ATLANTA, Ga. – Gov. Brian Kemp is planning to make changes to Georgia’s adoption and foster case system Thursday.

The plan will triple a tax incentive for some adoptive parents and reduce the age for unmarried people to adopt, AJC reported.

Kemp’s goal is to “keep our kids safe, to encourage adoption and to ensure that every young Georgian – no matter where they live – has the opportunity to live in a safe, happy loving home.”

Out-of-state adoptions through foster case would have an increased tax credit from $2,000 to $6,000 for the first five years, dropping back down to $2,000 a year until the child reaches the age of 18.

Estimates by the state say nearly 1,200 foster children were adoptable through the Division of Family and Children Services in 2019, AJC reported.

Also part of Kemp’s revamping plan is a new commission to “systematically reform” the administration of the foster care system.