As Reported by the House Juvenile and Family Law Committee

127th General Assembly Regular Session 2007-2008

Sub. H. B. No. 214

Representatives Wagner, Combs 

Cosponsors: Representatives Seitz, McGregor, J., Stebelton, Brown 

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A BILL

To amend sections 2151.152, 2151.23, 2151.39,

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3313.64, 5103.031, 5103.032, 5103.035, 5103.0312,

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5103.0313, 5103.16, 5103.391, 5126.04, 5153.122,

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and 5153.123 and to enact sections 5103.23,

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5103.231, 5103.232, 5103.233, 5103.234, 5103.235,

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5103.236, and 5103.237 of the Revised Code

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relative to training for foster caregivers,

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department of job and family services authority

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to begin the child placement level of care pilot

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program and petition Congress for expanded usage

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of Title IV-E funding, the Interstate Compact on

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the Placement of Children, and the coordination

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of the provision of services for foster children

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with mental retardation or developmental

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disabilities.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 2151.152, 5103.031, 5103.032,	16
5103.035, 5103.0312, 5103.0313, 5103.391, 5126.04, 5153.122, and	17
5153.123 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:	18

Sec. 2151.152.  The juvenile judge may enter into an	19
agreement with the department of job and family services pursuant	20
to section 5101.11 of the Revised Code for the purpose of	21
reimbursing the court for foster care maintenance costs and	22
associated administrative and training costs incurred on behalf of	23
a child eligiblewho is either of the following:	24

(A) Eligible for payments under Title IV-E of the "Social	25
Security Act," 94 Stat. 501 (1980), 42 U.S.C.A. 670 (1980), and	26
who is in the temporary or permanent custody of the court or	27
subject to a disposition issued under division (A)(5) of section	28
2151.354 or division (A)(7)(a)(ii) or (A)(8) of section 2152.19 of	29
the Revised Code;	30

(B) Determined to be at serious risk of removal from the home	31
and for whom the court has undertaken a plan of reasonable efforts	32
to prevent such removal. The	33

The agreement shall govern the responsibilities and duties	34
the court shall perform in providing services to the child.	35

Sec. 5103.031.  Except as provided in section 5103.033 of the	36
Revised Code, the department of job and family services may not	37
issue a certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code to a	38
foster home unless the prospective foster caregiver successfully	39
completes the following amount of preplacement training through a	40
preplacement training program approved by the department of job	41
and family services under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code or	42
preplacement training provided under division (B) of section	43
5103.30 of the Revised Code:	44

(A) If the foster home is a family foster home, at least	45
twenty-fourthirty-six hours;	46

(B) If the foster home is a specialized foster home, at least	47
thirty-six hours.	48

Sec. 5103.032.  (A) Except as provided in divisions (B), (C),	49
and (D), and (E) of this section and in section 5103.033 of the	50
Revised Code and subject to division (B) of this section, the	51
department of job and family services may not renew a foster home	52
certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code unless the	53
foster caregiver successfully completes the following amount of	54
continuing training in accordance with the foster caregiver's	55
needs assessment and continuing training plan developed and	56
implemented under section 5103.035 of the Revised Code:	57

(1) If the foster home is a family foster home, at least	58
forty hours in the preceding two-year period;	59

(2) If the foster home is a specialized foster home, at least	60
sixty hours in the preceding two-year period.	61

The continuing training required by this section shall comply	62
with rules the department adopts pursuant to section 5103.0316 of	63
the Revised Code.	64

(B) A foster caregiver may fulfill up to twenty per cent of	65
the required amount of continuing training described in division	66
(A) of this section by teaching one or more training classes for	67
other foster caregivers or by providing mentorship services to	68
other foster caregivers. The department of job and family services	69
shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised	70
Code as necessary for the qualification of foster caregivers to	71
provide training or mentorship services to other foster	72
caregivers.	73

