South Dakota § 26-6-39 State may not take adverse action against child-placement agency acting on basis of sincere written religious policy.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 26-6-39 — State may not take adverse action against child-placement agency acting on basis of sincere written religious policy.

South Dakota·Title 26 MINORS·Ch. 26-5B CHILDREN'S HOMES AND WELFARE AGENCIES

The state may not discriminate or take any adverse action against a child-placement agency or an organization seeking to become a child-placement agency on the basis, wholly or partly, that the child-placement agency has declined or will decline to provide any service that conflicts with, or provide any service under circumstances that conflict with the agency's written sincerely-held religious belief or moral conviction of the child-placement agency. The state may not enter into a contract that is inconsistent with, would in any way interfere with, or would in any way require an organization to surrender any right created in §§ 26-6-36 to 26-6-50 , inclusive.

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The state may not discriminate or take any adverse action against a child-placement agency or an organization seeking to become a child-placement agency on the basis, wholly or partly, that the child-placement agency has declined or will decline to provide any service that conflicts with, or provide any service under circumstances that conflict with the agency's written sincerely-held religious belief or moral conviction of the child-placement agency. The state may not enter into a contract that is inconsistent with, would in any way interfere with, or would in any way require an organization to surrender any right created in §§ 26-6-36 to 26-6-50 , inclusive.

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