26-6-42. Child-placement agency may not decline service on basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin.

No provision of §§ 26-6-36 to 26-6-50, inclusive, may be construed to allow a child-placement agency to decline to provide a service on the basis of a person's race, ethnicity, or national origin. Due regard shall be afforded to the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1963), if that Act is applicable.

Source: SL 2017, ch 114, § 7; SL 2019, ch 127, § 4.