AB227
AN ACT relating to adoption; repealing, reenacting, revising, reorganizing and establishing certain provisions relating to the adoption of children through agency adoptions, identified adoptions, close-family adoptions, confirmatory adoptions, readoptions and adoptions of children placed in the custody of agencies which provide child welfare services under certain circumstances; revising various provisions relating to the adoption of adults; requiring the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt various regulations; directing the Legislative Counsel to make various organizational changes concerning the placement of certain compacts for adoption in the Nevada Revised Statutes; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to adoption; repealing, reenacting, revising, reorganizing and establishing certain provisions relating to the adoption of children through agency adoptions, identified adoptions, close-family adoptions, confirmatory adoptions, readoptions and adoptions of children placed in the custody of agencies which provide child welfare services under certain circumstances; revising various provisions relating to the adoption of adults; requiring the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt various regulations; directing the Legislative Counsel to make various organizational changes concerning the placement of certain compacts for adoption in the Nevada Revised Statutes; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Monday, February 3, 2025
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AN ACT relating to adoption; repealing, reenacting, revising, reorganizing and establishing certain provisions relating
Existing law establishes various procedures relating to the adoption of children. (Chapter 127 of NRS) Sections 48-153, 156-215 and 239 of this bill remove, repeal, reenact, revise, reorganize and establish provisions related to the adoption of children. Specifically, sections 2-153 and 156-215 of this bill make various changes to provide: (1) general provisions applicable to the adoption of children, regardless of the type of adoption; (2) provisions governing the adoption of children in the custody of agencies which provide child welfare services; (3) provisions governing confirmatory adoptions and readoptions; (4) provisions governing close-family adoptions; and (5) provisions governing agency adoptions, identified adoptions and adult adoptions. Sections 2-46 encompass the general provisions applicable to all types of adoptions. Sections 3-29 establish various definitions applicable to adoption proceedings. Section 239 repeals various provisions of general applicability, including certain provisions related to the State Register of Adoptions, provisions governing adoption procedures, provisions concerning the licensing of child-placing agencies and provisions related to certain prohibited conduct. Sections 33-46 reenact similar or revised provisions for the purpose of placement in the general applicability provisions. Sections 171-173, 175-177, 183, 185-188, 190, 192, 194, 196-199, 208-212 and 239 generally remove and repeal various provisions related to the adoption of ch
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Support (1)
- Theresa Yancy-Benson (Letter)
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