§12332. Definitions — Inbound Citations

Citations to §12332(4)

• 42 U.S.C. § 12315(a)(1)

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  (1) provide consultative services, technical assistance, and short-term training to the independent State bodies;
• 42 U.S.C. § 12336(a)(1)

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  (1) the chief executive officer of such State designates an independent State body that is composed of—

  (A) cabinet level representatives from each agency of such State that has responsibilities for programs affecting young individuals who shall comprise a majority of the independent State body; and

  (B) individuals appointed from among—

  (i) private nonprofit providers of services to young individuals;

  (ii) advocacy and citizens groups concerned with young individuals;

  (iii) committees of the legislature of such State that have responsibility for young individuals;

  (iv) leaders who are young individuals, including such leaders who are recipients of services provided under this subchapter;

  (v) representatives of the business community;

  (vi) representatives of employees of providers of services to young individuals;

  (vii) representatives of general purpose local government; and

  (viii) such staff as shall be necessary to—

  (I) develop a State plan to be submitted to the Commissioner for approval under section 12337 of this title;

  (II) administer and monitor the State plan within such State;

  (III) assist in the coordination of all State activities related to the purpose of the chapter;

  (IV) serve as an effective and visible advocate for young individuals by reviewing and commenting on all State plans, budgets, and policies that affect such individuals and the families of such individuals by providing technical assistance to any agency, organization, association, or individual representing the needs of young individuals; and
• 42 U.S.C. § 12336(a)(1)(A)

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  (A) cabinet level representatives from each agency of such State that has responsibilities for programs affecting young individuals who shall comprise a majority of the independent State body; and
• 42 U.S.C. § 12336(a)(2)

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  (2) the independent State body designated under paragraph (1)—

  (A) develops a system for the distribution within the State of funds received under sections 12337 and 12338 of this title by the chief executive officer;

  (B) submits a description of such system to the Commissioner for review and comment; and

  (C) ensures that preference will be given in such distribution of funds to developing or supporting local service delivery systems that—

  (i) provide a range of services organized to tailor responses to needs rather than a predetermined array of services;

  (ii) are rooted in and part of the communities that such systems are designed to serve as measured by the degree to which public and private community leaders and young individuals participate in the planning of such systems; and

  (iii) demonstrate an ability to develop systematic collaboration among service providers on behalf of children, youth and families, including joint planning, joint financing, joint service delivery, common intake and assessment, and other arrangements that promote more effective service systems for such individuals.
• 42 U.S.C. § 12336(b)

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  (b) The Commissioner may approve a State plan in which the chief executive officer of the State designates as the independent State body an existing State entity that is comprised of the parties described in subsection (a) and that is authorized to conduct the same range of interagency planning and coordination activities.
• 42 U.S.C. § 12337(b)(1)

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  (1) the independent State body is committed to interagency planning that results in statewide policies promoting systematic collaboration among agencies on behalf of young individuals as demonstrated by joint planning, joint financing, joint service delivery, common intake and assessment, and other arrangements that reduce barriers to services and promote more effective local service delivery systems for young individuals;
• 42 U.S.C. § 12337(b)(4)

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  (4) the independent State body will provide an inventory of existing public and private services for children, youth and their families and will evaluate the need for supportive services within the State to address the purposes of this chapter and determine the extent to which existing public and private programs meet such need;
• 42 U.S.C. § 12337(b)(5)

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  (5) the independent State body will make such reports, in such form, and containing such information, as the Commissioner may require;
• 42 U.S.C. § 12337(b)(7)

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  (7) the independent State body will conduct periodic evaluations of activities and projects carried out pursuant to this section and section 12338 of this title and will report the results and recommendations to the chief executive officer of the State and the State legislature;
• 42 U.S.C. § 12337(c)

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  (c) Notwithstanding section 12340(g) of this title, the amounts made available to each State under section 12340(a) of this title may be used to make grants to a State to enable such State to pay such percentages as the independent State body of such State determines to be appropriate, of the cost of administering the State plan of such State including—

  (1) the costs of the preparation of such plan and the provision of technical assistance to local areas;

  (2) the costs of the evaluation of activities carried out under such plan;

  (3) the costs of the collection of data and the carrying out of analyses related to the need for supportive services within the State;

  (4) the costs of the dissemination of information obtained under paragraph (3); and

  (5) the costs of the provision of short-term training to personnel of public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations engaged in the operation of programs authorized by this part.
• 42 U.S.C. § 12338(a)

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  (a) The Commissioner shall carry out a program for making grants to a State, that has designated an independent State body under section 12336 of this title and provided for coordinated services under section 12337 of this title, for distribution by the chief executive officer under a State plan approved under section 12337 of this title to demonstrate successful program approaches to fill service gaps identified through State planning and advocacy efforts for any of the areas specified in paragraph (2).