(C) At the beginning of a foster caregiver's two-year	74
certification period, a public children services agency, private	75
child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency acting as a	76
recommending agency for a foster caregiver holding a certificate	77
issued under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code for a family	78
foster home or specialized foster home may waive up to eight hours	79
of continuing training the foster caregiver is otherwise required	80
by division (A) of this section to complete in that two-year	81
certification period if all of the following apply:	82

(1) The foster caregiver has held a certificate issued under	83
section 5103.03 of the Revised Code for a family foster home or	84
specialized foster home for at least two years;	85

(2) The foster caregiver has provided foster care for at	86
least ninety days of the twelve months preceding the date the	87
agency issues the waiver;	88

(3) The foster caregiver has not violated any requirements	89
governing certification of foster homes during the twelve months	90
preceding the date the agency issues the waiver;	91

(4) The foster caregiver has complied in full with the needs	92
assessment and continuing training plan developed for the foster	93
caregiver under section 5103.035 of the Revised Code for the	94
preceding certification period.	95

(C)(D) Each recommending agency shall establish and implement	96
a policy regarding good cause for a foster caregiver's failure to	97
complete the continuing training in accordance with division (A)	98
of this section. If the foster caregiver complies with the policy,	99
as determined by the agency, the department may renew the foster	100
caregiver's foster home certificate. The agency shall submit the	101
policy to the department and provide a copy to each foster home	102
the agency recommends for certification or renewal. The policy	103
shall include the following:	104

(1) What constitutes good cause, including documented	105
illness, critical emergencies, and lack of accessible training	106
programs;	107

(2) Procedures for developing a scheduled corrective action	108
plan that provides for prompt completion of the continuing	109
training;	110

(3) Procedures for recommending revocation of the foster home	111
certificate if the foster caregiver fails to comply with the	112
corrective action plan.	113

(D)(E) A foster caregiver shall be given an additional amount	114
of time within which the foster caregiver must complete the	115
continuing training required under division (A) of this section in	116
accordance with rules adopted by the department of job and family	117
services if either of the following applies:	118

(1) The foster caregiver has served in active duty outside	119
this state with a branch of the armed forces of the United States	120
for more than thirty days in the preceding two-year period.	121

(2) The foster caregiver has served in active duty as a	122
member of the Ohio organized militia, as defined in section	123
5923.01 of the Revised Code, for more than thirty days in the	124
preceding two-year period and that active duty relates to either	125
an emergency in or outside of this state or to military duty in or	126
outside of this state.	127

Sec. 5103.035.  A public children services agency, private	128
child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency acting as a	129
recommending agency for a foster caregiver shall develop and	130
implement a written needs assessment and continuing training plan	131
for the foster caregiver. Each needs assessment and continuing	132
training plan shall satisfy all of the following requirements:	133

(A) Be effective for the two-year period the foster	134
caregiver's certificate is in effect;	135

(B) Be appropriate for the type of foster home the foster	136
caregiver operates;	137

(C) Require the foster caregiver to successfully complete the	138
training required by the department in rules adopted pursuant to	139
section 5103.0316 of the Revised Code and any other courses the	140
agency considers appropriate;	141

(D) Include criteria the agency is to use to determine	142
whether the foster caregiver has successfully completed the	143
courses;	144

(E) Guarantee that the courses the foster caregiver is	145
required to complete are available to the foster caregiver at	146
reasonable times and places;	147

(F) Specify the number of hours of continuing training, if	148
any, the foster caregiver may complete by teaching one or more	149
training classes to other foster caregivers or by providing	150
mentoring services to other foster caregivers pursuant to division	151
(B) of section 5103.032 of the Revised Code;	152

(G) Specify the number of hours of continuing training, if	153
any, the agency will waive pursuant to division (B)(C) of section	154
5103.032 of the Revised Code.	155

