Amendment SA1-SB346

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 346

October 2, 2023 - Offered by Senator Quinn.

SB346-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB346-SA1,1,2 1. Page 2, line 9: after that line insert:

SB346-SA1,1,3 “ Section 2m. 48.975 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB346-SA1,1,11 48.975 (3) (c) Nonrecurring adoption expenses. Subject to any maximum amount provided by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (5), the adoption assistance for nonrecurring adoption expenses shall be sufficient to pay the reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, legal fees, and other expenses that are directly related to the adoption of the child and that are not incurred in violation of any state or federal law. Adoption assistance under this paragraph may not be provided for adoption expenses that are paid for or reimbursed under s. 49.170.”.

SB346-SA1,1,12 2. Page 3, line 5: delete lines 5 to 13 and substitute:

SB346-SA1,2,4 “(b) Financial assistance awarded from the grant may only be awarded to or on behalf of families in this state who are adopting children from this state or children who are not from this state but over whom a tribal court in this state has jurisdiction.

SB346-SA1,2,7 (c) Awards of financial assistance from the grant are limited to $10,000 per adoptive family and may not be used for expenses that are paid or reimbursed under s. 48.975 (3) (c).

SB346-SA1,2,14 (d) The grant recipient shall impose conditions on the financial assistance it awards from the grant, including that only families that have reached a certain stage in the adoption process are eligible and that the grant recipient may reclaim financial assistance it has awarded if the financial assistance is used improperly or if it is not used by a certain deadline. The department shall determine the stage in an adoption process that families shall have reached to be eligible for financial assistance.”.

SB346-SA1,2,15 (End)