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MO HB1032
Bill
Status
1/4/2012
Primary Sponsor
Sue Allen
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AI Summary
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Adds "professional counselor" licensed pursuant to chapter 337 to the list of persons authorized to conduct adoption investigations, alongside social workers, juvenile court officers, and child-placement agencies
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Maintains the 90-day deadline for submission of investigation results to the court
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Requires adoption investigations to include assessment of adoptive parents, postplacement assessment, written reports, and evaluation of child suitability for adoption and petitioner suitability as parent
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Exempts investigations for stepparent adoptions where all required parents consent, though criminal background checks remain mandatory
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Preserves prohibitions against discrimination based on disability or disease of prospective adoptive parents without specific evidence of substantial risk of harm to the child
Legislative Description
Adds a licensed professional counselor to the list of those authorized to conduct a full investigation into whether an individual is suitable as an adoptive parent
Last Action
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
2/8/2012