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Children's Bureau

An Office of the Administration for Children & Families

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)

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IM-24-02

Publication Date: February 28, 2024

The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to inform title IV-E agencies that a NPRM was published proposing to amend the AFCARS regulations to require state title IV-E agencies to collect and report data elements related to the procedural protections of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). This NPRM was published in the Federal Register on February 23, 2024 (89 FR 13652 ).

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PDF IM-24-02 (72.69 KB)

Types:

Policy & Guidance , Information Memorandums (IM)

Topics:

AFCARS , Data , Reporting , Title IV-E

Audiences:

Program Managers/Directors , States

Tags:

AFCARS , Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) , Title IV-E