§ 26.5-3-104 — Selection of centers - grants

(1) The department may award a
grant for the purpose of establishing a family resource center based on a plan
submitted to the department by the applicant or for the continued operation of a
family resource center. The plan must meet specific criteria that the department is
authorized to set, but the criteria must include at least the following provisions:

(a) Members of the community participate in the development and
implementation of the family resource center;

(b) The center is governed by a local advisory council comprised of
community representatives such as:

(I) Families living in the community;

(II) Local public or private service provider agencies;

(III) Local job skills training programs, if any;

(IV) Local governing bodies;

(V) Local businesses serving families in the community; and

(VI) Local professionals serving families in the community;

(c) The advisory council establishes rules concerning the operation of the
family resource center, including provisions for staffing;

(d) Services the family resource center provides are coordinated and tailored
to the specific needs of individuals and families who live in the community;

(e) The family resource center:

(I) Promotes and supports, and does not supplant, successful individual and
family functioning and increases the recognition of the importance of successful
individuals and families in the community;

(II) Contributes to the strength of family ties;

(III) Establishes programs that focus on the needs of family members, such
as preschool programs, family preservation programs, and teenage pregnancy
prevention programs, and assists the individual or family in moving toward greater
self-sufficiency;

(IV) Recognizes the diversity of families within the community;

(V) Supports family stability and unity;

(VI) Treats families as partners in providing services;

(VII) Encourages intergovernmental cooperation and a community-based
alliance between government and the private sector. This cooperation may include,
but need not be limited to, the pooling of public and private funds available to state
agencies upon appropriation or transfer by the general assembly.

(VIII) Provides programs that reduce institutional barriers related to
categorical funding and eligibility requirements;

(IX) Makes information regarding available resources and services readily
accessible to individuals and families; and

(X) Coordinates efforts of public and private entities to connect families to
services and supports that encourage the development of early childhood and other
family support systems; and

(f) The family resource center coordinates the provision of services and
pools the resources of providers of services to aid in funding and operating the
center.

(2) If the department determines, from any report submitted by a local
advisory council or any other source, that the operation of a family resource center
is not in compliance with this part 1 or any rule adopted pursuant to the provisions
of this part 1, the department may impose sanctions, including termination of the
grant.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 604, � 3, effective July 1.