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NYS and the Federal government have recognized the unique needs of children in foster care by providing guidance and enacting laws to increase educational stability and improve the educational outcomes achieved.Ìý The state and federal laws and guidance clarify joint responsibilities of educational and child welfare agencies to continually collaborate so that the provisions are successfully implemented and students in foster care achieve educational stability.

Updates and Memos

• Students in Foster Care: Tool Kit for Local ¹ú²úºÚÁÏ Agencies and Local Departments of Social ServicesÌý(March 2022)
• Ìý(February 2022)
• OCFS Local Transportation Agreement for Students in Foster CareÌý(February 2022)
• OCFS Individual Transportation Agreement for a Student in Foster CareÌý(February 2022)
• All forms in the toolkit are available as separate fillable forms on the OCFS website:
• ¹ú²úºÚÁÏ Memo: ¹ú²úºÚÁÏal Stability of Students in Foster Care New Law and Guidance ToolkitÌý(August 2018)
• Ìý(June 2016)
• Ìý(April 2018)
• ¹ú²úºÚÁÏ Memo: ¹ú²úºÚÁÏal Stability and Transportation Provisions for Students in Foster CareÌý(December 2016)

Laws and Regulations

Federal Laws

• Ìý(May 2014)

State Laws

• ¹ú²úºÚÁÏ LawÌý§3244 - ¹ú²úºÚÁÏ of children in foster care
• ¹ú²úºÚÁÏ LawÌý§3202 - Public schools free to resident pupils; tuition from nonresident pupils

Resources

• Foster Youth College Success Initiative Program

Points of Contact (POC)

• Public School District and Charter School POC for Foster Care

¹ú²úºÚÁÏ Foster Care POC

• 518-486-6090
• studentsupportservices@nysed.gov

¹ú²úºÚÁÏ Foster Care Transportation

• 518-474-6541
• emscmgts@nysed.gov

Office of Children and Family Services POC

• ocfs.sm.cwcs.essa@ocfs.ny.gov