Sec. 5103.0312.  A public children services agency, private	156
child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency acting as a	157
recommending agency for a foster caregiver shall payreimburse the	158
foster caregiver a stipend to reimburse the foster caregiverin a	159
lump sum for attending a preplacement or continuing training	160
program operated under section 5103.034 or 5103.30 of the Revised	161
Code and shall reimburse the foster caregiver a stipend for	162
attending a continuing training program operated under section	163
5103.034 or 5103.30 of the Revised Code. The paymentamount of	164
the lump sum reimbursement and the stipend rate shall be based on	165
a stipend rate established by the department of job and family	166
services. The stipend rateand shall be the same regardless of the	167
type of recommending agency from which the foster caregiver seeks	168
a recommendation. The department shall, pursuant to rules adopted	169
under section 5103.0316 of the Revised Code, reimburse the	170
recommending agency for stipend paymentsreimbursements it makes	171
in accordance with this section. No payment shall be madeThe	172
department shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised	173
Code regarding the release of lump sum stipends to an individual	174
for attending a preplacement training program if the individual	175
fails to obtain a foster home certificate under section 5103.03 of	176
the Revised Code.	177

Sec. 5103.0313.  Except as provided in section 5103.303 of	178
the Revised Code, the department of job and family services shall	179
compensate a private child placing agency or private noncustodial	180
agency for the cost of procuring or operating preplacement and	181
continuing training programs approved by the department of job and	182
family services under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code for	183
prospective foster caregivers and foster caregivers who are	184
recommended for initial certification or recertification by the	185
agency.	186

The compensation shall be paid to the agency in the form of	187
an allowance to reimburse the agency for each hourthe minimum	188
required amount of preplacement and continuing training provided	189
or received under section 5103.031 or 5103.032 of the Revised	190
Code.	191

Sec. 5103.391.  The director of job and family services shall	192
appoint all of the following to serve on the Ohio child welfare	193
training program steering committee:	194

(A) Employees of the department of job and family services;

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(B) One representative of each of the regional training	196
centers established under section 5103.42 of the Revised Code;	197

(C) One representative of a statewide organization that	198
represents the interests of public children services agencies;	199

(D) One representative of the Ohio child welfare training	200
program coordinator;	201

(E) Two current foster caregivers certified by the department	202
of job and family services under section 5103.03 of the Revised	203
Code;	204

(F) Employees of public children services agencies.

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Sec. 5126.04.  (A) Each county board of mental retardation	206
and developmental disabilities shall plan and set priorities based	207
on available resources for the provision of facilities, programs,	208
and other services to meet the needs of county residents who are	209
individuals with mental retardation and other developmental	210
disabilities, former residents of the county residing in state	211
institutions or placed under purchase of service agreements under	212
section 5123.18 of the Revised Code, and children subject to a	213
determination made pursuant to section 121.38 of the Revised Code.	214

Each county board shall assess the facility and service needs	215
of the individuals with mental retardation and other developmental	216
disabilities who are residents of the county or former residents	217
of the county residing in state institutions or placed under	218
purchase of service agreements under section 5123.18 of the	219
Revised Code.	220

Each county board shall require individual habilitation or	221
service plans for individuals with mental retardation and other	222
developmental disabilities who are being served or who have been	223
determined eligible for services and are awaiting the provision of	224
services. Each board shall ensure that methods of having their	225
service needs evaluated are available.	226

(B)(1) If a foster child is in need of assessment for	227
eligible services or is receiving services from a county board of	228
mental retardation and developmental disabilities and that child	229
is placed in a different county, the agency that placed the child,	230
immediately upon placement, shall inform the county board in the	231
new county all of the following:	232

(a) That a foster child has been placed in that county;

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(b) The name and other identifying information of the foster	234
child;	235

(c) The name of the foster child's previous county of	236
residence;	237

(d) That the foster child was in need of assessment for	238
eligible services or was receiving services from the county board	239
of mental retardation and developmental disabilities in the	240
previous county.	241

