'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]. As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of this Compact, the phrase 'appropriate authority in the receiving state' shall, with reference to this State, mean the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families.31 Del. C. 1953, § 384; 57 Del. Laws, c. 501; 64 Del. Laws, c. 108, § 6;
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