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HCS/HB 604 - This act modifies provisions relating to parenting by individuals with a disability or disease. This act specifies that the disability or disease of an individual shall not be the basis for a determination to refuse to issue, suspend, or revoke a foster care license. Disability or disease shall also not constitute a basis for a determination that a prospective parent is unfit, that a child is in need of care, that it is necessary to remove a child from the custody of a parent, or for the termination of parental rights, without a specific showing that there is a causal relation between the disability and harm to the child. In such cases involving such parental rights, the court shall consider the availability and use of accommodations for the disability or disease of the parent, including assistive technology and support services. Provisions of this act are contained in SB 134 (2011). ADRIANE CROUSE
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