AB 515 — Revises provisions relating to adoption assistance programs. (BDR 38-355)

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515–COMMITTEE ON H EALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (O N BEHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING C OMMITTEE ON H EALTH AND H UMAN SERVICES ) M ARCH 24, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to adoption assistance programs.

(BDR 38-355) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

providing for a study of and the development of a plan for reinvesting certain money;

making appropriations;

§ 673(a)(8)(D)) Existing law requires the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human servicesServices into provide a countycategorical whosegrant populationto iseach 100,000agency orwhich moreprovides (currentlychild Clarkwelfare andelfare Washoe Counties) for each fiscal year for its adoption assistance program.

(NRS 432B.219) ThisUnder billexisting requireslaw, theany Divisionmoney toremaining additionallyfrom base the amount of such a categorical grant onthat thehas adoptionnot savingsbeen calculatedused or committed for expenditure by the immediatelyagency precedingby the end of the fiscal year pursuantreverts to federalthe law.State General Fund in most cases.

hasHowever, notexisting beenlaw usedprovides orthat committedthe forportion expenditureof bysuch themoney agencyremaining byat the end of thea fiscal year revertsthat tois thefollowing Statefiscal Generalyear. Fund in most cases.

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(NRSAdditionally, 432B.219)section This1 billrequires authorizes an agency which provides child welfare services to lawcontinue forto anuse additionalsuch fiscalmoney yearfor before the moneyrequirements revertsand torestrictions theimposed Stateby Generalfederal Fund.law.

Section 2 of this bill defines “Division” for the purposes of sections 3, 4 and 5 of this bill to refer to the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Sections 3 and 4 appropriate to the Division certain unexpended adoption savings for expenditure in accordance with federal law to provide child welfare services.

Section 5 requires the Division and other agencies which provide child welfare services in this State to study and develop a plan for reinvesting unexpended adoption savings.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

The amount of the grant must be based upon [the]the :estimated cost of the projected growth in the adoption assistance program.

(a) The estimated cost of the projected growth in the adoption assistance program [.] ;

and (b) The amount identified as savings pursuant to the calculation required under 42 U.S.C.

§ 673(a)(8)(A), reported at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

The amount of the grant awarded pursuant to subsection 1 must be determined for 2 years beginning on July 1 of each odd- numberednum3.redExcept yearas andotherwise allocatedprovided eachin fiscalsubsection year.4 , [:

3.(a) An] an agency which provides child welfare services that receives a grant pursuant to subsection 1 must use the money allocated only for costs associated with the adoption assistance program.

Except[(b)] as4. otherwise provided in subsection 4:

(a)Any Anmoney agencyfrom whichthe providesgrant childawarded welfarepursuant servicesto subsection 1 that receiveshas anot grantbeen pursuantused toor subsectioncommitted 1for mustexpenditure useby the moneyagency allocatedwhich onlyprovides forchild costswelfare associatedservices withby the adoptionend assistanceof program.the fiscal year [reverts] :

(b)(a) AnyDoes money from the grant awarded pursuant to subsection 1 that has not beenrevert used or committed for expenditure by the agency which provides child welfare services by the end of the fiscal year reverts to the State General Fund.Fund [.

§ [673(a)(8)(D)(ii)]673(a)(8)(D)(ii) 673(a)(8)(A) does not revert to the State General Fund and may be carried forward to the next 2 fiscal [year]year years and used for any costs of providing child welfare services [withoutwithout restriction.]restriction. in a manner that is consistent with the requirements and restrictions set forth in 42 U.S.C.

Any such money identified as savings that has not been used or committed for expenditure by the agency which provides child welfare services by the end of the fiscal year to which the money was carried forward reverts to the State General Fund.] ;

and (b) Must be used to pay the costs of providing child welfare services in a manner that is consistent with the requirements and resSec.

2.ns As used in sections 3, 4 and 5 of this act, “Division” means the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – General Fund to the Division for the Rural Child Welfare budget account for the reinvestment of adoption savings calculated pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 673(a)(8)(A) in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and Fiscal Year 2023-2024 the following sums:

For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026....................................$83,824 For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027..................................$345,309 2.

There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division for the Washoe County Child Welfare budget account for the reinvestment of adoption savings calculated pursuant to 42 U.S.C.