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SDLRC - 2020 House Bill 1232 - SD Legislature provide an appropriation for adoption assistance grants.

20.769.9 95th Legislative Session 195

2020 South Dakota Legislature

House Bill 1232

Introduced by: Representative Olson

An Act to provide an appropriation for adoption assistance grants.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added:

25-6-26. South Dakota adoption assistance fund--Creation--Purpose.

There is created in the state treasury the South Dakota adoption assistance fund. The fund consists of any appropriation by the Legislature for deposit in the fund, together with gifts, grants, and donations, from private sources, and all income from and interest earned on the fund.

The Department of Social Services shall use the fund to provide grants to families that have incurred expenses associated with obtaining a home study report, in accordance with § 25-6-9.1, in order to adopt a child from the state's foster care system. A grant under this section may not exceed the actual cost of the home study report, or five thousand dollars, whichever is less.

The grant is payable to any family upon approval of the petition for adoption and presentation of an invoice or receipt to the department.

Section 2. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the Department of Social Services, for purposes of providing adoption assistance grants in accordance with § 26-6-26.

Section 3. The secretary of the Department of Social Services shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.

Catchlines are not law. (§ 2-16-13.1) Underscores indicate new language.

Overstrikes indicate deleted language.