Title 30, Title 30: INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES

30:4C-32 Burial of child receiving care; expenses. 32. Whenever a child receiving care, custody, or guardianship as provided by P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-1 et seq.) has died, and an investigation by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency discloses that there are insuffici…

30:4C-33 Compromise and settlement of claims. 33. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency may compromise and settle any claim due or which may become due the division for reimbursement of moneys paid to any individual or organization for maintenance of a child. A memorand…

30:4C-34 Recovery, reimbursement of moneys. 34. Whenever the Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall recover or receive reimbursement of any moneys paid to any individual or organization for the maintenance of a child, the moneys so recovered or received shall be credit…

30:4C-35 Contributions. 35. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency is authorized to retain any voluntary contributions of money heretofore received by it, and to receive future contributions. All contributions, whether already received or hereafter received, shall be kep…

30:4C-36 Petty cash fund. 36. On application in writing by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, the State Treasurer on warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting may pay to the division from its annual appropriation such amount not exceeding $5,0…

30:4C-37 Checks, drafts, warrants, procedure if uncashed. 37. Whenever the Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall have issued, or shall hereafter issue, any checks, drafts, or warrants to be paid from moneys received from the Federal Government, the State, or any count…

30:4C-38. Repeal The following acts and statutes together with all amendments thereof and supplements thereto are repealed: Articles one, two and three of chapter five of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes; "An act defining the guardianship of the State Board of Children's Guardian…

30:4C-39. Continuation of consistent provisions of prior laws; effect of repeal To the extent that this act contains provisions not inconsistent with those of prior laws it shall be construed as a continuation of such laws. The repeal of the acts and statutes as provided by secti…

30:4C-3a Child protection worker caseload, limits, exceptions, temporary. 2. a. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall ensure that no child protection worker is concurrently responsible for more than 15 cases at any time, unless the commissioner determines that assignmen…

30:4C-4 Powers of Department of Children and Families. 4. The Department of Children and Families shall have the requisite powers to: (a) Exercise general supervision over children for whom care, custody or guardianship is provided in accordance with Article II of this act; (b) A…

30:4C-4.1 Consent and approval of actions or proceedings. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no action or proceeding, including an application for a writ of habeas corpus, in any court which the Division of Child Protection and Permanency is authorized by law to …

30:4C-4.2 Consent, approval of commissioner. 2. In no case shall the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, defend against any action or proceeding or make or oppose any application for a writ of habeas corpus without the express consent and approval of the Commissioner of …

30:4C-4.3. Copies of rules and regulations; certification of consent and approval The Commissioner of the Department of Institutions and Agencies shall cause a copy of every rule or regulation and a certification of every consent and approval issued or granted by the State Board …

30:4C-4.4 Services provided to certain persons with developmental disabilities; rules, procedures; interagency agreement. 158. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, commencing on or after the effective date of P.L.2012, c.16 (C.52:27D-43.9a et al.) and …

30:4C-4.5 Provision of services for alcoholism, substance abuse for certain persons; interagency agreement; rules, regulations. 159. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, commencing on or after the effective date of P.L.2012, c.16 (C.52:27D-43.9a et al.…

30:4C-4.6 Definitions; Division of Children's System of Care, training program, emergency homeless shelter employees. 1. a. As used in this section: "Division" means the Division of Children's System of Care in the Department of Children and Families. "Emergency shelter for the h…

30:4C-4.7 Use of service hours before school hours and during school closures. 2. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Division of Children’s System of Care in the Department of Children and Families shall ensure that, once an individual up to the age…

30:4C-4.8 NJ Statewide Student Support Services program expanded; definitions. 1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Department of Children and Families shall be authorized to expand the services provided by the NJ Statewide Student Support Servi…

30:4C-40. Effective date This act shall take effect January first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two. L.1951, c. 138, p. 593, s. 40.

30:4C-41. "Approved agency" defined "Approved agency" as used herein means a legally constituted agency having its principal office within this State, which holds a valid certificate of approval from the Department of Institutions and Agencies, as provided by law, to place childr…

30:4C-42 Adoption Resource Exchange. 2. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency, is hereby authorized and empowered, subject to the availability of appropriations therefor, to establish an Adoption Resource Exchange, the services of which shall be available only to approv…

30:4C-43 Purpose of adoption resource exchange. 3. The Adoption Resource Exchange authorized by P.L.1962, c.206 (C.30:4C-41 et seq.) shall not itself engage in the placement of children for adoption nor shall it be construed as a substitute for other local community resources, wh…

30:4C-44 Rules, regulations, and procedures. 4. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency is hereby authorized and empowered to establish rules, regulations, and procedures necessary to accomplish the purposes of P.L.1962, c.206 (C.30:4C-41 et seq.). L.1962, c.206, s.4; ame…

30:4C-45 Legislative intent. 1. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to benefit hard-to-place children in resource family care at State expense by providing the stability and security of permanent homes. L.1973,c.81,s.1; amended 2004, c.130, s.81.

