The Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act (FAFSA) became law as an amendment to the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (Public Law 110-84). The FAFSA provision will make it possible for teens in foster care to be adopted without losing access to college financial aid. Under this new law, youth who are adopted [...]
Senator Dan Patrick (Texas) wants to pay pregnant women 500 dollars for choosing adoption over abortion. The bill has not been scheduled yet for a hearing in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
I think it’s an interesting idea, but one that would have a lot of kinks to work out.
Sen. Patricks proposal calls for [...]
2006-2007 HOUSE BILL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
HB-803 Qualifying Adoptive Parents/Benefits: (Identical SB-362) (Representative Cusack) Defines term “qualifying adoptive parent”; expands categories of persons who are eligible to be qualifying adoptive parents; provides that qualifying adoptive parent who adopts special-needs child is eligible to receive specified monetary benefit that is paid to adoptive parent in equal monthly installments [...]