38-322. Eligibility of child for adoption support. Before a child may become eligible for adoption support under this act, it shall be necessary that:
(a) The child shall be or have been a child hard to place in adoption due to attitudes of society toward his: Age; racial or ethnic background; mental, emotional or physical handicap; or membership in a sibling group; and
(b) The child shall have resided in a foster home or child-care institution or, in the judgment of the secretary, is both eligible for, and likely to be placed in, either a foster home or institution.
History: L. 1972, ch. 162, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 175, § 3; July 1.