Section 170-F:10 Records; Reports.
I. The commissioner or his designee shall keep such records as are necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of adoption subsidy as a means of encouraging and promoting the adoption of hard-to-place children. The commissioner shall make an annual progress report which shall be open to public inspection. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) The number of children placed in adoptive homes under subsidy agreements during the year preceding the annual report and the major characteristics of the children placed; and
(b) The number of children currently in foster care with the department for 6 months or more, and the legal status of these children.
II. The commissioner or his designee shall disseminate information to prospective adoptive families as to the availability of adoptable children and of the existence of aid to families who qualify for a subsidy under this chapter.
Source. 1977, 508:1. 1995, 310:175, 183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.