H.B. 515 Summary

• Criminalizes "child rehoming" by prohibiting parents/guardians from placing or receiving a child in another person's custody for more than one year or for reasons other than vacation, school activities, parental incarceration, military service, medical treatment, or incapacity without court involvement.

• Establishes mandatory reporting requirements for schools, medical providers, and other service providers to investigate and report suspected illegal child placements to public children services agencies.

• Requires public children services agencies to investigate reports of improper child placements, determine if placement is unsafe, and file complaints with juvenile court if necessary.

• Mandates training for prospective adoptive parents on child rehoming laws and requires licensing boards to establish training standards for professionals who encounter children in these situations.

• Modifies adoption petition requirements to include certification that petitioners are aware of child rehoming prohibitions and related legal provisions.