Idaho Bills
4 bills · 2024 Regular Session
Amends existing law to prohibit adoption placement or advertisement by unlicensed entities.
This bill addresses unlicensed adoption facilitators in Idaho. It gives a description of activities that are not allowed and the penalties for illegally participating in them.
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding allowable expenses for a birth mother.
70 – 0
Amends existing law to prohibit adoption placement or advertisement by unlicensed entities.
A person who is not licensed in Idaho to place children for adoption may not advertise, accepts/supplies, provides/obtains or places children for adoption shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
37 – 32
Amends existing law to provide an exception to residency requirements in certain adoption proceedings.
Children in foster care may be adopted by families and relatives who do not live in Idaho. According to Section 16-1506, Idaho Code, before a family can petition a court for adoption in Idaho they must reside in and maintain a dwelling in Idaho for six (6) consecutive months. It is in the best interest of foster children and the state that adoptions do not require an out-of-state family to reside in Idaho for six (6) consecutive months. This requirement delays a permanent home for some children and keeps the state involved with children and adoptive families lives longer than is required or helpful. In some cases, adoption and the permanent home have been delayed for years. This change allows children to achieve timely permanency the court has sufficient information about the child and family to finalize the adoption.
65 – 0