Rule Text
Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, in order to facilitate the recruitment of new families for children, the incentives provided in this Chapter shall be made available for those children who have been adopted from the custody of the state and meet eligibility requirements.
Amendment history: Acts 2013, No. 66, §1, eff. May 31, 2013.
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
This rule explains why the state offers special help to families who adopt children from foster care. The goal is to encourage more families to step up and adopt kids who need homes.
If a child was in the state's custody and meets certain requirements, the family that adopts that child can get access to benefits and support described elsewhere in this same chapter of the law. This rule itself does not list what those benefits are. It simply sets the reason behind them: making adoption more appealing so more children find permanent families.