30:4C-46 Payments in subsidization of adoption; qualifications. 2. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall make payments to adoptive parents on behalf of a child placed for adoption by the division whenever: a. The child because of physical or mental condition, race…

30:4C-47 Costs and expenses covered. 3. Payments in subsidization of adoption shall include but are not limited to the maintenance costs, medical and surgical expenses, and other costs incidental to the care, training and education of the child. Such payments may not exceed the c…

30:4C-48 Qualifications; original and annual determination. 4. Qualification for payments in subsidization of adoption shall be determined and approved by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency prior to the completion of the adoption proceeding, and may be redetermined a…

30:4C-49 Rules and regulations. 5. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall make all necessary rules and regulations for administering the program for payments in subsidization of adoptions. L.1973, c.81, s.5; amended 1983, c.484, s.4; 2012, c.16, s.105.

30:4C-50. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Child Placement Review Act." L.1977, c. 424, s. 1.

30:4C-51 Legislative declarations. 2. The Legislature declares that it is in the public interest, whereby the safety of children shall be of paramount concern, to afford every child placed outside his home by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency with the opportunity fo…

30:4C-52 Definitions. 3. As used in P.L.1977, c.424 (C.30:4C-50 et seq.), unless the context indicates otherwise: a. "Child" means any person less than 18 years of age; b. "Child placed outside his home" means a child under the care, custody, or guardianship of the division who r…

30:4C-53 Filing notice of placement of child outside home. 4. Within five calendar days after the placement of a child outside his home pursuant to a voluntary agreement, the division or the designated agency, as the case may be, shall file notice of such placement with the Famil…

30:4C-53.1 Findings, declarations. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest, whereby the safety of children shall be of paramount concern, to afford every child placed outside the child's home by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in th…

30:4C-53.2 Definition of "repeated placement in resource family care," "placed again into resource family care." 2. For purposes of P.L.1991, c.448 (C.30:4C-53.1 et seq.), the terms "repeated placement into resource family care" and "placed again into resource family care" shall …

30:4C-53.3 Revised, repeated placement plans, requisites. 3. a. The division shall not treat a child's repeated placement into resource family care as an initial placement. The child's revised placement plan, updated at the time of the child's repeated placement, shall summarize …

30:4C-53.4 Petition to terminate parental rights. 4. If the division is required to provide reasonable efforts toward family reunification, and if the parents or guardian of the child are unwilling or unable to remedy the problems or conditions outlined in the child's repeated pl…

30:4C-53.5 Rules, regulations. 5. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1991, c.448, s.5; amended 20…

30:4C-54 Determination by court as to placement. 5. The court shall, within 15 days following receipt of the notice of the initial placement pursuant to a voluntary agreement, determine, based solely upon the petition and other affidavits and written materials submitted to the co…

30:4C-55 Placement plans, requirements. 6. The division shall prepare and revise, when necessary, in consultation with the child's parents or legal guardian and, when appropriate, the child, a placement plan for each child placed outside his home. The placement plan shall include…

30:4C-56. Administrative procedures to provide for needs of children and to obtain federal aid The division shall be responsible for establishing such administrative procedures as will enable it to effectively provide for the needs of children placed outside their homes and to se…

30:4C-57. Child placement review boards a. The assignment judge in each county shall establish as an arm of the family part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court one or more child placement review boards. The number of review boards in each county shall be based on the n…

30:4C-58 Review of placements. 9. Each board shall act on behalf of the Family Part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court in reviewing the case of every child placed outside the child's home pursuant to a voluntary agreement, to determine whether the best interests and s…

30:4C-58.1. Placement for adoption When a child is placed in a home for the purpose of adoption, the division shall notify the family part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court in the child's county of supervision in writing of the placement. Upon receipt of the notice, …

30:4C-59 Written notice in advance of review. 10. Each board shall provide written notice of the date, time and place of each review at least 15 days in advance to the following, each of whom shall be entitled to attend the review and to submit information in writing to the board…

30:4C-6 Recipients of payments not deemed paupers; certain treatments permitted. 6. No person to whom or for whom payments for maintenance are made under P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-1 et seq.) shall be deemed to be or classified as a pauper by reason thereof. The provisions of P.L.1…

30:4C-60 Submission of report. 11. Within 10 days after the completion of such review, the board shall submit a written report to the Family Part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court and the division. Such report shall offer one of the following findings, stating the sp…