· Requires the Division or its contracting
agency to give primary consideration to placement with a married couple.
· Requires the Division or agency to give
primary consideration to placement with a married couple and may consider
placement with a single person only if a qualified married couple is not
available, unless any of the following applies:
The single person is a relative of the child,
and the alternative for the child is extended foster care.
A meaningful and healthy relationship between
the single person and the child has already been established.
The child's best interests require the
adoption by the single person.
The adoption is the result of a direct
placement adoption.
We encourage you, however you feel, to contact your
state senator and let him/her know. To read the entire bill and determine
who your Senator is, visit www.azleg.gov
. If you are interested in a fact sheet generated by the Children's Action
Alliance regarding the potential impact of this legislation, e-mail me at
kris.jacober@cox.net.
