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Senate advances licensing measure for intercountry adoption and residential treatment programs amid debate about scope
Summary
Sen. Butterssought statutory authority for state licensing and accreditation of intercountry-adoption providers and to bring certain residential treatment programs (24-hour care for at-risk youth) under Office of Licensing oversight; supporters cite child-protection gaps, opponents warn of overbroad state reach. The bill was moved toward third reading.
Senator Butters presented second substitute S.B. 140, describing three components: housekeeping language, authorization for state licensing/accrediting of intercountry-adoption agencies to meet federal expectations, and expanded oversight for certain residential treatment programs and 24-hour boarding schools that function as treatment centers. Butters said the federal government is "proposing that each state create a licensing agency" to accredit intercountry-adoption providers and argued that state preview of residential treatment…
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