1.1    .................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3371, as follows:
1.2Page 3, delete section 5, and insert:

1.3    "Sec. 5. [144.2253] ACCESS TO ORIGINAL BIRTH RECORDS BY ADOPTED
1.4PERSON; DEPARTMENT DUTIES.
1.5    Subdivision 1. Disclosure. The state registrar shall provide a noncertified copy of
1.6the original birth record upon request to an adopted person age 19 or older if there is no
1.7affidavit of nondisclosure on file. Affidavits of disclosure and affidavits of nondisclosure
1.8must be honored by the state registrar.
1.9    Subd. 2. Affidavit of nondisclosure. The department shall make the affidavit of
1.10disclosure and affidavit of nondisclosure forms readily accessible for birth parents on
1.11the department's website.
1.12    Subd. 3. Recission of affidavit. A birth parent may rescind an affidavit of disclosure
1.13or an affidavit of nondisclosure at any time.
1.14    Subd. 4. Affidavit of nondisclosure; access to birth record. (a) An adopted person
1.15age 19 or older may petition the appropriate court for disclosure of the original birth record
1.16pursuant to section 259.61, and the court shall grant the petition, if, after consideration of
1.17the interests of all known persons involved, the court determines that disclosure of the
1.18information would be of greater benefit than nondisclosure.
1.19    (b) An adopted person age 19 or older may request the state registrar search the state
1.20death records to determine if the birth parent is deceased. The state registrar may impose a
1.21fee for the record search. If the birth parent is deceased, a noncertified copy of the original
1.22birth record must be released only to the adopted person making the request.
1.23    Subd. 5. Outreach; counseling. (a) Adoption advocates shall, in consultation with
1.24adoption agencies, develop and conduct an outreach and educational campaign to provide
1.25information to adopted persons and birth parents about the changes in the law affecting
2.1accessibility to birth records. For purposes of this subdivision, an adoption advocate is a
2.2nonprofit organization that works with adoption issues in Minnesota.
2.3    (b) The department shall provide a fact sheet about counseling or support services
2.4that are available for adopted persons and birth parents.
2.5    Subd. 6. Fees. (a) The department shall charge a fee of $18 for noncertified copies
2.6of birth records provided to adopted persons age 19 or older; the fee shall cover the costs
2.7of providing the birth record and any costs associated with distribution of the fact sheet in
2.8subdivision 5.
2.9    (b) Adoption agencies may charge a fee for counseling and support services provided
2.10to adopted persons and birth parents."
2.11Page 4, after line 13, insert:

2.12    "Sec. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.
2.13    This bill is effective July 1, 2009."