2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 46 Public welfare and assistance :: RS 46:2407 Funding of children's trust fund programs

§2407.  Funding of children's trust fund programs

A.  The board in its annual budget request, shall identify the amount of funds necessary for the implementation of this Chapter.  

B.  Monies appropriated or otherwise made available to the board to implement the provisions of this Chapter shall be disbursed as follows:

(1)  The board shall adopt a formula for the distribution of funds from the Children's Trust Fund for programs and services for child abuse prevention which shall provide for the allocation of funds in each state planning district based upon the percentage of the total state reported cases of abuse and neglect reported in the state planning district and the percentage of the total state population under the age of eighteen years and upon the service and program needs of the district, and after January 1, 1989, the comprehensive state plan.  

(2)  Any funds which are not utilized within a state planning district shall be reallocated to the remaining districts in accordance with the formula required by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.  

(3)  Ten percent of the amount appropriated to the board may be used for administrative costs.  This ten percent limitation shall not apply to costs for plan development and shall include provisions for staff support.  

C.  Appropriations made for distribution by the board for programs and services shall be deposited in the fund and shall be disbursed by the office in accordance with directives of the board.  

D.  The board shall develop and publish solicitations for grant proposals for grants to be funded from the Louisiana Children's Trust Fund for child abuse prevention programs and services which are designed to meet identified priorities.  

(1)  After January 1, 1989, these priorities shall be based upon information contained in the comprehensive state plan.  

(2)  A priority ranking shall be made based upon the extent to which a proposal meets identified needs, criteria for cost effectiveness, an evaluation component providing outcome data, and a determination that the proposal provides a mechanism for coordinating and integrating preventive services with other services deemed necessary for working effectively with families who are at risk of child abuse or neglect.  Priority shall be given to primary and secondary prevention programs and services.  

E.  The office board shall review and evaluate all proposals submitted for grants for children's trust fund programs and services.  

F.  On and after January 1, 1989, all budget requests submitted by any private nonprofit agency to the legislature for funding of programs related to child abuse prevention shall conform to the comprehensive state plan and any subsequent revision of the plan adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.  The services and programs of the Department of Children and Family Services or any other public agency shall not be subject to the provisions of this Subsection.  

Acts 1987, No. 932, §1, eff. July 20, 1987.