CHAPTER 21
H.P. 194 - L.D. 239
An Act to Elevate the Standards of Foster Parenting in the State
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Reports of Foster/Adoptive Parent Advisory Committee. The Department of Human Services shall require its Foster/Adoptive Parent Advisory Committee to prepare and deliver an oral and written report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters every 6 months beginning October 2003. The report must include, but is not limited to, the following: issues that the committee has examined since the last report; recommendations for changes to the adoption and foster care system to address those issues; and a review of department plans for rulemaking in the areas of adoption and foster care, including plans for major substantive rules and routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. The written report must also include, as attachments, meeting agendas, meeting minutes and other documents prepared by the committee since the last report.
Sec. 2. Committee cochairs. The Foster/Adoptive Parent Advisory Committee shall have cochairs of the committee and at least one cochair must be a foster or adoptive parent.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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