(2) Upon receiving the notice described in division (B)(1) of	242
this section or otherwise learning that the child was in need of	243
assessment for eligible services or was receiving services from a	244
county board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities	245
in the previous county, the county board in the new county shall	246
communicate with the county board of the previous county to	247
determine how services for the foster child shall be provided in	248
accordance with each board's plan and priorities as described in	249
division (A) of this section.	250

If the two county boards are unable to reach an agreement	251
within ten days of the child's placement, the county board in the	252
new county shall send notice to the Ohio department of mental	253
retardation and developmental disabilities of the failure to	254
agree. The department shall decide how services shall be provided	255
for the foster child within ten days of receiving notice that the	256
county boards could not reach an agreement. The department may	257
decide that one, or both, of the county boards shall provide	258
services. The services shall be provided in accordance with the	259
board's plan and priorities as described in division (A) of this	260
section.	261

(C) The department of mental retardation and developmental	262
disabilities may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of	263
the Revised Code as necessary to implement this section. To the	264
extent that rules adopted under this section apply to the	265
identification and placement of handicapped children under Chapter	266
3323. of the Revised Code, the rules shall be consistent with the	267
standards and procedures established under sections 3323.03 to	268
3323.05 of the Revised Code.	269

(C)(D) The responsibility or authority of a county board to	270
provide services under this chapter does not affect the	271
responsibility of any other entity of state or local government to	272
provide services to individuals with mental retardation and	273
developmental disabilities.	274

(D)(E) On or before the first day of February prior to a	275
school year, a county board of mental retardation and	276
developmental disabilities may elect not to participate during	277
that school year in the provision of or contracting for	278
educational services for children ages six through twenty-one	279
years of age, provided that on or before that date the board gives	280
notice of this election to the superintendent of public	281
instruction, each school district in the county, and the	282
educational service center serving the county. If a board makes	283
this election, it shall not have any responsibility for or	284
authority to provide educational services that school year for	285
children ages six through twenty-one years of age. If a board does	286
not make an election for a school year in accordance with this	287
division, the board shall be deemed to have elected to participate	288
during that school year in the provision of or contracting for	289
educational services for children ages six through twenty-one	290
years of age.	291

(E)(F) If a county board of mental retardation and	292
developmental disabilities elects to provide educational services	293
during a school year to individuals six through twenty-one years	294
of age who are multiply handicapped, the board may provide these	295
services to individuals who are appropriately identified and	296
determined eligible pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code,	297
and in accordance with applicable rules of the state board of	298
education. The county board may also provide related services to	299
individuals six through twenty-one years of age who have one or	300
more disabling conditions, in accordance with section 3317.20 and	301
Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code and applicable rules of the	302
state board of education.	303

Sec. 5153.122.  Each PCSA caseworker hired after January 1,	304
2007, shall complete at least one hundred two hours of in-service	305
training during the first year of the caseworker's continuous	306
employment as a PCSA caseworker, except that the executive	307
director of the public children services agency may waive the	308
training requirement for a school of social work graduate who	309
participated in the university partnership program described in	310
division (D) of section 5101.141 of the Revised Code. The training	311
shall consist of courses in recognizing, accepting reports of, and	312
preventing child abuse, neglect, and dependency; assessing child	313
safety; assessing risks; interviewing persons; investigating	314
cases; intervening; providing services to children and their	315
families; the importance of and need for accurate data;	316
preparation for court; maintenance of case record information; and	317
other topics relevant to child abuse, neglect, and dependency. The	318
training shall also include courses in the legal duties of PCSA	319
caseworkers to protect the constitutional and statutory rights of	320
children and families from the initial time of contact during	321
investigation through treatment that shall include instruction	322
regarding parents' rights and the limitations that the Fourth	323
Amendment to the United States Constitution places upon	324
caseworkers and their investigations.	325

After a PCSA caseworker's first year of continuous employment	326
as a PCSA caseworker, the caseworker annually shall complete	327
thirty-six hours of training in areas relevant to the caseworker's	328
assigned duties.	329

