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Section 10000: Services to Older Youth in Care or Young Adults No Longer in Care
10000 Services to Older Youth in Care or Young Adults No Longer in Care
10100 Transition Planning for Older Youth
10120 Transition Centers for Youth
10130 Overview of Healthcare Coverage for Youth and Young Adults Who Age Out of Foster Care
10200 Preparation for Adult Living (PAL)
10210 Targeted Priority Population
10220 Additional Eligible Population
10230 PAL Eligibility for Youth Placed in a Title IV-E Placement by the TJJD or a CJPD
10240 Review of the Texas Foster Care Handbook
10250 Required Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) Services
10253 Life Skills Independent Study Guide
10260 Young Adults Residing with a Designated Perpetrator of Abuse or Neglect
10270 Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) Transitional Living Allowance (TLA)
10272 Suspending PAL Transitional Living Allowance Payments
10280 Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) Aftercare Room and Board
10281 Limitations While Receiving ETV or in Extended Foster Care for PAL Aftercare Room and Board
10282 Assessing the Amount for PAL Aftercare Room and Board Payment
10283 Allowable Expenditures and Payment Limits for PAL Aftercare Room and Board
10284 Payment Limits for PAL Aftercare Room and Board
10290 National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD)
10291.1 Reporting Data Due Dates
10291.2 Outcome Reporting Status
10300 Post-Secondary Education Programs
10310 College Tuition and Fee Exemption Information
10311 Issuing the College Tuition and Fee Exemption Letter
10311.1 DFPS PAL Staff or SSCC Equivalent Responsibilities for College Tuition and Fee Exemption
10320 The Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program
10330 Employment Preference for Former Foster Youth
10400 Extended Foster Care for Young Adults
10410 Preparation Required When a Youth Plans To Stay in Extended Foster Care
10411 Within 90 Days Before the Youth’s 18th Birthday
10412 Actions Required As Soon as Possible After the 18th Birthday
10420 Qualifying for Extended Foster Care
10421 Transitioning Between Education or Work-Related Activities
10421.1 Enrollment in a Higher Education Program or a Post-Secondary Vocational or Technical School
10422 Monitoring Continued Participation and Annual Eligibility Review
10423 Issues Signing the VEFCA for a Young Adult with a Physical or Intellectual Disability
10423.1 Physically Unable to Sign VEFCA
10423.2 Mental Capacity Issues in Signing the VEFCA
10430 Casework Activity for Young Adults in Extended Foster Care
10432 Medical Consenter Issues and Documentation
10433 Sealed Juvenile Justice Records
10440 If the Young Adult Goes Missing
10450 Supervised Independent Living (SIL)
10451 Overview and Purpose of SIL
10452 Eligibility for Supervised Independent Living (SIL) Placements
10453 Enhanced Case Management Services
10454 Referral, Assessment, and Approval Process for the Supervised Independent Living (SIL) Program
10454.1 Initial Placement Process
10454.2 Subsequent SIL Placement Process
10455 Ongoing Caseworker Duties During SIL Placement
10456 Discharge from the SIL Program
10460 Discharge from Extended Foster Care
10461 Planned Discharge from Extended Foster Care
10462 Emergency Discharge from Extended Foster Care
10463 Discharge to Trial Independence
10500 Trial Independence and Return for Extended Foster Care
10520 Return for Extended Foster Care
10521 Referring the Young Adult to PAL Staff or SSCC Equivalent Staff
10522 Acceptance Criteria for Return to Extended Foster Care
10530 Roles and Responsibilities of Staff Helping a Young Adult Return for Extended Foster Care
10531 Roles and Responsibilities of PAL Staff
10540 Providing Support After a Young Adult Returns to Extended Foster Care
10541 Contacts and Time Frames
10542 Revising the Transition Plan
10543 Completing the Child Plan of Service
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