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Title IV-E Finance Handbook for County Contracts
Handbook Revision, December 2019
This revision of the Title IV-E Finance Handbook for County Contracts was published on December 2, 2019. Summaries of the revised items are provided below.
Counties Claiming Title IV-E Funds (PATS 12112)
The following items are revised to reflect changes in Federal Law regarding Title IVE.
On January 7, 2019, the Administration of Children and Families reinterpreted IV-E Regulations to allow Texas counties to recover a portion of their costs associated with attorneys representing certain children and their parents in child welfare legal proceedings.
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5000 Legal Contracts
5100 Types of Expenses
5110 Administration Expenditures
5111 Salaries and Fringe Benefits
5112 Administration Travel
5113 Supplies
5114 Equipment
5115 Other Operating Expenses
5120 Training Expenditures
5121 Allowable Training Topics
5122 Training Salaries and Fringe Benefits
5123 Travel for Title IV-E Training
5130 Exception