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OK HB3292

Bill

Status

Passed

5/28/2010

Primary Sponsor

Sally Kern

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Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes disclosure of medical and social history to prospective adoptive parents without identifying information redaction when the parent is a kinship/relative caregiver or the child has lived with them for 2+ years, unless redaction is in the child's best interest.

  • Modifies adoption assistance eligibility requirements for children age 18-19, allowing continued assistance if the child attends high school, pursues GED, or meets difficulty of care criteria; updates educational enrollment requirements to include home schooling and independent study programs.

  • Allows adoption assistance agreements to be approved after finalization if a child has an undisclosed severe medical or psychiatric condition requiring extensive treatment, with retroactive payments up to 2 months prior to agreement approval.

  • Expands Independent Living Act eligibility to include youth ages 16-21 in foster care or released through adoption/guardianship; extends Medicaid coverage to ages 18-21 for youth who were in state custody at age 18.

  • Modifies the interagency child abuse prevention task force membership by removing a specific requirement that one parent representative have high-risk family program experience.

Legislative Description

Children; relating to disclosure and adoption assistance benefits; modifying certain educational requirements for eligibility for certain benefits; modifying certain residential requirements for certain benefits; relating to the Independent Living Act; modifying eligibility. Emergency.

Children

Last Action

Approved by Governor 06/05/2010

5/28/2010

Committee Referrals

Human Services2/2/2010

Full Bill Text

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