PDFWAC 110-90-0200

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 nonminor 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.
[WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-90-0200, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 13.34.145, 13.34.267, 74.13.020, 74.13.031, 43.88C.010, 74.13.107, 43.131.416, and 13.34.030. WSR 16-14-065, § 388-25-0548, filed 6/30/16, effective 7/31/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 13.34.145, 13.34.267, 74.13.020, 74.13.031, 43.88C.010, 74.13.107, 43.131.416, 13.34.030 and Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-351). WSR 16-06-044, § 388-25-0548, filed 2/24/16, effective 3/26/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 13.34.145, 13.34.267, 74.13.020, 74.13.031, 43.88C.010, 74.13.107, 43.131.416, 13.34.030. WSR 14-13-051, § 388-25-0548, filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031, 13.34.267, and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, § 388-25-0548, filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.]