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Appropriations hearing: proposed repeal of state home‑study reimbursement for private adoptions draws pushback
Summary
House Bill 10‑05, which would remove the statutory requirement that the Department of Social Services pay for private‑adoption home studies, was met with strong opposition from adoption agencies, advocacy groups and adoptive parents at an Appropriations Committee hearing.
House Bill 10‑05 would repeal three statutory sentences added in a prior session that require the Department of Social Services to pay the cost of home studies for private adoptions by South Dakota residents.
Jason Simmons, chief financial officer at DSS, told the House Appropriations Committee the agency supports repeal on budget grounds. He said the appropriation added when the requirement passed was based on a fiscal estimate that assumed far more claims than materialized (the fiscal note estimated 156 home studies…
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