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The Committee on Judiciary (Joyner) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line 1465 and 1466,

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insert:

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Section 24.  Section 382.017, Florida Statutes, is amended

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to read:

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382.017  Foreign births.--

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     (1)  Upon request, the department shall prepare and register

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a certificate of foreign birth for an adoptee born in a foreign

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country who is not a citizen of the United States and whose

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judgment of adoption was entered by a court of competent

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jurisdiction of this state. The certificate shall be established

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upon receipt of the report or certified copy of the adoption

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decree, proof of the date and place of the adoptee's birth, and a

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request that the certificate be prepared from the court, the

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adopting parents, or the adoptee if of legal age. The certificate

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shall be labeled "Certificate of Foreign Birth" and shall show

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the true country and date of birth of the adoptee, and must

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include a statement that the certificate is not evidence of

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United States citizenship. After registering the certificate of

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foreign birth in the new name of the adoptee, the department

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shall place the adoption report or decree under seal, not to be

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broken except pursuant to court order.

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     (2) A certificate of foreign birth for an adoptee born in a

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foreign country may be issued without a judgment of adoption by a

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court of competent jurisdiction in this state if the adopting

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parents submit:

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     (a) A certified translation of all documents described in

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this subsection that are not in English;

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     (b) The decree, order, or certificate of adoption

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evidencing finalization of the adoption in the foreign country;

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     (c) An IR-3 visa with proof of United States citizenship

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issued upon entry into the United States for the adoptee;

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     (d) A written statement from each adopting parent

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certifying under penalty of perjury that the adoption complies

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with the eligibility requirements of s. 63.042(3); and

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     (e) Proof that each adopting parent is a resident of this

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state.

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(3)(2) If the adoptee was born in a foreign country but was

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a citizen of the United States at the time of birth, the

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department shall not prepare a certificate of foreign birth but

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shall notify the adoptive parents, or the adoptee if of legal

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age, of the procedure for obtaining a revised birth certificate

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through the United States Department of State.

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(Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 102, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 382.017, F.S.; providing that a certificate of

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foreign birth for an adoptee born in a foreign country may

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be issued without a judgment of adoption by a court in

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this state if the adopting parents submit specified

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documentation;

3/31/2008  12:40:00 PM     JU.18.06127