HB 69 -- SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD ADOPTION TAX CREDIT (Storch)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN:  Committee on Ways and Means

This bill defines "adoption resource center" as a state-funded
agency providing pre- and post-adoption services to families for
preventing adoption disruption and recruiting adoptive parents.
The bill specifies that qualified centers will get an equal
portion of the unclaimed funds set aside for tax credits for
non-recurring adoption expenses that is currently divided equally
among court-appointed special advocates (CASA), child advocacy
centers, and crisis care centers.

The bill also removes obsolete provisions regarding the adoption
tax credit for special needs children.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2010, FY 2011, and
FY 2012.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:23 am