S.E.A. 259, P.L. 146
Effective: July 1, 2021
- Specifies that it is the policy of the state to recognize the parenting rights of a parent regardless of whether the parent has a disability.
- Provides that the right of a person with a disability to parent the person’s child may not be denied or restricted solely because the person has a disability.
- Provides that: (1) a court, in: (A) considering the appointment of a person as a guardian; (B) hearing an action to modify custody or an action to determine or modify parenting time; or (C) determining whether to grant a petition for adoption; and (2)the department of child services, in determining whether to grant a person a license to operate a foster family home; may not discriminate against, and shall take into consideration the provision of reasonable accommodations to, a person with a disability
Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/259