Foster... Adoptions Act - 2008

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases ... 007-9.html

President Bush Signs H.R. 923, H.R. 1199, H.R. 5834, H.R. 5975, H.R. 6092, H.R. 6437, H.R. 6889, H.R. 6893, S. 3015, S. 3082 Into Law



White House News



On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, the President signed into law:

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H.R. 6893, the "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008," which

reauthorizes the Adoption Incentives Program for five years and

increases incentives for special needs and older child adoptions;

give States the option to use Federal funding to provide maintenance payments to relatives who serve as "kinship guardians";

establishes family connection grants to connect foster children with family members and assist them in meeting the needs of the foster children;

and allows Federal funding of child welfare systems established by tribal entities;

http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/HR_6893.pdf

Text of the Bill

page 67...

(c) INCREASE IN INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS ADOPTIONS AND OLDER CHILD ADOPTIONS.—

(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,000’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘$4,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000’’.

page 69

(e) ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE PAYMENT FOR EXCEEDING THE HIGHEST EVER FOSTER CHILD ADOPTION RATE.—

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is the amount equal to the product of—
‘‘(i) $1,000; and
‘‘(ii) the excess of—

‘‘(I) the number of foster child adoptions in the State in the fiscal
year;

over

‘‘(II) the product (rounded to the nearest whole number) of—

‘‘(aa) the highest ever foster child adoption rate determined for the State; and

‘‘(bb) the number of children in foster care under the supervision of the State on the last day of the preceding fiscal year.

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http://familyrights.us/news/archive/200 ... asses.html

Sept 23, 2008
American Family Rights Association
Press Release

Dark News- The " Fostering Connections to Success and
Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008" (S.3038) passes.