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2024 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 312
BY SENATOR EDMONDS
CHILDREN. Provides for the Adoption Awareness Act. (8/1/24)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact Chapter 14-E of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be
3 comprised of R.S. 46:1445.1 through 1445.2, relative to assistance programs of the
4 Department of Children and Family Services; to require the Department of Children
5 and Family Services to include certain information on its website; and to provide for
6 related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. Chapter 14-E of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
9 comprised of R.S. 46:1445.1 through 1445.2, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 CHAPTER 14-E. ADOPTION AWARENESS ACT
11 §1445.1. Short title
12 This Act may be cited as the Adoption Awareness Act.
13 §1445.2. Adoption awareness; Department of Children and Family Services
14 A link to the AdoptionOption.La.Gov website as provided for in R.S.
15 40:1061.17, or any successor state agency administered website that promotes
16 adoption awareness and makes adoption resource information available to the
17 public, shall be made available and placed in a prominent location on the
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1 websites administered by the Louisiana Department of Health and the
2 Department of Children and Family Services. Any other state agency that
3 administers a website may also provide a link to the AdoptionOption.La.Gov
4 website.
The original instrument was prepared by Carla S. Roberts. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Amanda Trapp.
DIGEST
SB 312 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Edmonds
Proposed law requires the Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Children
and Family Services to include a link to the AdoptionOption.La.Gov website, or any
successor state agency website that promotes adoption awareness and makes adoption
resource information available to the public, in a prominent location on the departments'
websites.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Adds R.S. 46:1445.1-1445.2)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to
the original bill
1. Removes provisions relative to the creation and requirements of an adoption
awareness program.
2. Adds requirements for the Louisiana Department of Health and the
Department of Children and Family Services to make adoption information
available on the departments' websites.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.