BILL NUMBER: AB 2426	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 28, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bradford

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to add Part 7 (commencing with Section 7960) to Division 12
of the Family Code, relating to surrogacy  practitioners
  facilitators  .



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2426, as amended, Bradford. Surrogacy  practitioners.
  facilitators. 
   Existing law defines "assisted reproduction" as conception by any
means other than sexual intercourse, and "assisted reproduction
agreement" as a written contract that includes a person who intends
to be the legal parent of a child or children born through assisted
reproduction and that defines the terms of the relationship between
the parties to the contract.
   This bill would regulate the practice of surrogacy 
practitioners   facilitators  , as defined, and
would require nonattorney surrogacy  practitioners 
 facilitator  to deposit client funds in an independent,
bonded escrow account or a trust account maintained by an attorney,
subject to specified withdrawal requirements.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Part 7 (commencing with Section 7960) is added to
Division 12 of the Family Code, to read:

      PART 7.  Surrogacy  Practitioners  
Facilitators 


   7960.  For purposes of this part, the following terms have the
following meanings:
   (a) "Surrogacy  practitioner"   facilitator
  "  means a person or organization that engages in
either of the following activities:
   (1) Advertising for the purpose of soliciting parties to an
assisted reproduction agreement or acting as an intermediary between
the parties to an assisted reproduction agreement.
   (2) Charging a fee or other valuable consideration for services
rendered relating to an assisted reproduction agreement.
   (b) "Nonattorney surrogacy  practitioner"  
facilitator"  means a surrogacy practitioner who is not an
attorney in good standing licensed to practice law in this state.
   (c) "Assisted reproduction agreement" has the same meaning as
defined in subdivision (b) of Section 7606. 
   (d) "Fund management agreement" means the agreement between the
intended parents and the surrogacy facilitator relating to the fee or
other valuable consideration for services rendered or that will be
rendered by the surrogacy facilitator. 
   7961.  (a) A nonattorney surrogacy  practitioner 
 facilitator  shall deposit all client funds into either of
the following:
   (1) An independent, bonded escrow depository.
   (2) A trust account maintained by an attorney.
   (b) Client funds may be  withdrawn only by agreement
between the surrogacy practitioner and the intended legal parent
identified in the assisted reproduction agreement.  
disbursed by the attorney or escrow agent as set forth in the
assisted repro   duction agreement and fund management
agreement.  
   (c) This section shall not apply to funds that are both of the
following:  
   (1) Not provided for in the fund management agreement.  
   (2) Paid directly to a medical doctor for medical services or a
psychologist for psychological services.