Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the state from taking any adverse action against child placement agencies that deny services based on religious conviction.

Highlights:

• Prohibits the Department of Child Services from taking any adverse action against a child placement agency which declines to accept a referral for adoption or foster care services (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes child placement agencies to deny any services not provided under contract with the state due to such agency’s sincerely held religious beliefs (Sec. 3).

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