FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.468
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEDOLL.
1597H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection211.221,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe
placementofachild.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section211.221,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection211.221,toreadasfollows:
211.221.Inplacingachildinorcommittingachildtothecustodyofanindividualor
2ofaprivateagencyorinstitutionthecourt, children'sdivision,oranychildplacingagency
3contractingwiththestatetoprovidefostercareservicesshallwheneverpracticableselect
4eitheraperson,oranagencyorinstitutiongovernedbypersonsofthesamereligiousfaithas
5thatoftheparentsofsuchchild,orincaseofadifferenceinthereligiousfaithoftheparents,
6thenofthereligiousfaithofthechildorifthereligiousfaithofthechildisnotascertainable,
7thenofthefaithofeitheroftheparents.
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EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage.