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ID S1276
Bill
Status
2/2/2012
Primary Sponsor
Health and Welfare Committee
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AI Summary
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Expands definition of "advertisement" to include communication by any public or private means, including newspapers, radio, television, letters, handbills, circulars, and oral statements.
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Prohibits any person or entity from advertising or placing children for adoption within Idaho unless they are authorized agents, employees, or contractors of the Department of Health and Welfare or a licensed children's agency.
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Establishes violations as misdemeanors with penalties of $300 per day for continuing violations, beginning 30 days after initial notice; complaints are dismissed if applicant applies for license within 30 days.
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Requires all advertisements published after July 1, 2012, to include the Department of Health and Welfare issued license number of the person publishing the advertisement.
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Allows out-of-state entities to advertise international adoption services if they are tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations with current agreements with Idaho-licensed adoption providers and display their license numbers in advertisements.
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Exempts private communications by individuals seeking to adopt or place children for adoption, as well as advertisements by licensed attorneys and healthcare providers offering adoption-related services.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to revise the definition of advertisement, to clarify what constitutes a violation for advertising or placing children for adoption without a license, to provide that advertising or placing children for adoption without a license is a misdemeanor, to provide a criminal penalty, to provide that advertisements shall include an issued license number, to provide requirements for advertisements by an out-of-state entity and to exclude private communications by individuals seeking to adopt or place a child for adoption.
HEALTH AND WELFARE
Last Action
Ret'd to Health/Wel
2/10/2012