Multiple Amendments Enacted During the 2001 Legislative Session

1. 1. Has been removed from his or her home as a result of:

   1. a. a judicial determination to the effect that remaining in the home would be contrary to the child’s welfare, or
   2. b. a voluntary placement by the parents if there has been a judicial determination within the first one hundred eighty (180) days of the placement that the placement is in the best interest of the child in the court-ordered custody of a public or licensed private nonprofit child-placing agency or federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act at the time of the adoptive placement;
2. 2. Is legally free for adoption; and

3. 3. Is in special circumstances because the child is not likely to be adopted by reason of one or more of the following conditions:

   1. a. physical or mental disability,
   2. b. emotional disturbance,
   3. c. recognized high risk of physical or mental disease,
   4. d. age,
   5. e. sibling relationship,
   6. f. racial or ethnic factors, or

   7. g. any combination of these conditions.

      Version Two (as amended by Laws 2001, HB 1676, c. 434, § 10, emerg. eff. June 8, 2001 ):

      As used in the Subsidized Adoption Act, "child" means a minor who :

   8. 1. Has been removed from his or her home as a result of:

      1. a. a judicial determination to the effect that remaining in the home would be contrary to the child’s welfare, or
      2. b. a voluntary placement by the parents if there has been a judicial determination within the first one hundred eighty (180) days of the placement that the placement is in the best interest of the child in the court-ordered custody of a public or licensed private nonprofit child-placing agency or federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act at the time of the adoptive placement;
   9. 2. Is legally free for adoption; and

   10. 3. Is in special circumstances because the child is not likely to be adopted by reason of one or more of the following conditions:

       1. a. physical or mental disability,
       2. b. emotional disturbance,
       3. c. recognized high risk of physical or mental disease,
       4. d. age,
       5. e. sibling relationship,
       6. f. racial or ethnic factors, or
       7. g. any combination of these conditions.

Version One (as amended by Laws 2001, HB 1298, c. 415, § 15, emerg. eff. June 5, 2001, repealed by Laws 2002, HB 2924, c. 22, § 34, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002):

As used in the Subsidized Adoption Act, "child" means a minor who:

Laws 1982, c. 200, § 2, eff. October 1, 1982; Amended by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 12, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996; Renumbered from 10 O.S. § 60.26 by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 58, eff. November 1, 1997; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1298, c. 415, § 15, emerg. eff. June 5, 2001; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1676, c. 434, § 10, emerg. eff. June 8, 2001 (superseded document available).