New Jersey § 30:4c-4

§ 30:4c-4.

The Department of Children and Families shall have the requisite powers to: (a) Exercise general supervision over children for whom care, custody or guardianship

is provided in accordance with Article II of this act; 1 (b) Administer the powers and duties provided in chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Revised

Statutes (Adoption), as amended and supplemented, as the same may be delegated and

assigned by the department; (c) Administer the powers and duties as provided in chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Revised

Statutes (dependent children; bringing into State), as amended and supplemented,

as the same may be delegated and assigned by the commissioner; (d) Administer the powers and duties provided in R.S.30:1-14 through 30:1-17 of chapter 1 of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes (visitation and inspection), as

amended and supplemented with respect to institutions, organizations , and noninstitutional agencies for the care, custody , and welfare of children; (e) Provide care and exercise supervision over children paroled or released from State

correctional institutions for juveniles in accordance with rules and regulations ; (f) Make investigations or provide supervision of any child in this State at the request

and on behalf of a public or private agency or institution of any other State; (g) Meet and confer, as the unmet needs of New Jersey's children may require, with

representatives of the public welfare boards and the private agencies and institutions

for the care of children in this State in order that the programs of such boards,

agencies , and institutions may be developed and fully utilized and that there may be a coordination

of all public and private facilities for the protection and care of children; (h) Issue such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for the purpose

of carrying into effect the meaning of this act, which rules and regulations shall

be binding so far as they are consistent with such purpose; (i) Promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary as a basis for the provision

for payment for services rendered by privately sponsored agencies or institutions

to children under the care, custody or guardianship of the division. Such rules and regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to, standards

of professional training, experience and practices, and requirements relating to the

moral responsibility of the trustees, officers or other persons supervising or conducting

the program, the adequacy of the facilities, the maintenance of adequate casework

records, and the furnishing of comprehensive reports; (j) Enter into written agreements with public, private or voluntary agencies to provide

maintenance, related services, and youth facility aid to such agencies, subject to

a preaward qualification review of the agency's fiscal and programmatic abilities

and periodic reviews. 1

N.J.S.A. §§ 30:4C-11 to 30:4C-24.