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        February 14, 2001
Mr. Speaker:

    The Judiciary Committee reports a favorable recommendation on 1st Sub. S.B. 64, ADOPTION LAW AMENDMENTS, by Senator T. Spencer, with the following amendments:
1.    Page 1, Line 16:    After " changes." insert " This act contains a coordination clause."

2.    Page 5, Line 121:    After "Safety" insert "in accordance with the provisions of Section 62A-2-120"

3.    Page 8, Line 216:    After line 216 insert:
        "Section 6. Coordination Clause.
        If this bill and House Bill 269 both pass, it is the intent of the
        Legislature that in preparing the Utah Code database for publication, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall revise Section 78-30-7 to read:
        "(1)Adoption proceedings shall be commenced by filing a petition with the clerk of the district court either:
        (a)in the district where the person adopting resides[,]; or
        (b)with the juvenile court as provided in [Section 78-3a-105] Subsection 78-3a-104(1)(o).
        (2)If a child is conceived in Utah, adoption proceedings may be commenced by filing a petition with the clerk of a court in the district court where the child was born.
        (3)All orders, decrees, agreements, and notices in the proceedings shall be filed with the clerk of [that] the court where the adoption proceedings were commenced under Subsection (1) or (2).
        [(2)](4) A petition for adoption shall be filed within 30 days of the date the adoptee is placed in the home of the petitioners for the purpose of adoption, unless the time for filing has been extended by the court, or unless the adoption is arranged by a licensed child-placing agency in which case the agency may extend the filing time.""


    Respectfully,



    Glenn L. Way
    Committee Chair

Voting: 10-0-3
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