Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 199
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILLCitations Affected: IC 35-46-1-22.
Synopsis: Unlawful facilitation of adoption services. Makes the provision, engagement, or facilitation of adoption services by persons other than those specified a Class A misdemeanor.
Effective: July 1, 2007.
Miller
January 8, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Introduced
First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts between statutes enacted by the 2006 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
SENATE BILL No. 199
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 35-46-1-22; (07)IN0199.1.1. --> SECTION 1. IC 35-46-1-22 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 22. (a) As used in this section, "adoption services" means at least one (1) of the following services that is provided for compensation, an item of value, or reimbursement, either directly or indirectly, and that is provided either before or after the service is rendered: (1) Arranging for the placement of a child. (2) Identifying a child for adoption. (3) Matching adoptive parents with biological parents. (4) Arranging or facilitating an adoption. (5) Taking or acknowledging consents or surrenders for termination of parental rights for adoption purposes. (6) Performing background studies on: (A) a child who is going to be adopted; or (B) adoptive parents. (7) Making determinations concerning the best interests of a
child and the appropriateness in placing the child for adoption. (8) Postplacement monitoring of a child before the child is adopted. (b) As used in this section, "adoption services" does not include the following: (1) Legal services provided by an attorney licensed in Indiana. (2) Adoption related services provided by a governmental entity or a person appointed to perform an investigation by the court. (3) General education and training on adoption issues. (4) Postadoption services, including supportive services to families to promote the well being of members of adoptive families or birth families. (c) This section does not apply to the following persons: (1) The department of child services, an agency or person authorized to act on behalf of the department of child services, or a similar agency in another state. (2) The division of family resources, an agency or person authorized to act on behalf of the division of family resources, or a similar agency in another state. (3) A county office of family and children in Indiana or a similar county office in another state. (4) A child placing agency licensed under the laws of Indiana or another state. (5) An attorney licensed to practice law in Indiana or another state. (6) A prospective biological parent or adoptive parent acting on the individual's own behalf. (d) A person who knowingly or intentionally provides, engages in, or facilitates adoption services to a birth parent or prospective adoptive parent who resides in Indiana commits unauthorized adoption facilitation, a Class A misdemeanor.
SOURCE: ; (07)IN0199.1.2. --> SECTION 2. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007] IC 35-46-1-22, as added by this act, applies only to crimes committed after June 30, 2007.
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Monday, March 05, 2007
WTF PART TWO
Dear Amy,
Thank you for your comments regarding Senate Bill 199, Unlawful Facilitation of Adoption Services. Your input is greatly appreciated and allows me to better represent our state.
You may want to contact your House Representative as Senate Bill 199 passed and was referred to the House.
Thank you again for your comments. If I can ever be of assistance, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Patricia L. Miller
State Senator
Indiana State House
317-232-9489
This is my response to Senator Matthews. Evidently she thought i was writing to her about SB199. This bill is about adoptions and only allowing certain individuals to do them.
Dear State Senator Matthews,
I did not write you about this bill. If I had my choice, the federal government would regulate adoption as it stands now. Too many women and children are being torn apart all for the sake of a dollar. I hate this bill. I think adoption agencies should be put out of business. They are in it for the sale of human flesh.
You might ask if I had a good life with my adoptive parents. Yes I did but that is not the point. Have you read The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fessler? The women from my era were treated horribly. They were starved with three sparse meals a day. No snacks allowed. They were examined like prisoners in a prison. They were inspected for lice and other such icky stuff. They were pregnant women with no choices. They were not given any pain relief. They were stuck in the basement of a building to labor by themselves usually tied to a bed. No wonder my first mother doesn't want to hear from me. Who would want to be contacted by an adoption agency that ripped her babe from her arms for profit? She was told that she should not have spread her legs as were countless of other women across Indiana and the rest of the country. She was shamed and humiliated repeatedly during her time at the home. She may not have a voice for herself right now but I do. I will speak loudly for her and the thousands of Indiana mother who were forced into these homes. I will speak loudly for the adoptees out there.
These agencies are continuing in this manner. Look at Stephanie Bennett in Ohio. Look at Rashad Head. Look at Shawn McDonald. Look at Allison Quets. These type of cases continue daily. Indiana has had their fair share of them as well. All for the sake of a buck. Adoption as it stands now needs to change. Opening our birth certificates is a start. Making open adoption agreements binding is another. Give women a voice in this. Give the grown children a voice in this. Quit treating us like ungrateful wretches because we want our truth. When my own adoptive parents support my search, shouldn't you the state legislator? I challenge you to make serious changes in Indiana when it comes to adoption.
Sincerely,
Amy K. Burt
http://www.amyadoptee.blogspot.com/
Thank you for your comments regarding Senate Bill 199, Unlawful Facilitation of Adoption Services. Your input is greatly appreciated and allows me to better represent our state.
You may want to contact your House Representative as Senate Bill 199 passed and was referred to the House.
Thank you again for your comments. If I can ever be of assistance, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Patricia L. Miller
State Senator
Indiana State House
317-232-9489
This is my response to Senator Matthews. Evidently she thought i was writing to her about SB199. This bill is about adoptions and only allowing certain individuals to do them.
Dear State Senator Matthews,
I did not write you about this bill. If I had my choice, the federal government would regulate adoption as it stands now. Too many women and children are being torn apart all for the sake of a dollar. I hate this bill. I think adoption agencies should be put out of business. They are in it for the sale of human flesh.
You might ask if I had a good life with my adoptive parents. Yes I did but that is not the point. Have you read The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fessler? The women from my era were treated horribly. They were starved with three sparse meals a day. No snacks allowed. They were examined like prisoners in a prison. They were inspected for lice and other such icky stuff. They were pregnant women with no choices. They were not given any pain relief. They were stuck in the basement of a building to labor by themselves usually tied to a bed. No wonder my first mother doesn't want to hear from me. Who would want to be contacted by an adoption agency that ripped her babe from her arms for profit? She was told that she should not have spread her legs as were countless of other women across Indiana and the rest of the country. She was shamed and humiliated repeatedly during her time at the home. She may not have a voice for herself right now but I do. I will speak loudly for her and the thousands of Indiana mother who were forced into these homes. I will speak loudly for the adoptees out there.
These agencies are continuing in this manner. Look at Stephanie Bennett in Ohio. Look at Rashad Head. Look at Shawn McDonald. Look at Allison Quets. These type of cases continue daily. Indiana has had their fair share of them as well. All for the sake of a buck. Adoption as it stands now needs to change. Opening our birth certificates is a start. Making open adoption agreements binding is another. Give women a voice in this. Give the grown children a voice in this. Quit treating us like ungrateful wretches because we want our truth. When my own adoptive parents support my search, shouldn't you the state legislator? I challenge you to make serious changes in Indiana when it comes to adoption.
Sincerely,
Amy K. Burt
http://www.amyadoptee.blogspot.com/
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