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Bill Title: Adoption subsidy payments. Requires the department of child services (department) to: (1) enter into an agreement, with each adoptive parent of a child with special needs who is eligible for an adoption subsidy, to provide an adoption subsidy for the child; and (2) allocate funds to the adoption assistance account necessary to make the adoption subsidy payments. Prohibits the department from terminating an adoption subsidy agreement with adoptive parents due to insufficient funds in the adoption assistance account. Makes conforming changes. Repeals a provision that allows the department to: (1) approve new adoption subsidy agreements only for children who are

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-08 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Family & Children Services [SB0351 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2015-SB0351-Introduced.pdf

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