Title IV-E Demonstration Project Committee (2012)
LB 820, which was signed by Governor Dave Heineman on April 11, 2012, required DHHS to appoint a committee to review, report, and provide recommendations regarding the DHHS application for a demonstration project to obtain a waiver. This Committee is no longer active. The committee was required to:
- Review Nebraska's current status of Title IV-E participation and penetration rates;
- Review strategies and solutions for raising Nebraska's participation rate and reimbursement for Title IV-E in child placement, case management, replacement, training, adoption, court findings and proceedings; and
- Recommend specific actions for addressing barriers to participation and reimbursement.
The committee was required to provide an implementation plan and a timeline for making application for a Title IV-E waiver. The plan was to support and align with the goals of the statewide strategic plan (See Nebraska Children's Commission and LB821) and was to include, but not be limited to, maximizing federal funds for children's services in order to attain positive outcomes for the safety and well-being of and to expedite permanency for children. The committee came under the Nebraska Children's Commission jurisdiction.
Final 2012 Report
Committee Membership
Name |
Address |
Representing |
| Bill Reay | Omaha | Entity which is a lead contractor |
| Candy Kennedy-Goergen | Minden | Advocacy group with a single focus on impacting children |
| Corey Steel | Lincoln | Ex Officio - State Court Administrator appointee |
| Judge Everett Inbody | Wahoo | Ex Officio - State Court Administrator appointee |
| Jerry Davis | Boys Town | Child Welfare Service Agency that provides a wide range of child welfare services |
| Jim Blue | Lincoln | Child Welfare Service Agency that provides a wide range of child welfare services |
| Kevin Nelson | Lincoln | DHHS Representative |
| Sara Goscha | Lincoln | DHHS Representative |
| Sarah Forrest | Omaha | Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, & Legal Policy |
| Sheri Dawson | Lincoln | Ex Officio - State Court Administrator appointee |
| Vicky Weisz | Lincoln | Ex Officio - State Court Administrator appointee |