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KS House Bill 2557

Legislation

State: Kansas
Signed: March 20, 2026

Effective: July 01, 2026
Chapter: 13

Summary

Kansas enacts the Revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children, which requires a notarized certification for certain child placements involving a private adoption agency.

Affects

Adds an as yet uncodified new section in and repeals Sections 38-1201, 38-1202, 38-1203, 38-1204, 38-1205 and 38-1206 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.

Changes
  1. Enacts the Revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children Act.
  2. Defines "certification" to mean to attest, declare or swear to before a judge or Notary Public.
  3. Requires that for placements by a private child placing agency, the request must contain a certification by a licensed attorney or authorized agent of a private adoption agency that the consent or relinquishment complies with applicable laws of the sending state or where permitted the laws of the state where finalization of the adoption will occur.
  4. Takes effect when 35 states enact the Compact.
Analysis

House Bill 2557 enacts the most recent changes to the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC). The ICPC governs the placement of abused, neglected, dependent, delinquent, or unmanageable children and children for possible adoption between all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and certain U.S. territories that have signed onto the Compact. The new compact has a provision requiring a notarized “certification” for placements by a private adoption agency. While July 1, 2026, is noted above as the effective date (the date the bill is written into the statute book), the new Compact must be enacted by 35 states before it takes effect in Kansas. According to the American Public Human Services Association that tracks enactments, 19 states now have enacted the ICPC. Until then, the prior version governs interstate placements.

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