Executive Advisory Council
Each Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program (FYSCP) must establish a local Executive Advisory Council (EAC). The FYSCP coordinator is a permanent member of the EAC. Other members may include representatives from the county child welfare agency, the county probation department, local educational agencies, local postsecondary educational institutions, and community organizations. If possible, foster youth, caregivers, educational rights holders, dependency attorneys, court representatives, court-appointed special advocates, and other interested stakeholders may also be included. The EAC makes recommendations to the foster youth services program plan, establishes that the services in the program plan are needed, coordinates services to avoid redundancy, and aligns its efforts with local control and accountability plan priorities.
Local Executive Advisory Council Links
Webinars
Leveraging Advisory Councils and Facilitating Interagency Collaboration (July 24, 2022)
JBAY College/Career Transition Series featuring Butte and San Bernardino COEsABA Legal Center for Foster Care and Education
Does the EAC have power to determine how you spend your grant funds?
Education Code 42921 states:
(g)(4) The Executive Advisory Council shall regularly review the recommendations to the foster youth services plan required pursuant to subdivision (e). It does not state that the EAC must approve how grant funds are spent. However, good practice would involve input from this group when identifying and prioritizing needs. It is the FYSCP Coordinators responsibility to ensure all allocations are allowable and in line with the intent of the funding.
Approved November 2022
Who should be on your EAC and how long should they participate?
Education Code 42921 includes the following relating to the Executive Advisory Council:
(g)(1) Each foster youth services coordinating program operated pursuant to this chapter shall establish a local interagency Executive Advisory Council.
(2) The Executive Advisory Council may include representatives from the county child welfare agency, the county probation department, local educational agencies, local postsecondary educational institutions, and community organizations. If possible, the Executive Advisory Council may include, but is not limited to, foster youth, caregivers, educational rights holders, dependency attorneys, court representatives, court-appointed special advocates, and other interested stakeholders.
(3) The foster youth educational services coordinator shall be a permanent member of the Executive Advisory Council.
(4) The Executive Advisory Council shall regularly review the recommendations to the foster youth services plan required pursuant to subdivision (e).
Approved November 2022