The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Zakas and Sen. Bray’s SB 332 on adoption matters. The bill does the following: amends provisions regarding adoption notices; requires, with exceptions, the attorney or licensed child placing agency obtaining a consent to adoption to provide to the person consenting to adoption the name and address of the court in which the adoption is fi … [Read more...] about Adoption matters
Family
Notice of adoption to grandparents
The House Judiciary Committee heard Rep. Karickhoff’s HB 1245 on providing notice of adoption to grandparents. The author proposed an amendment requiring adoption notice to grandparents only when a grandparent has an order establishing or a petition filed for grandparent visitation prior to the date of the filing of the petition for adoption. The notice is limited to grandparent v … [Read more...] about Notice of adoption to grandparents
Crimes involving adoption
The House Courts & Criminal Code Committee heard Rep. Olthoff’s HB 1513 on crimes involving adoption. The bill amends the definition of “advertisement” concerning unauthorized adoption advertising to include communications by any medium; increases, from $3,000 to $4,000, the allowable payment for certain costs and expenses with respect to an adoption. The bill also makes adoption … [Read more...] about Crimes involving adoption
Child Services
The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard Sen. Merritt's SB 447 child services bill. This is the Department of Child Services bill for 2017 and contains the following provision: Requires child abuse and neglect training for school employees. Allows the department of child services (department) to share costs incurred making new hires in accordance with fe … [Read more...] about Child Services
Adoption criminal history check
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1048 on adoption criminal history check authored and presented by Rep. Aylesworth. The bill removes the requirement that a criminal history check include information from a national registry of substantiated child abuse and neglect reports in an adoption or guardianship proceeding. Testimony was received from representatives from the Baptist … [Read more...] about Adoption criminal history check