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14-5-104. Agreements with other party states authorized; when approval required. Officers and agencies of the state of Wyoming and its subdivisions having authority to place children may enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of other party states pursuant to article IV(b) of W.S. 14-5-101. Any agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on the state of Wyoming, a subdivision or agency thereof is not binding unless it has the written approval of the administrator of the budget division of the Wyoming department of administration and information or the county treasurer in the case of a county. 14-5-105. Inspection and supervision of children and facilities in other states. Any requirements for inspection or supervision of children, homes, institutions or other agencies in another party state which apply under W.S. 14-4-101 through 14-4-111 are deemed met if performed pursuant to an agreement entered into by appropriate officers or agencies of this state or a subdivision thereof as specified in article IV (b) of W.S. 14-5-101 and performed by agents of an administrative or governmental agency of another state. 14-5-106. Placement of child in out-of-state institution. Any district or juvenile court in any district in Wyoming which finds a child to be delinquent or guilty of committing a felony may place the child in an institution in another state pursuant to article V of W.S. 14- 5-101 and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in article IV thereof. 14-5-107. Prerequisites for placement of children from other states. Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, state or political subdivision or agency thereof shall not send, bring or cause to be sent or brought to the state of Wyoming any child for placement in foster care or as a preliminary to a possible adoption unless the sending person, firm, corporation, state, political subdivision or agency thereof complies with the prerequisites required in article II of W.S. 14-5-101. 14-5-108. Penalties for violations. Any person, firm or corporation which places a child in the state of Wyoming or receives a child in this state without meeting the requirements of W.S. 14-5-101 through 14-5-107 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for a maximum of thirty (30) days, or both. Each day of violation is a separate offense. 54
Appendix D. The Adoptions and Safe Families Act The following provides the language of the Adoptions and Safe Families Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1997. Interjurisdictional Adoption Clearinghouse. http://www.ijac.org/pdf/asfa_1997.pdf. Google search engine. Accessed February 24, 2003. One Hundred Fifth Congress of the United States of America AT THE FIRST SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven An Act To promote the adoption of children in foster care. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997'. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--REASONABLE EFFORTS AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION PLACEMENTS Sec. 101. Clarification of the reasonable efforts requirement. Sec. 102. Including safety in case plan and case review system requirements. Sec. 103. States required to initiate or join proceedings to terminate parental rights for certain children in foster care. Sec. 104. Notice of reviews and hearings; opportunity to be heard. Sec. 105. Use of the Federal Parent Locator Service for child welfare services. Sec. 106. Criminal records checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents. Sec. 107. Documentation of efforts for adoption or location of a permanent home. TITLE II--INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDING PERMANENT FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN Sec. 201. Adoption incentive payments. 55
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