Title 4 — Public Care Systems.
24 chapters · 633 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 4-251.01 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (a)(1) “Criminal background check” means the investigation of an individual’s criminal history through the record systems of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Metropolitan Police Department. (1A) “Godparent” means an individua…
D.C. Code § 4-251.02 Establishment of program to provide subsidies for grandparent caregivers
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(a) No later than March 1, 2006, the Mayor shall establish a program through which eligible grandparents may receive subsidy payments for the care and custody of a child residing in their home. (b) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 4-251.03 Eligibility
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(a) A grandparent may be eligible to receive subsidy payments under this section if: (1) The grandparent has been the child’s primary caregiver for at least the previous 6 months. (2) The child has resided in the grandparent’s home for at least the previous 6 months; (3) The chil…
D.C. Code § 4-251.03a Transfer of subsidy
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(a) The Mayor may transfer subsidy payments to a relative caregiver upon the death or mental or physical incapacity of a grandparent if: (1) The relative caregiver files an application for a subsidy within 30 days of becoming the child’s primary caregiver; (2) The relative caregi…
D.C. Code § 4-251.04 Subsidies
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(a) All subsidies established under this chapter shall be subject to the availability of appropriations. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating an entitlement to a subsidy for any person. (b) Pursuant to § 4-251.06, the Mayor shall establish by rule the amount of …
D.C. Code § 4-251.05 Reports
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No later than January 1 of each year, beginning in 2007, the Mayor shall issue a report to the Council on the subsidy program established by this chapter. At a minimum, the report shall include: (a)(1) The number of applications filed for the subsidy; (2) The number of subsidies …
D.C. Code § 4-251.06 Rules
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The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. …
D.C. Code § 4-251.07 Construction
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as relieving the parent of a child from any child support order regarding the child for whom a grandparent or relative caregiver is receiving a subsidy under this chapter. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create a ne…