PROHIBIT CONSIDERING AGE OF PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS
House Bill 4622
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Switalski
Committee: Civil Law and the Judiciary
Complete to 4-26-01
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4622 AS INTRODUCED 4-19-01
Currently, the Probate Code specifies certain information that a "preplacement assessment" of a prospective adoptive parent must contain, including, among other things, the age, nationality, race or ethnicity, and any religious preference of the individual being assessed. The bill would amend the code to prohibit child placing agencies from taking age into consideration in making determinations of whether someone were suitable to be the parent of an adoptee. The bill also would prohibit interviews and records ("written or otherwise") gathered for preplacement assessments from including inquiries or information regarding the age of the individual being assessed, and would strike age from the information currently required in such assessments.
MCL 710.23f and 710.24
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.