History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Adoption; provide evaluation of prospective parents and waiting period.
| 1 | 01/20/97 | (H) | Referred To Judiciary A | |
| 2 | 02/04/97 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 1997 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Bourdeaux
Code Sections: A 093-0017-0003, A 093-0017-0005, A 093-0017-0011, A 093-0017-0013
Title: AN ACT REQUIRE A PREPLACEMENT EVALUATION AND INVESTIGATION IN ADOPTIONS TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF PROSPECTIVE PARENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT A PETITION FOR ADOPTION SHALL BE MADE ONLY AFTER A PREPLACEMENT EVALUATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO REVIEW AND INVESTIGATE CIRCUMSTANCES OF PLACEMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF REVIEW FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IN ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL BE A PARTY TO AN ADOPTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-17-11 AND 93-17-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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