REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; adoption State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022 SB 1181 Introduced by Senator Gowan AN ACT amending section 8-162, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to nonrecurring adoption expenses. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; adoption
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
SB 1181
Introduced by Senator Gowan
REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; adoption
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
2022
SB 1181
Introduced by
Senator Gowan
AN ACT
amending section 8-162, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to nonrecurring adoption expenses.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 8-162, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE8-162. Nonrecurring adoption expense program; funding; use of other resources; payment A. The department shall establish and administer a program of payment for nonrecurring adoption expenses. Nonrecurring adoption expenses shall be provided from monies appropriated to the department or made available to it from other sources. B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, the department shall not reimburse nonrecurring adoption expenses unless an application is approved and an agreement is signed by the department and the applicant for nonrecurring expenses before entry of the final decree of adoption. C. The department may approve and reimburse these expenses after the finalization of an adoption only in the following situations: 1. A final decree of adoption was entered into on or after January 1, 1987 and before the effective date of this article september 27, 1990. 2. A final decree was entered into before January 1, 1987, but nonrecurring adoption expenses were paid after January 1, 1987. D. For adoptions finalized between January 1, 1987 and the effective date of this article september 27, 1990, a person shall file an application by December 14, 1990. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 8-162, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE8-162. Nonrecurring adoption expense program; funding; use of other resources; payment
A. The department shall establish and administer a program of payment for nonrecurring adoption expenses. Nonrecurring adoption expenses shall be provided from monies appropriated to the department or made available to it from other sources.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, the department shall not reimburse nonrecurring adoption expenses unless an application is approved and an agreement is signed by the department and the applicant for nonrecurring expenses before entry of the final decree of adoption.
C. The department may approve and reimburse these expenses after the finalization of an adoption only in the following situations:
1. A final decree of adoption was entered into on or after January 1, 1987 and before the effective date of this article september 27, 1990.
2. A final decree was entered into before January 1, 1987, but nonrecurring adoption expenses were paid after January 1, 1987.
D. For adoptions finalized between January 1, 1987 and the effective date of this article september 27, 1990, a person shall file an application by December 14, 1990. END_STATUTE