During the first two years of continuous employment as a PCSA	330
caseworker, each PCSA caseworker shall complete at least twelve	331
hours of training in recognizing the signs of domestic violence	332
and its relationship to child abuse as established in rules the	333
director of job and family services shall adopt pursuant to	334
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The twelve hours may be in	335
addition to the ninety hours of training required during the	336
caseworker's first year of employment or part of the thirty-six	337
hours of training required during the second year of employment.	338

Sec. 5153.123.  Each PCSA caseworker supervisor shall	339
complete at least sixty hours of in-service training during the	340
first year of the supervisor's continuous employment as a PCSA	341
caseworker supervisor. The training shall include courses in	342
screening reports of child abuse, neglect, or dependency. After a	343
PCSA caseworker supervisor's first year of continuous employment	344
as a PCSA caseworker supervisor, the supervisor annually shall	345
complete thirty hours of training in areas relevant to the	346
supervisor's assigned duties. During the first two years of	347
continuous employment as a PCSA caseworker supervisor, each PCSA	348
caseworker supervisor shall complete at least twelve hours of	349
training in recognizing the signs of domestic violence and its	350
relationship to child abuse as established in rules the director	351
of job and family services shall adopt pursuant to Chapter 119. of	352
the Revised Code. The twelve hours may be in addition to the sixty	353
hours of training required during the supervisor's first year of	354
employment or part of the thirty hours of training required during	355
the second year of employment.	356

Section 2. That existing sections 2151.152, 5103.031,	357
5103.032, 5103.035, 5103.0312, 5103.0313, 5103.391, 5126.04,	358
5153.122, and 5153.123 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	359

Section 3.  (A) Contingent upon the availability of funding,	360
the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services shall implement and	361
oversee use of a Child Placement Level of Care Tool on a pilot	362
basis. The Department shall implement the pilot program in	363
Cuyahoga County and not more than nine additional counties	364
selected by the Department. The pilot program shall be developed	365
with the participating counties and must be acceptable to all	366
participating counties. A selected county must agree to	367
participate in the pilot program.	368

(B) The pilot program shall begin not later than July 1,	369
2008, and end not later than December 31, 2009. The length of the	370
program shall not include any time expended in preparation for	371
implementation or any post-pilot program evaluation activity.	372

(C)(1) In accordance with sections 125.01 to 125.11 of the	373
Revised Code, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services shall	374
provide for an independent evaluation of the pilot program to rate	375
the program's success in the following areas:	376

(a) Placement stability, length of stay, and other outcomes	377
for children;	378

(b) Cost;

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(c) Worker satisfaction;

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(d) Any other criteria the Department determines will be	381
useful in the consideration of statewide implementation.	382

(2) The evaluation design shall include:

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(a) A comparison of data to historical outcomes or control	384
counties;	385

(b) A retrospective data review of Cuyahoga County's use of	386
the tool;	387

(c) A prospective data evaluation in each of the pilot	388
counties.	389

(D) The Ohio Department of Mental Health shall conduct a	390
study of the children placed using the Child Placement Level of	391
Care Tool, which shall run concurrent with the Ohio Department of	392
Job and Family Services Child Placement Level of Care Tool pilot	393
program. This study shall use both the Child Placement Level of	394
Care Tool and the Ohio Scales in a simultaneous collection of	395
information about children at the time a placement decision is	396
made. Simultaneous data collection using the Ohio Scales and the	397
Placement Level of Care Tool shall be coordinated through	398
collaboration between the Ohio Department of Mental Health and the	399
independent evaluator designated under division (C) of this	400
section to ensure study design integrity and cost efficiency.	401

