9:3A-9 Functions, powers, duties of Office of Children's Services transferred to department.
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9:3A-9 Functions, powers, duties of Office of Children's Services transferred to department.
9. All of the functions, powers and duties of the Office of Children's Services in the Department of Human Services, and the power to receive, allocate, expend, and authorize the expenditure of federal moneys available for children and families are hereby transferred and assigned to, assumed by and devolved upon the Department of Children and Families. To effectuate such transfer there shall also be transferred such officers and employees as are necessary, all appropriations or reappropriations, to the extent of remaining unexpended or unencumbered balances thereof, whether allocated or unallocated and whether obligated or unobligated, and all necessary books, papers, records and property. All rules, regulations, acts, determinations and decisions in force at the time of such transfer and proceedings or other such matters undertaken, commenced or pending by or before the Office of Children's Services at the time of such transfer shall continue in force and effect until duly modified, abrogated or completed by the Department of Children and Families.
As used in this section, the Office of Children's Services includes, but is not limited to, the Division of Youth and Family Services, the Division of Child Behavioral Health Services, the Division of Prevention and Community Partnerships and the New Jersey Child Welfare Training Academy in the Department of Human Services.
L.2006, c.47, s.9.
9:3A-10 "Office of Children's Services" refers to Department of Children and Families.
10. a. Whenever the term "Office of Children's Services" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, regulation, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Department of Children and Families.
b. Whenever the terms "Division of Youth and Family Services," "Division of Child Behavioral Health Services," "Division of Prevention and Community Partnerships" and "New Jersey Child Welfare Training Academy" occur or any reference is made thereto in any law, regulation, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to, respectively, the "Division of Youth and Family Services," "Division of Child Behavioral Health Services," "Division of Prevention and Community Partnerships," and "New Jersey Child Welfare Training Academy" in the Department of Children and Families established herein.
L.2006, c.47, s.10.
9:3A-11 Transfer of certain DHS staff to department.
11. A proportionate share of the programmatic, administrative, and support staff of the Department of Human Services supporting the functions, powers and duties transferred under this act are transferred to the Department of Children and Families.
The transfer of specific facilities, resources and personnel shall be determined by agreement between the Commissioner of Children and Families and the Commissioner of Human Services, after considering the number and type of positions currently used for support for the functions, powers and duties transferred and the appropriateness of transferring personnel, positions, and funding.
L.2006, c.47, s.11.