Repeal 2016 SOGI grant conditions; restore faith-based adoption waivers
Mandate says ACF/ASFR should repeal 2016 sexual orientation/gender identity grant nondiscrimination conditions and restore religious waivers for faith-based adoption/foster agencies.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 14 (HHS) — Adoption Reform: repeal 2016 regulation imposing nonstatutory SOGI nondiscrimination conditions on agency grants; restore waivers for faith-based agencies; urge Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act.
Undo plan
1) Reinstate nondiscrimination grant conditions so LGBTQ prospective parents are not excluded by federally funded agencies.
2) Rescind waivers that authorize discrimination in placement while receiving HHS funds.
3) Expand recruitment of diverse foster/adoptive families to shrink waitlists.
4) Codify nondiscrimination in child-welfare funding statutes.
5) Verify: placement times; rates of family recruitment by demography; complaint data.