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        SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029
        January 16, 2007

Mr. Speaker:

    The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 51, ADOPTION AMENDMENTS, by Representative S. Allen, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 3, Line 78 through Page 4, Line 90 :    

             78          (ii)

  subject to Subsection (3),       the criminal history check described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(B) shall be submitted

             79      in a manner acceptable to the court that will:
             80          (A) preserve the chain of custody of the results; and
             81          (B) not permit tampering with the results by a prospective adoptive parent or other
             82      interested party; and
             83          (b) if the adoption is being handled by a private attorney, and not a human services
             84      program, the criminal history checks described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), shall be:
             85          (i) submitted in accordance with procedures established by the Criminal Investigations
             86      and Technical Services Division of the Department of Public Safety; or
             87          (ii)
  subject to Subsection (3),       submitted in a manner acceptable to the court that will:

             88          (A) preserve the chain of custody of the results; and
             89          (B) not permit tampering with the results by a prospective adoptive parent or other
             90      interested party.
  (3)    In order to comply with Subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii), the manner in which the criminal history check is submitted shall be approved by the court.      


    Respectfully,

    Paul Ray
    Committee Chair

Voting: 8-0-0
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