Indiana Senate Bill 398 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-18 - Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Adoption subsidy payments. Requires, with exceptions, the department of child services (department) to: (1) enter into an agreement with each adoptive parent of a child with special needs who is eligible for an adoption subsidy to provide an adoption subsidy for the child; and (2) allocate to the adoption assistance account funds necessary to make the adoption subsidy payments. Prohibits the department from terminating an adoption subsidy agreement with adoptive parents due to insufficient funds in the adoption assistance account. Provides that the amount of adoption subsidy payments may not be less than an amount equal to 50% of the amount that would be payable by the department for the monthly cost of care of the adopted child in a foster family home at the time the adoption subsidy agreement is made or the subsidy is payable under the terms of the agreement, whichever is greater. Makes conforming changes.

Adoption subsidy payments. Requires, with exceptions, the department of child services (department) to: (1) enter into an agreement with each adoptive parent of a child with special needs who is eligible for an adoption subsidy to provide an adoption subsidy for the child; and (2) allocate to the adoption assistance account funds necessary to make the adoption subsidy payments. Prohibits the department from terminating an adoption subsidy agreement with adoptive parents due to insufficient funds in the adoption assistance account. Provides that the amount of adoption subsidy payments may not be less than an amount equal to 50% of the amount that would be payable by the department for the monthly cost of care of the adopted child in a foster family home at the time the adoption subsidy agreement is made or the subsidy is payable under the terms of the agreement, whichever is greater. Makes conforming changes.

Sen. David Niezgodski [D]	Sen. Jon Ford [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Sen. Jean Breaux [D]
Sen. J.D. Ford [D]

2019-02-18 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-18	Senate	Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
2019-02-18	Senate	Senator Breaux added as coauthor
2019-02-18	Senate	Senator Ford Jon added as second author
2019-02-18	Senate	Senator Ford Jon removed as coauthor
2019-02-18	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2019-02-14	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2019-01-14	Senate	Senator Ford Jon added as coauthor
2019-01-14	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
2019-01-14	Senate	Authored by Senator Niezgodski

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/398/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/0/6/2/6062fbd7/SB0398.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/9/e/6/09e6cd61/SB0398.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/d/f/f/cdff727f/SB0398.02.COMS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/3/6/7/e36727b4/SB0398.01.INTR.01.pdf