OficeoSenate ftheFile Governor473 KmRyodsH-8370 hisounyerAmend gvrorSenate tgvenrFile ue0,06473, heooalealaeas ertryfaeoIwaamended, tteptlpassed, esons,oa539and ear.Sctr,reprinted Ieeyrni:by the Senate, as follows:

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TeThe eprmetdepartment halshall otnot odo yany fof the lowng:following:

()(1) ReuieRequire nan ndvdulindividual icnselicensee ror proedapproved ishpkinship caeivrcaregiver oto ffr,affirm, acpt,accept, ror pprtsupport aolcya eaedpolicy othat seulconflicts ointtinwith rthe ederperson’s dnitysincerely atheld oflcsreligious ithor emoral pesn'sbeliefs. ncrey eld liius r oal eifs.

()(2) PrcldePreclude aesona omperson engfrom ienedbeing slicensed nas diidalan lieneeindividual rlicensee prvedor sapproved nppovdas inhipan rgierapproved aedkinship ncaregiver thebased ronson inerlythe edperson’s eigoussincerely rheld rlreligious blefsor laedmoral tobeliefs, eulincluding rinttinbut rnot ederlimited enit,to ncuingthe tperson’s otintent liiedto oguide, heinstruct, rsnsor itntraise oa ud,child isrut,in r ase a chldmanner nconsistent aanerwith nssentthe thperson’s hesincerely rsnsheld snerlyreligious edor reigosmoral rbeliefs. orl eles.

1)(1) TeThe earmet,department, ndand ethe earmet'sdepartment’s sines,designees, shllshall tnot dotadopt a anad,standard, oic,policy, ror ulerule atthat ecudsprecludes nan inivdalindividual ieneelicensee ror nan prvedapproved nsipkinship aeivrcaregiver romfrom ingbeing cosieedconsidered sas aosibe lceent r a idpossible bsdplacement nfor heany pesn'schild ncreybased eldon liiusthe rperson’s oalsincerely eifsheld eatdreligious oor seulmoral ointtinbeliefs. r eder enit.

Snae(2) ileThis 3,paragraph .shall not preclude the department, or the department’s designee, from taking into account the sincerely held moral and religious beliefs of a child and the child’s family of origin as compared to the sincerely held moral and religious beliefs of a potential individual licensee or approved kinship caregiver when determining the most appropriate placement for the child consistent with the best interests of the child.

2c. () Tis aagaph al ot rclde heeprtet, or e eprmet's sine, rm akng no cout he sncrey ed orl nd eiios elef, ncuing t ot lmied o e inerly ed oal nd liius eies rlaed o xul rinttin nd ndr detty, f ahld ad he hl's aily f iin s opaed o e inerly hld oal d elgius eifs f aotntal niidal lceseer ppovd inhip rgier hn etrinng he mst prprate acmet or e hid onitet ith e bst neess f he hl.

1)(1) A rrntcurrent ror oseciveprospective dviualindividual ceseerolicensee aprvdor knhipapproved reivrkinship aycaregiver ingmay nbring tinan seringaction asserting a ilainviolation fof histhis bscio.subsection.

A outcourt aymay ovdeprovide hethe crrntcurrent ror oseciveprospective diiualindividual ceseelicensee ror povdapproved inhipkinship creiercaregiver njntieinjunctive ele,relief, dcartoydeclaratory ele,relief, ror throther rlifSF s473.4034 he(1) urt91 es-1- apopiae,dg/ko nd1/4 yrelief wrdas esoabethe atonycourt fesdeems dappropriate, oss.and may award reasonable attorney fees and costs.

()(2) TeThe ttrnyattorney eerlgeneral aymay rngbring nan tinaction oto nfreenforce tisthis sbscton.subsection.

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ecionSection 0.A,600.7A, deCode 05,2026, sis enedamended oto edread sas fllws:follows:

60.A600.7A AotinAdoption eriesservices rvdedprovided yrby hrughor ethrough dprtentthe —department lcton—— fselection opieof arntadoptive itra.parent criteria.

heThe patmntdepartment allshall optadopt lesrules ihwhich roideprovide atthat fif aopinadoption sricsservices reare rvdedprovided yby ror roghthrough ethe eprtet,department, ntwthtndngnotwithstanding nyany hrother slctonselection fof dptveadoptive retparent citra,criteria, hethe eridngoverriding rtrincriterion halshall ebe a eerncepreference rfor pacngplacing ahlda nchild atalein mea nirnmntstable shome peitoulyenvironment as sibe.expeditiously as possible.

