Adoption Assistance Program. The City will continue an Adoption Assistance Program for adoptions whereby employees in full-time non-seasonal classifications, with at least one year of continuous City service, may be eligible for adoption assistance up to three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) per adopted child. Adoption of a "special needs" child may provide for assistance up to five thousand dollars ($5,000). A "special needs" child is defined as a child qualified with special needs as described by each state agency under Title IV-E Program. Assistance will be on a reimbursement basis for specific adoption-related expenses. Only the following items will be considered for reimbursement: (A) Licensed adoption agency fees (including fees for placement and parental counseling); (B) State-required "pre-placement home study" and "post-placement supervision" program; (C) Charges for temporary xxxxxx care before placement. The xxxxxx care must be provided by an approved or licensed agency and will be limited to thirty (30) days; and (D) Charges for domestic transportation to obtain physical custody of the adoptive child. Transportation charges must be reasonable and be for both the adoptive parents and the adoptive child.
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