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Bill: Stricter Adoption Policies Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 4671
Description[?]:
| The United Party proposed this Act to expand the required checks from history of Child Abuse to include the following: 1. Checks for past convictions on violent crime .....a) This is an automatic and permanent disqualification 2. Checks for placement on National, or foreign sex offender lists .....a) In the case of foreign lists, it will be double checked that this is not due to homosexuality .....b) The Applicant will also be checked for any convictions for sex crimes .....c) Either of these are automatic and permanent disqualifications 3. Checks on ability to support the adopted child .....a) Income must include enough for the cost of living of the parent(s) and the child along with any other adopted or biological children .....b)The government allows some leeway if the income is close to being able to support. .....c) Declined Applicants are not permanently disqualified 4. Check for ability to shelter the child .....a) The dwelling must be able to support the child and already present relatives .....b) There must be enough space to prevent severe overcrowding .....c) Denials are not permanent Disqualification 5. The Health of the Applicant(s) .....a) Either the sole applicant or at least one of the joint applicants must not have a severe addiction to drugs or alcohol, even if they are getting help, in order to assume that a relapse won’t effect their ability to take care of the child. 6. The Government will be banned from institutions checks on .....a) The religion of the applicant(s) .....b) The Sexuality of the applicant(s) .....c) The Sex of the applicant(s) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Current: Adoption is regulated by the government. Applicants can adopt after a routine check-up.
Proposed: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:11:33, November 26, 2019 CET | From | Syndicalist Union Party | To | Debating the Stricter Adoption Policies Act |
| Message | The SUP would support this bill were it to proceed to a vote. Although we would ask that the bill also ban the state from institutions checks on the sex or gender of the applicant(s), since this should have no bearing on whether they can adopt a child. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 500 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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