Section 388-25-0548 - When is a youth no longer eligible for the extended foster care program? A youth is no longer eligible for the extended foster care program and the department will ask the court to dismiss the non-minor dependency, when the youth:
(1) Graduates from high school or equivalency program and has not demonstrated intent to timely enroll in a post-secondary academic or vocational program;(2) Graduates from a post-secondary education or vocational program;(3) Reaches his or her twenty-first birthday;(4) Is no longer participating or engaging in any of the eligibility criteria under WAC 388-25-0506(1)(a) through (f);(5) No longer agrees to participate in extended foster care services; (6) Fails or refuses to comply with youth responsibilities outlined in WAC 388-25-0546; or(7) Is incarcerated in an adult detention facility on a criminal conviction.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-25-0548
Amended by WSR 14-13-051, Filed 6/12/2014, effective 7/13/2014Amended by WSR 16-06-044, Filed 2/24/2016, effective 3/26/2016Amended by WSR 16-14-065, Filed 6/30/2016, effective 7/31/2016Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031, 13.34.267, and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act." 13-08-017, § 388-25-0548, filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.