38-148. Same; annual report to the legislature;rules and regulations.(a) The secretary, on or before the first day of the regularlegislative session, shall report annually to the legislature:
(1) The number of children participating in the program and the breakdown ofwhere these children were placed, with either a grandparent or other closerelative;
(2) the number of children moved from a foster care placement or other statecustody to a grandparent or other close relative;
(3) an overview of the moneys spent on the program; and
(4) the cost-savings analysis of implementing the program by having thechildren placed with a grandparent or other close relative instead of beingplaced in state custody.
(b) The secretary may adopt any rules and regulations necessary toimplement the provisions of this act.
History: L. 2006, ch. 208, § 7; July 1.