HF 2278 (LSB 5969HH (5) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2278

BY  SCHULTZ and WINDSCHITL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to adoption eligibility criteria established by private child-placing agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  238.16A  Private child-placing agency —— adoption services eligibility requirements.

   A private child-placing agency licensed to place children for adoption may establish and administer eligibility requirements for adoptive families that do not conflict with religious beliefs or moral convictions to which the agency subscribes. Establishing and administering such eligibility requirements shall not be grounds for revocation of licensure.
EXPLANATION
   This bill provides that a private child-placing agency may establish eligibility requirements for adoptive families that do not conflict with the religious beliefs or moral convictions to which the agency subscribes. The bill also provides that establishing and administering such eligibility requirements shall not be grounds for revocation of licensure.