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TeThe earmetdepartment halshall otnot odo yany fof hethe olwig;following:

()(1) RqureRequire aropctvea dptveprospective aetadoptive oparent ffr,to acpt,affirm, raccept, pprtor aolcysupport laeda opolicy eulthat rinttinconflicts rwith gndrthe dettyperson’s htsincerely onlctsheld threligious heor rsnsmoral inerlybeliefs. ed rliius r oal eifs.

()(2) PecudePreclude aesna romperson ingfrom aifedbeing squalified aropetveas aopiea arntprospective aedadoptive nparent ebased eronson inerlythe ldperson’s eigossincerely Snaeheld ilereligious 3,or .moral beliefs, including but not limited to the person’s intent to guide, instruct, or raise a child in a manner consistent with the person’s sincerely held religious or moral beliefs.

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1)(1) heThe eatmnt,department, dand hethe eatmntsdepartment’s esgne,designees, sallshall tnot dptadopt atadrd,a liy,standard, rpolicy, ueor htrule reluesthat aprecludes prsn romeig onidreds a il'sperson rspcivefrom opivebeing pretconsidered aedas nany hechild’s rsnsprospective snerlyadoptive edparent elgousbased ron ralthe blifsperson’s eaedsincerely oheld eualreligious iettinor rmoral enerbeliefs. dnit.

()(2) TisThis aagaphparagraph alshall otnot rcldepreclude heeprtentthe omdepartment tkigfrom notaking ccuntinto eaccount ineelythe ldsincerely oalheld dmoral rlgiusand blif,religious icudngbeliefs iceelyof lda ralchild dand elgousthe lifschild’s rlaedfamily oof xulorigin rinttonas ndcompared ndrto detty,the fsincerely ahldheld admoral heand il'sreligious ailybeliefs fof iina sprospective opaedadoptive oparent ewhen inerlydetermining hldthe oalmost dappropriate elgiusplacement eifsfor fthe aropetvechild dptveconsistent pretwith hnthe etrmnigbest heSF st473.4034 prorite(1) lcmet91 or-2- hedg/ko cild2/4 nisentinterests thof hethe stchild. teess f he il.

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(1) A urtprospective yadoptive roideparent amay rspcivebring opivean rntaction nuntieasserting ele,a dcartoyviolation rlif,of rthis hersubsection. lif s he urt ems popiae, nd y aard asnble toney es d oss.

()A Tecourt ttrnymay enrlprovide aya rngprospective nadoptive tinparent oinjunctive nfrcerelief, isdeclaratory sbscton.relief, or other relief as the court deems appropriate, and may award reasonable attorney fees and costs.

For(2) rpssThe fattorney hisgeneral bscio,may "ederbring etiy"mensan teaction aeto senforce efnedthis nsubsection. cion 9.8, nd eual inttin" mans e ae s efned necion 62.

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EPRTET3. F EATH ND MN SRICS - HID FSTR AE ND DPTON EVCES - PATMNT VIW F RLIIUS RANZAINS.

TheDEPARTMENT patmntOF fHEALTH alhAND ndHUMAN uanSERVICES evces—— allCHILD aoptFOSTER lsCARE uruatAND oADOPTION hatrSERVICES 7A—— oDEPARTMENT mndREVIEW eOF eprten'sRELIGIOUS rlesORGANIZATIONS. ltig o hid oter re nd opin rcuimet, rteton, aiin, nd uprt evies o ovde, les ohewie rvied y eeal aw r guaio, tat n etiy ht ols tslf t o he ulic s aliios ogaizton s eind n etin 3C1, nd at s a cntat, ucotrc, or hr gremnt ih he patmnt or n et f he earmnt o rvie hid oter re Snae ile 3, .

41. or opin srics, hll t e eqird o rvie he cntate, sbonratd, r ter geed on evces n a mnnr ncnisent th he lgius ranzain's ncrey hld eigos elef.

The department of health and human services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to amend the department’s rules relating to child foster care and adoption recruitment, retention, training, and support services to provide, unless otherwise provided by federal law or regulation, that an entity that holds itself out to the public as a religious organization as defined in section 13C.1, and that has a contract, subcontract, or other agreement with the department or an agent of the department to provide child foster care or adoption services, shall not be required to provide the contracted, subcontracted, or other agreed upon services in a manner inconsistent with the religious organization’s sincerely held religious beliefs.

Tisa. etin hll ot ohbt te earmet rom dtemiig te et ntrets f ahld n e roison f cild ser ae, s ht em s efned n cion 7., r aopion rics o he hl.