Requirements," for a detailed discussion of federal compliance enforcement mechanisms.10.
Testimony of Michael Petit, Child Welfare Programs, Hearing, Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, January 23, 1995.11. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Human Services Policy, Reasonable Efforts: Who Decides What's Reasonable?, 1993.
12.
Testimony of Mark Soler, Children in State Care: Ensuring Their Protection and Support, Hearing, Committee on Children, Youth and Families of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, September 25, 1986.13. Foster Care, Child Welfare, and Adoption Reforms, Joint Hearing, Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. House of Representatives, April 13 and 28, May 12, 1988. p. 48.
14.
Testimony of Marcia Robinson Lowry and Boyd A., Foster Care, Child Welfare, and Adoption Reforms, Joint Hearings, Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. House of Representatives, April 13 and 28, May 12, 1988.15. Authors notes, Foster Care, Child Welfare, and Adoption Reforms.
16. All references to the HHS report in this section from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Opportunities for improved foster care eligibility determinations, August 1994.
17. Department of Health and Human Services, Departmental Appeals Board, Appellate Division, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Docket No. A-93-206,
Decision No. 1516, May 4, 199518. Departmental Appeals Board, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Docket No. A-95-61, Control No. A-05-92-00075,
Decision No. 1564, February 27, 1996.19. Departmental Appeals Board, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Docket No. A-93-195, Control No. A-03-91-00553,
Decision No. 1508, March 1, 1995.20. Departmental Appeals Board, New York State Department of Social Services, Docket No. 91-14, Audit Control No. A-02-87-02016 (A-02-90-02019),
Decision No. 1358, September 30, 1992.21. Written testimony of George Miller, Subcommittee on Human Resources, of the Committee on Ways and Means, April 4, 1990. p. 36.
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