The "appropriate public authorities" as used in article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall, with reference to this state, mean the department of children, youth and families and that department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by article III.
History of Section.
P.L. 1967, ch. 55, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-22-4; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.