This letter transmits new Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rule 5101:2-44-14, "State Adoption Assistance Loan Fund." The state adoption assistance loan fund provides loans to prospective adoptive parents residing in Ohio to cover adoption expenses incurred by, or on behalf of, a prospective adoptive parent. Prospective adoptive parents may receive up to three thousand dollars if the child being adopted resides in Ohio or up to two thousand dollars if the child being adopted resides outside Ohio. This rule outlines the eligibility process and procedures for applying for a state adoption assistance loan for adoption-related expenses. This rule is being implemented as a result of H.B. 562 of the 127th General Assembly and will become effective July 1, 2011.

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The following chart depicts what materials should be deleted from the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and what materials are to be inserted in the FCASM.