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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
SENATE AMENDMENT 1,
TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 41
February 9, 2016 - Offered by Senator LeMahieu.
AB41-SSA1-SA1,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:
AB41-SSA1-SA1,1,3 21. Page 4, line 18: delete the material beginning with "new" and ending with
3"certificate" on line 19 and substitute "certification of birth data".
AB41-SSA1-SA1,1,4 42. Page 5, line 18: after that line insert:
AB41-SSA1-SA1,1,5 5" Section 10r. 69.15 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB41-SSA1-SA1,2,76 69.15 (2) (b) If the state registrar receives an order under sub. (1) which
7provides for an adoption of any person born outside of the United States by any
8person who is a resident of this state at the time of adoption, and if the adoptive
9parents present proof of the facts of birth to the state registrar, the state registrar
10shall prepare a certification of birth data for the subject of the adoption. The
11certification shall indicate the date and place of birth, the child's adoptive name, the
12adoptive parents' names, and the sources of information of each of these facts. If the

1child has automatically acquired U.S. citizenship under 8 USC 1431 upon a court
2order granting an adoption after a foreign guardianship order as required under s.
348.97 (3), the certification shall also indicate that the child is recognized as a U.S.
4citizen by this state and that the certification shall have the full force and effect of
5a birth certificate issued by the state registrar.
If neither of the birth parents of the
6subject of the adoption are U.S. citizens, the new certification may include proof of
7the naturalization of the subject of the adoption.".
AB41-SSA1-SA1,2,9 83. Page 5, line 22: delete "birth certificate" and substitute "certification of birth
9data".
AB41-SSA1-SA1,2,17 104. Page 5, line 24: delete that line and substitute "48.97 (2) (d). The
11certification shall indicate the date and place of birth, the child's adoptive name, the
12adoptive parents' names, and the sources of information of each of these facts. If the
13child has automatically acquired U.S. citizenship under 8 USC 1431 upon a court
14order registering a foreign adoption order under s. 48.97 (2) (d), the certification shall
15also indicate that the child is recognized as a U.S. citizen by this state and that the
16certification shall have the full force and effect of a birth certificate issued by the
17state registrar.".
AB41-SSA1-SA1,2,18 185. Page 5, line 25: before that line insert:
AB41-SSA1-SA1,2,19 19" Section 12m. Initial applicability.
AB41-SSA1-SA1,3,2 20(1) Effect and recognition of foreign adoption and guardianship decrees.
21The treatment of sections 48.81 (6), 48.838 (3), and 48.839 (2) (b) and (c) of the
22statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 48.97 of the statutes, the
23amendment of section 48.97 (title) of the statutes, and the creation of section 48.97

1(2) and (3) of the statutes first apply to a child admitted to the United States on the
2effective date of this subsection.
AB41-SSA1-SA1,3,6 3(2) Certifications of birth data for foreign adoptees. The treatment of
4sections 69.14 (2) (e) and 69.15 (2) (b) and (e) of the statutes first applies to a court
5order providing for the adoption, or registering the adoption, of a child born outside
6of the United States granted on the effective date of this subsection.
AB41-SSA1-SA1,13m 7Section 13m. Effective date.
AB41-SSA1-SA1,3,9 8(1) Effect and recognition of foreign adoption and guardianship decrees.
9This act takes effect on the first day of the 2nd month beginning after publication.".
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