Safe Home Act of 2025

Bill 119 s 604, also known as the Adoption Opportunities Program Improvement Act, aims to address the issue of unregulated custody transfers of children. These transfers, also known as "rehoming," occur when adoptive parents give up custody of a child to another individual or family without going through the proper legal channels.

The bill seeks to define unregulated custody transfers and improve awareness and prevention of such practices. It aims to strengthen the Adoption Opportunities Program, which provides grants to states and organizations to promote adoption and support adoptive families.

The bill includes provisions to increase training and resources for child welfare professionals to identify and prevent unregulated custody transfers. It also calls for the establishment of a national registry to track these transfers and ensure that children are placed in safe and stable homes. Overall, Bill 119 s 604 aims to protect the well-being of children in the adoption system and prevent them from being placed in potentially harmful situations through unregulated custody transfers.