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Committee advances bill to enshrine protections for faith‑based foster and adoption providers amid opposition
Summary
The committee passed a bill to codify protections for faith‑based foster and adoption providers; an adoption attorney warned the measure could prioritize religious beliefs over child-welfare enforcement, while the sponsor said DHS and the attorney general vetted the language.
Representative Mary Bentley presented a bill to put into statute protections for faith-based foster and adoption providers. Bentley said the measure merely codifies current practice and aims to "ensure that faith based adoption of foster care providers remain free to serve children in need" and to prevent prospective changes by future administrations.
Bentley described the bill as proactive and said the Department of Human Services and the governor support the…
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