<P> The major provisions of the law include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Requires that States move to terminate parental rights for children who have been in Foster Care for 15 out of the last 22 months </Li> <Li> Exceptions to the 15 / 22 rule include: <Ol> <Li> When the child is in a Foster Home with a biological relative (Kinship Care) </Li> <Li> When the Agency documents a compelling reason why parental termination is not in the Child's best interest </Li> <Li> When the State has failed to provide services necessary for reunification </Li> </Ol> </Li> <Li> Requires that Permanency Hearings be held every 12 months </Li> <Li> Clarifies cases in which States are not required to reunite Families (Aggravated Circumstances) </Li> <Li> Expands family preservation and support services </Li> <Li> Extends subsidies for adoptive children </Li> <Li> Provides incentives for States to improve adoption rates </Li> <Li> Requires States to document efforts to move children toward adoption </Li> <Li> Expands health care coverage for adoptive children </Li> <Li> Provides funding for efforts at encouraging adoption </Li> <Li> Clarifies that interstate boundaries should not delay adoption . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Requires that States move to terminate parental rights for children who have been in Foster Care for 15 out of the last 22 months </Li> <Li> Exceptions to the 15 / 22 rule include: <Ol> <Li> When the child is in a Foster Home with a biological relative (Kinship Care) </Li> <Li> When the Agency documents a compelling reason why parental termination is not in the Child's best interest </Li> <Li> When the State has failed to provide services necessary for reunification </Li> </Ol> </Li>

What was one controversial provision in the adoption and safe families act passed in 1997