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
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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
Access to identifying information
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1274 on access to identifying information authored and presented by Rep. Summers. The bill requires the state registrar to search a database of death certificates if an eligible individual submits a request for release of information of a birth parent or adoptee and provides that the consent for release of information of the birth parent or … [Read more...] about Access to identifying information