HB 1120 — Relating to the revised uniform adoption act and child-placing agencies; to repeal sections 50‑12‑02.1 and 50‑12‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to out-of-state child‑placing agencies and revocation of license; and to provide a penalty.

25.8086.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota FIRSTIn ENGROSSMENTRegular ENGROSSEDSession Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 HOUSE BILL NO.

1120 Introduced(Human by Human Services CommitteeCommittee) (At the request of the Department of Health and Human Services) AAN BILLACT for an Act to amend and reenact sections 14-15-09, 14-15-11, 50-12-09, 50-12-10, and 50-12-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the revised uniform adoption act and child-placing agencies;

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(2)H. Legal fees relating to the petition for relinquishment or adoption, that must be paid directly to the provider of the services;

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NO.

1120 - PAGE 2 (2) Legal fees relating to the petition for relinquishment or adoption, that must be paid directly to the provider of the services;

(a) The payments may cover expenses incurred during the pregnancy-related incapacity but not for a period longer than six weeks following the delivery, unless the court determines within the Pagesix-week No.period that the birth mother is unable to be employed due to physical limitations relating to the birth of the child.

2 25.8086.02000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly six-week period that the birth mother is unable to be employed due to physical limitations relating to the birth of the child.

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1120 - PAGE 4 50-12-09.

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Facilitation fees charged and completed by the child-placing agency including the cost of preplacement birth parent counseling, adoption home study assessment, placement costs for children not in public custody, utilizing a foster care placement prior to finalization, placement supervision, or other preadoption services offered by the child-placingchild- placing agency;

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The licensee has been guilty of an offense determined by the department to have a direct bearing upon a person's ability to serve the public as a licensee, or the department determines,H. following conviction of any offense, the person is not sufficiently rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1made a false or misleading report to the department.

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1120 - PAGE 5 determines, following conviction of any offense, the person is not sufficiently rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1made a false or misleading report to the department.

Adoption services may be provided by the department when a conflict of interest with a child-placingchild- placing agency exists and another child-placing agency is unable to provide the service.

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1120 - PAGE 6 ____________________________ ____________________________ Speaker of the House President of the Senate ____________________________ ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No.

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House Vote: