Foster Care Adoptions Study Committee

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE A STUDY COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE THE STATE OF PRE- AND POST-ADOPTION SERVICES OFFERED TO AND UTILIZED BY ADOPTIVE PARENTS OF CHILDREN ADOPTED FROM THE PUBLIC FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, THE RATE OF CHILDREN REENTERING THE PUBLIC FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AFTER ADOPTION AND THE REASONS FOR REENTRY, AND THE RATE OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT BY ADOPTIVE PARENTS WHO HAVE ADOPTED CHILDREN FROM FOSTER CARE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE STUDY COMMITTEE'S MEMBERSHIP; AND TO REQUIRE THE STUDY COMMITTEE TO MAKE CERTAIN FINDINGS AND PREPARE A REPORT FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2025, AFTER WHICH THE STUDY COMMITTEE IS DISSOLVED.