SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 550

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11  Senators Campbell, Dudley and Rossin moved the following

12  amendment:

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14         Senate Amendment 

15         On page 19, lines 11-18, delete those lines

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17  and insert:  drivers' license numbers must be included. The

18  consent must contain in at least 16 point boldfaced type an

19  acknowledgement of the birth parent's rights in substantially

20  the following form:

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22         YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN THIS CONSENT FORM. YOU

23         HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING

24         INSTEAD OF SIGNING THIS CONSENT OR BEFORE

25         SIGNING THIS CONSENT:

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27         (A)  CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY;

28         (B)  HOLD, CARE FOR, AND FEED THE CHILD;

29         (C)  PLACE THE CHILD IN FOSTER CARE OR FAMILY

30         CARE;

31         (D)  TAKE THE CHILD HOME; AND

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 1         (E)  KNOW THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT ARE

 2         AVAILABLE IF THE BIRTH PARENT DOES NOT GO

 3         THROUGH WITH THE ADOPTION.

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 5         IF YOU DO SIGN THIS CONSENT, YOU ARE

 6         RELINQUISHING THE RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. YOUR

 7         CONSENT IS VALID AND BINDING UNLESS WITHDRAWN

 8         AS PERMITTED BY LAW. YOU MAY WITHDRAW YOUR

 9         CONSENT FOR ANY REASON IF YOU DO SO WITHIN 3

10         BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DAY YOU SIGNED THE

11         CONSENT OR 1 BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE BIRTH

12         MOTHER'S DISCHARGE FROM A LICENSED HOSPITAL OR

13         BIRTH CENTER WHICHEVER IS LATER.

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15         YOU MAY DO THIS BY NOTIFYING THE ADOPTION

16         ENTITY IN WRITING THAT YOU ARE WITHDRAWING YOUR

17         CONSENT. YOU MAY DO THIS BY PRESENTING A LETTER

18         AT A UNITED STATES POST OFFICE AND ASKING THAT

19         THE LETTER BE SENT BY CERTIFIED UNITED STATES

20         MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED WITHIN 3

21         BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE DAY YOU SIGNED THE

22         CONSENT OR 1 BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE BIRTH

23         MOTHER'S DISCHARGE FROM A LICENSED HOSPITAL OR

24         BIRTH CENTER WHICHEVER IS LATER. A BUSINESS

25         DAY, AS APPLIED IN THIS SECTION, IS A DAY ON

26         WHICH THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE ACCEPTS

27         CERTIFIED MAIL FOR DELIVERY.

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29         THE ADOPTION ENTITY YOU SHOULD NOTIFY IS:

30         ...Name of Adoption Entity..., ...Address of

31         Adoption Entity..., ...Phone Number of Adoption

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 1         Entity.... AFTER 3 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DAY

 2         YOU SIGNED THE CONSENT OR 1 BUSINESS DAY AFTER

 3         THE BIRTH MOTHER'S DISCHARGE FROM A LICENSED

 4         HOSPITAL OR BIRTH CENTER WHICHEVER IS LATER,

 5         YOU MAY ONLY WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT IF YOU CAN

 6         PROVE IN COURT IT WAS OBTAINED BY FRAUD OR

 7         DURESS.

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