ADOPTION POLICIES and FEES Form

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AT THE EARLY HOURS OF THE CONVERSATION SURROUNDING ADOPTION IN TEXAS IS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE SUPREME COURT ROE V. WADE DECISION. AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO THE START OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, SOME ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO ADOPT A PANEL MODERATED BY THE TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION SHED LIGHT ON SOME KEY BARRIERS THAT MAKE ADOPTING HARDER: EXTENSIVE PAPER WORK, THE COST, AND NOT ENOUGH MONEY PUT INTO PROGRAMS TO HELP WITH THE ADOPTION PROCESS. A LEGISLATOR ON THE PANEL DOES SAY HE THINKS THIS The Honorable James Frank (Panelist)ÃTexas State Representative (T69): "I'm betting there'll be some subsidies for adoption, that kind of thing will will happen. But let's let's also be real clear that government programs are not going to substitute for personal involvement at the local level with the individual. You know, everybody wants to fix the system. Nobody wants to do anything individually. " WE CHECKED THE BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED SO FAR AHEAD OF