56-801. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The purpose and intent of this act is to benefit hard-to-place children residing in foster or institutional homes at state expense by providing the stability and security of permanent homes, and in so doing, achieve a decrease of total state expense by the reduction of costly foster and institutional care. Accordingly this […]
56-802. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this act: (1) "Hard-to-place child" means a child who is difficult to place for adoption or guardianship because of ethnic background, race, color, age, sibling grouping, or physical or emotional disability. (2) "Department" means the department of health and welfare. History: [56-802, added 1974, ch. 61, sec. 2, p. […]
56-803. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM — PROMULGATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS. The department is responsible for establishing and implementing the provisions of this act. The board of health and welfare is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to administer this act. The department shall keep records for purposes of evaluating the effectiveness […]
56-804. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO FAMILIES. The department shall disseminate information to prospective adoptive families and families who wish to be appointed legal guardians of a child in the state’s custody, as to the availability of hard-to-place children, adoption and guardianship procedures, and of the existence of financial aid to adoptive families and guardians of […]
56-805. FINANCIAL AID — PERIOD. Financial aid to families adopting or becoming guardians of hard-to-place children shall be awarded by the department as follows: (1) Persons who have applied to adopt the hard-to-place child and to receive subsidies for the care and support of the hard-to-place child shall be evaluated as to their suitability as […]
56-806. USE OF GIFTS OR GRANTS. All gifts or grants received from private sources for the purpose of this bill shall be used to offset state costs incurred pursuant to this act. History: [56-806, added 1974, ch. 61, sec. 6, p. 1139.]
