Bill speeds up adoption process for children in the foster care system
Friday, May 16, 2014
JEFFERSON CITY -- By an overwhelming vote of 24-8 in the Missouri Senate, legislators passed Senate Bill 530 (SB 530), which provides incentives to parents whose children have been removed from their home because of a parent's drug, alcohol, or prescription drug abuse to seek treatment in a timelier manner. SB 530 is sponsored by Sen. Doug Libla, R-Poplar Bluff.