FL S1306

Requires licensed child-placing agencies to establish and maintain a registry of prospective adoptive parents who have received favorable preliminary home studies and wish to adopt surrendered newborns.

Mandates that licensed child-placing agencies immediately place surrendered newborn infants with identified prospective adoptive parents from the registry, with that parent becoming the guardian pending finalization of adoption.

If no prospective adoptive parent from the registry is available, the agency must seek emergency court custody and make all reasonable efforts to identify an appropriate prospective adoptive parent, including contacting other licensed child-placing agencies statewide.

Prohibits child-placing agencies from transferring the costs of establishing and maintaining the prospective adoptive parents registry to prospective adoptive parents through home study or adoption fees.

Removes prospective adoptive parents from the registry when their favorable preliminary home study is no longer valid.