Ohio State Senate Passes Bill (SB 163) on Foster Caregiver Background Checks

May 7, 2007 On May 7, 2007, State Senator Tom Niehaus introduced a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to link current criminal information with a database of current and prospective foster parents. Included in these background checks would be any person over the age of eighteen living with the primary caregiver. The bill amends current foster care rules and enacts new ones to modify the notifications that must be given before a child is placed in foster care or if the child has exceptional behavioral needs or has ever committed a felony. It also changes the current law . . .