| This bill requires the State to administer a liability |
insurance policy for certain foster and adoptive parents. The |
requirement applies to foster parents who maintain family foster |
homes and to foster parents who maintain specialized children's |
homes for children with special needs, and it applies to adoptive |
parents who receive state adoption assistance for children with |
special needs. The required liability insurance must include |
coverage for personal injury and for legal defense against claims |
made against the foster or adoptive parent. The bill specifies |
that the cost of the insurance premium must be paid annually by |
the foster parent through a deduction from the foster care |
reimbursement payment and must be paid annually by the adoptive |
parent through a deduction from the adoption assistance payment. |
The bill also prohibits the State from requiring any adoptive |
parent to pay child support after an adoption is annulled by the |
court. |