Based on this data collection from the Ohio Scales and the	402
Child Placement Level of Care Tool, the study shall focus on	403
analyzing any correlations between the initial placement outcomes	404
and initial scores of problem severity and behavioral health	405
functioning. Through a data sharing agreement with the independent	406
evaluator designated in division (C) of this section, the	407
Department of Mental Health shall also analyze data from	408
subsequent administrations of the Ohio Scales Tool and changes in	409
placement level of care for any correlations. Upon completion of	410
the study, the Ohio Department of Mental Health shall send a copy	411
of the results of the study to the independent evaluator	412
designated under division (C) of this section.	413

(E) The independent evaluator designated under division (C)	414
of this section shall send a copy of the evaluator's initial	415
evaluation of the Child Placement Level of Care Tool, the Ohio	416
Department of Mental Health's calibration study designated under	417
division (D) of this section, and the continuity of care analysis	418
designated under division (D) of this section to the Ohio	419
Department of Job and Family Services.	420

(F) The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services may adopt	421
rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as	422
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. The	423
Department shall seek maximum federal financial participation to	424
support the pilot and the evaluation.	425

(G) As used in this section:

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(1) "Child Placement Level of Care Tool" means an assessment	427
tool to be developed by the participating counties to assess a	428
child's placement needs when a child must be removed from the	429
child's own home and cannot be placed with a relative or kin not	430
certified as a foster caregiver that includes assessing a child's	431
behavior, history, psychological state, and the involvement of	432
service systems.	433

(2) "Ohio Scales Tool" means the Ohio Youth Problems,	434
Functioning, ROLES, and Marker Scales (Ohio Scales, Worker Form)	435
used by the Ohio Department of Mental Health to measure outcomes	436
for youth ages five to eighteen.	437

Section 4. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services may	438
seek federal approval through the United States Department of	439
Health and Human Services to include within funding under Title	440
IV-E of the "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 501 (1980), 42 U.S.C.	441
670, an additional category of foster care certification, and	442
simplified standards for that certification, for placements in	443
which the child has an existing relationship with the foster	444
caregiver.	445

Section 5. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services	446
shall partner with the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and	447
Developmental Disabilities to offer joint cross system briefings	448
to better educate the professionals of both systems for more	449
effective service delivery for dually involved children and	450
families. The joint cross system briefings shall be conducted	451
regularly for one year after the effective date of this act and	452
shall serve as a platform for conducting forums and developing	453
training curriculums for foster caregivers that care for mentally	454
retarded and developmentally disabled children.	455

Section 6. That sections 2151.23, 2151.39, 3313.64, and	456
5103.16 be amended and sections 5103.23, 5103.231, 5103.232,	457
5103.233, 5103.234, 5103.235, 5103.236, and 5103.237 of the	458
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	459

Sec. 2151.23.  (A) The juvenile court has exclusive original	460
jurisdiction under the Revised Code as follows:	461

(1) Concerning any child who on or about the date specified	462
in the complaint, indictment, or information is alleged to have	463
violated section 2151.87 of the Revised Code or an order issued	464
under that section or to be a juvenile traffic offender or a	465
delinquent, unruly, abused, neglected, or dependent child and,	466
based on and in relation to the allegation pertaining to the	467
child, concerning the parent, guardian, or other person having	468
care of a child who is alleged to be an unruly or delinquent child	469
for being an habitual or chronic truant;	470

(2) Subject to divisions (G) and (V) of section 2301.03 of	471
the Revised Code, to determine the custody of any child not a ward	472
of another court of this state;	473

(3) To hear and determine any application for a writ of	474
habeas corpus involving the custody of a child;	475

(4) To exercise the powers and jurisdiction given the probate	476
division of the court of common pleas in Chapter 5122. of the	477
Revised Code, if the court has probable cause to believe that a	478
child otherwise within the jurisdiction of the court is a mentally	479
ill person subject to hospitalization by court order, as defined	480
in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code;	481

(5) To hear and determine all criminal cases charging adults	482
with the violation of any section of this chapter;	483

