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Committee advances combined adoption-credit bills after brief public support
Summary
The Committee on Children and Families heard brief testimony supporting House Bill 1376 (and companion HB 1012) to expand adoption credits and ensure priority for foster-care adoptions; the committee adopted a substitute combining the measures and voted them due pass.
The House Committee on Children and Families advanced legislation to expand adoption assistance after brief testimony and unanimous committee votes.
Representative Amanda Schmidt (Representative Schmidt) presented House Bill 1376 and explained an amendment that “simply changes language on page 4 subsection 5, lines 22 to 24,” to specify that program monies may be used for public or private adoptions while giving priority to adoptions of children from foster care. “Anytime we can make not only the adoption process smoother and more…
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