1st Sub. S.B. 97
         SPECIAL NEEDS ADOPTION SERVICES

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 10 February 1, 2001 10:32 am



Senator Lyle Hillyard proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 4, Line 111:    After "adopting" insert "and caring for"

2.    Page 4, Line 118:    After "extraordinary," delete "time"

3.    Page 5, Line 119:    Delete "limited"

4.    Page 5, Line 142:    After "needs;" insert "and"

5.    Page 5, Line 143:    Delete line 143 and renumber remaining subsections accordingly

6.    Page 6, Line 153:    Delete line 153 and insert "(1) The division may, based upon annual legislative appropriations for adoption assistance, and board policy provide"

7.    Page 6, Line 155:    After "assistance" delete "may" and insert "shall"

8.    Page 6, Lines 156:    After "exhausted" delete the rest of line 156 and insert " .
        (2)(a) The department shall, by rule, establish in each region at least one advisory committee to review and make recommendations to the division on individual requests for supplemental adoption assistance. The committee shall be comprised of the following members:
        (i) an adoption expert;
        (ii) an adoptive parent;
        (iii) a division representative;
        (iv) a foster parent; and
        (v) an adoption caseworker .
        (b) The board policy required in Subsection (1) shall include a provision which establishes a threshold amount for requests for supplemental adoption assistance that require review by the committee established in this Subsection (2)."