43-15-25 - Elected officials as foster parents; payments on behalf of foster child.

§ 43-15-25. Elected officials as foster parents; payments on behalf of foster child.
 

An elected official shall not be precluded from serving as a foster parent under this act [Chapter 516, Laws of 1998], and any payments on behalf of or for the benefit of a foster child shall not be considered a contract of interest or compensation or financial income to the elected official in violation of Section 109 of the Mississippi Constitution or any related statutes. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1998, ch. 516, § 21, eff from and after July 1, 1998.