Delaware Code
Subchapter VI. Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children [Effective upon enactment by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]
§ 385. Financial commitment; approval [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission].

The officers and agencies of this State and its subdivisions, having authority to place children, are empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article V of this Compact. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on this State or subdivision or agency thereof shall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the State Budget Director, in the case of the State, and of the chief local fiscal officer in the case of a subdivision of the State.

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Title 31 - Welfare

Chapter 3. CHILD WELFARE

Subchapter VI. Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children [Effective upon enactment by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission]

§ 381. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children; enactment [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission].

§ 382. Financial responsibility; default in Compact [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission].

§ 383. Notices; Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission].

§ 384. “Appropriate authority”; Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission].

§ 385. Financial commitment; approval [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission].

§ 387. Out-of-state placement restrictions; not applicable if made pursuant to Compact [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission].

§ 388. Jurisdiction of court; placement pursuant to Compact [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission].

§ 389. Governor; appointment of officer to coordinate activities of Compact [Effective until enactment of the new Compact by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission].

§ 381. Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; enactment [Effective upon enactment by 35 states and upon promulgation of rules by the Interstate Commission].