Bill > S2043

This bill aims to strengthen protections for children involved in adoption and re-homing processes by introducing new definitions for "disruption" (an adoption ending before finalization) and "dissolution" (an adoption ending after finalization), requiring placement agencies to provide prospective adoptive parents with comprehensive information about a child's health and background, and mandating post-adoption services to prevent disruptions or dissolutions. It also removes outdated requirements for publicizing adoption notices in newspapers or on radio/television, instead defining "published" to include electronic communication, and imposes significant fines and potential imprisonment for individuals or entities who illegally advertise or facilitate child placements outside of licensed agencies. Furthermore, the bill establishes a task force to investigate potential abuses in child re-homing and recommend legislative solutions, and requires adoptive parents to notify placement agencies of any adoption disruption or if they can no longer care for the child, with agencies then obligated to contact the Department of Children and Families.