(6) To hear and determine all criminal cases in which an	484
adult is charged with a violation of division (C) of section	485
2919.21, division (B)(1) of section 2919.22, section 2919.222,	486
division (B) of section 2919.23, or section 2919.24 of the Revised	487
Code, provided the charge is not included in an indictment that	488
also charges the alleged adult offender with the commission of a	489
felony arising out of the same actions that are the basis of the	490
alleged violation of division (C) of section 2919.21, division	491
(B)(1) of section 2919.22, section 2919.222, division (B) of	492
section 2919.23, or section 2919.24 of the Revised Code;	493

(7) Under the interstate compact on juveniles in section	494
2151.56 of the Revised Code;	495

(8) Concerning any child who is to be taken into custody	496
pursuant to section 2151.31 of the Revised Code, upon being	497
notified of the intent to take the child into custody and the	498
reasons for taking the child into custody;	499

(9) To hear and determine requests for the extension of	500
temporary custody agreements, and requests for court approval of	501
permanent custody agreements, that are filed pursuant to section	502
5103.15 of the Revised Code;	503

(10) To hear and determine applications for consent to marry	504
pursuant to section 3101.04 of the Revised Code;	505

(11) Subject to divisions (G) and (V) of section 2301.03 of	506
the Revised Code, to hear and determine a request for an order for	507
the support of any child if the request is not ancillary to an	508
action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal	509
separation, a criminal or civil action involving an allegation of	510
domestic violence, or an action for support brought under Chapter	511
3115. of the Revised Code;	512

(12) Concerning an action commenced under section 121.38 of	513
the Revised Code;	514

(13) To hear and determine violations of section 3321.38 of	515
the Revised Code;	516

(14) To exercise jurisdiction and authority over the parent,	517
guardian, or other person having care of a child alleged to be a	518
delinquent child, unruly child, or juvenile traffic offender,	519
based on and in relation to the allegation pertaining to the	520
child;	521

(15) To conduct the hearings, and to make the determinations,	522
adjudications, and orders authorized or required under sections	523
2152.82 to 2152.85 and Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code regarding	524
a child who has been adjudicated a delinquent child and to refer	525
the duties conferred upon the juvenile court judge under sections	526
2152.82 to 2152.85 and Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code to	527
magistrates appointed by the juvenile court judge in accordance	528
with Juvenile Rule 40.	529

(B) Except as provided in divisions (G) and (I) of section	530
2301.03 of the Revised Code, the juvenile court has original	531
jurisdiction under the Revised Code:	532

(1) To hear and determine all cases of misdemeanors charging	533
adults with any act or omission with respect to any child, which	534
act or omission is a violation of any state law or any municipal	535
ordinance;	536

(2) To determine the paternity of any child alleged to have	537
been born out of wedlock pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18	538
of the Revised Code;	539

(3) Under the uniform interstate family support act in	540
Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code;	541

(4) To hear and determine an application for an order for the	542
support of any child, if the child is not a ward of another court	543
of this state;	544

(5) To hear and determine an action commenced under section	545
3111.28 of the Revised Code;	546

(6) To hear and determine a motion filed under section	547
3119.961 of the Revised Code;	548

(7) To receive filings under section 3109.74 of the Revised	549
Code, and to hear and determine actions arising under sections	550
3109.51 to 3109.80 of the Revised Code.	551

(8) To enforce an order for the return of a child made under	552
the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child	553
Abduction pursuant to section 3127.32 of the Revised Code;	554

(9) To grant any relief normally available under the laws of	555
this state to enforce a child custody determination made by a	556
court of another state and registered in accordance with section	557
3127.35 of the Revised Code.	558

