District Of Columbia § 4-344.01 - Establishment of the Adoption Support Fund.
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§ 4-344.01. Establishment of the Adoption Support Fund.
4-344.01There is established the Adoption Support Fund (“Support Fund”). The Support Fund shall be comprised of $3 million of the $5 million appropriated in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000, approved November 29, 1999 (Pub. L. No. 106-113; 113 Stat. 1501), and additional funds in their entirety which Congress may appropriate from time to time for the purpose of providing support incentives for foster parents who adopt District of Columbia children and enhancing recruitment and support of prospective adoptive families.
Monies in the Support Fund shall be used only for the following purposes:
$1 million to establish a scholarship fund to support postsecondary education and training for adopted children;
$1 million to create an Adoption Resource Center with post-adoption service capacity; and
$1 million to enhance recruitment and support of prospective adoptive families.
The Child and Family Services Agency shall administer the Support Fund.
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