Statutes | Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Law Title 5, Chapter 6 ยง 1 | 2020
a. The CPS shall inspect the homes of tribal members and others who reside on the Reservation or within a fifty (50) mile radius of the Reservation.
b. Upon an inspection of the proposed Foster Home and an interview with the proposed foster family, CPS shall submit a recommendation to the chairperson of the HHS Committee. The HHS Committee shall review the recommendation and act upon it within thirty (30) business days, or, if no action is taken, the recommendation of the foster home inspector shall be deemed approved. If the HHS Committee approves the foster family, the HHS Committee shall issue a Foster Home license within thirty (30) business days. The foster parent shall file a copy of the foster home license with the Tribal Clerk&rsquos Office.
c. Except under exceptional circumstances, or in order to preserve a family unit, a foster home may not accept more than four (4) foster Children.
d. Any license issued by the HHS Committee shall apply only to the residence where the family is living at the time application for a license is made. A permanent change of residence automatically terminates the license. The foster parents shall notify the HHS Committee whenever a change of residence is contemplated.
e. The foster parents shall also notify the HHS Committee whenever a change in the household occurs. For example, if any member of the Foster Home moves out of the residence, or if any other person moves into the residence, the foster parent shall notify the HHS Committee within forty-eight (48) hours. Failure to report such changes may result in the suspension or revocation of the Foster Home license.
f. It shall be grounds for revocation of the Foster Home license if any member of the Foster Home is accused or convicted of a crime or if any other facts come to the attention of the HHS Committee which would render the Foster Home unsuitable. The Tribal Police shall have an affirmative duty to notify the HHS Committee of any information which may reflect upon the suitability of the Foster Home.
g. Upon reasonable notice, a revocation hearing shall be held before the HHS Committee. Such hearing shall be held pursuant to 40 M.P.T.L. The HHS Committee shall make specific findings as to whether the Foster Home license should be revoked as being in the best interest of the foster Child. In the event the HHS Committee revokes the Foster Home license, it shall notify the Tribal Clerk&rsquos Office and CPS, and CPS shall immediately make suitable arrangements for the removal and placement of the foster Child consistent with chapter 3, section 8 of this Title.