A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the legislative research commission to study the topic of post‑adoption contacts and communication between an adoptED CHILD and a birth relative.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
SECTION 1.  The Legislative Research Commission is authorized to study the topic of post‑adoption contacts and communication between an adopted child and a birth relative. In conducting the study, the Commission may consider the following:
(1)	The need to establish laws for post‑adoption contacts or communication between an adopted child and a birth relative.
(2)	What constitutes post‑adoption contacts and communication.
(3)	Any affect post‑adoption contacts and communication would have on existing adoption laws.
(4)	The criteria for establishing post‑adoption contacts and communication and the contents of any such agreement.
(5)	Any other information the Commission deems relevant.
SECTION 3.  The Commission shall submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the 2007 General Assembly by filing the report with the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
SECTION 4.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.