SB 712 – Modifies the criteria for determining that a child is a special needs child for the purposes of the special needs adoption tax credit

• Sponsor: Lamping
• LR Number: 5349S.01I
• Committee: Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight
• Last Action: 2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Ways and Means and Fiscal Oversight Committee
• Journal Page: S195
• Effective Date: August 28, 2012

Current Bill Summary

SB 712 - For the purposes of determining which children are special needs children, so that an individual may receive a tax credit for adopting a special needs child, this act prohibits ethnic background or membership in a minority group from being the sole factor that is used to consider a child who cannot be returned to his parents' home a special needs child.

EMILY KALMER