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§ 9-29-201. Text of Compact

The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN ARTICLE I Purpose and Policy It is the purpose and policy of the party states to cooperate with each other in […]

§ 9-29-203. Enforcement

(a) The “appropriate public authorities” as used in Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, with reference to this state, means the Department of Human Services which shall receive and act with reference to notices required by Article III. (b) The department shall take appropriate action in the appropriate court as […]

§ 9-29-205. Agreements with other states pursuant to the compact

The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states under paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment […]

§ 9-29-206. Agreements concerning visitation or supervision

Any requirements for visitation, inspection or supervision of children, homes, institutions, or other agencies in another party state which may apply under this subchapter or as required by any court of record of this state shall be deemed to be met if performed pursuant to an agreement entered into by appropriate officers or agencies of […]

§ 9-28-801. Facility to house older juvenile offenders established

(a) The Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Services shall establish a separate facility to house offenders between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) who have been committed to the division. (b) The facility shall be in operation by July 1, 2000, and shall be contingent upon funding.

§ 9-28-901. Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Foster Parent Support Act of 2007”.

§ 9-29-208. Financial responsibility for placed children

Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article V thereof in the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default of performance thereunder, the provisions of Arkansas laws fixing responsibility for […]