The Legislature finds that:

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 43-147

  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(1) Finding adoptive families for children for whom state assistance is provided pursuant to sections 43-117 to 43-118 and 43-118.02 and assuring the protection of the interests of the children affected during the entire assistance period require special measures when the adoptive parents move to other states or are residents of another state; and

(2) Providing medical and other necessary services for children, with state assistance, is more difficult when the services are provided in other states.