(C) The juvenile court, except as to juvenile courts that are	559
a separate division of the court of common pleas or a separate and	560
independent juvenile court, has jurisdiction to hear, determine,	561
and make a record of any action for divorce or legal separation	562
that involves the custody or care of children and that is filed in	563
the court of common pleas and certified by the court of common	564
pleas with all the papers filed in the action to the juvenile	565
court for trial, provided that no certification of that nature	566
shall be made to any juvenile court unless the consent of the	567
juvenile judge first is obtained. After a certification of that	568
nature is made and consent is obtained, the juvenile court shall	569
proceed as if the action originally had been begun in that court,	570
except as to awards for spousal support or support due and unpaid	571
at the time of certification, over which the juvenile court has no	572
jurisdiction.	573

(D) The juvenile court, except as provided in divisions (G)	574
and (I) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code, has jurisdiction	575
to hear and determine all matters as to custody and support of	576
children duly certified by the court of common pleas to the	577
juvenile court after a divorce decree has been granted, including	578
jurisdiction to modify the judgment and decree of the court of	579
common pleas as the same relate to the custody and support of	580
children.	581

(E) The juvenile court, except as provided in divisions (G)	582
and (I) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code, has jurisdiction	583
to hear and determine the case of any child certified to the court	584
by any court of competent jurisdiction if the child comes within	585
the jurisdiction of the juvenile court as defined by this section.	586

(F)(1) The juvenile court shall exercise its jurisdiction in	587
child custody matters in accordance with sections 3109.04,and	588
3127.01 to 3127.53,of the Revised Code and, as applicable,	589
sections 5103.20 to 5103.22 or 5103.23 to 5103.237 of the Revised	590
Code.	591

(2) The juvenile court shall exercise its jurisdiction in	592
child support matters in accordance with section 3109.05 of the	593
Revised Code.	594

(G) Any juvenile court that makes or modifies an order for	595
child support shall comply with Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and	596
3125. of the Revised Code. If any person required to pay child	597
support under an order made by a juvenile court on or after April	598
15, 1985, or modified on or after December 1, 1986, is found in	599
contempt of court for failure to make support payments under the	600
order, the court that makes the finding, in addition to any other	601
penalty or remedy imposed, shall assess all court costs arising	602
out of the contempt proceeding against the person and require the	603
person to pay any reasonable attorney's fees of any adverse party,	604
as determined by the court, that arose in relation to the act of	605
contempt.	606

(H) If a child who is charged with an act that would be an	607
offense if committed by an adult was fourteen years of age or	608
older and under eighteen years of age at the time of the alleged	609
act and if the case is transferred for criminal prosecution	610
pursuant to section 2152.12 of the Revised Code, the juvenile	611
court does not have jurisdiction to hear or determine the case	612
subsequent to the transfer. The court to which the case is	613
transferred for criminal prosecution pursuant to that section has	614
jurisdiction subsequent to the transfer to hear and determine the	615
case in the same manner as if the case originally had been	616
commenced in that court, including, but not limited to,	617
jurisdiction to accept a plea of guilty or another plea authorized	618
by Criminal Rule 11 or another section of the Revised Code and	619
jurisdiction to accept a verdict and to enter a judgment of	620
conviction pursuant to the Rules of Criminal Procedure against the	621
child for the commission of the offense that was the basis of the	622
transfer of the case for criminal prosecution, whether the	623
conviction is for the same degree or a lesser degree of the	624
offense charged, for the commission of a lesser-included offense,	625
or for the commission of another offense that is different from	626
the offense charged.	627

(I) If a person under eighteen years of age allegedly commits	628
an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult and if the	629
person is not taken into custody or apprehended for that act until	630
after the person attains twenty-one years of age, the juvenile	631
court does not have jurisdiction to hear or determine any portion	632
of the case charging the person with committing that act. In those	633
circumstances, divisions (A) and (B) of section 2152.12 of the	634
Revised Code do not apply regarding the act, and the case charging	635
the person with committing the act shall be a criminal prosecution	636
commenced and heard in the appropriate court having jurisdiction	637
of the offense as if the person had been eighteen years of age or	638
older when the person committed the act. All proceedings	639
pertaining to the act shall be within the jurisdiction of the	640
court having jurisdiction of the offense, and that court has all	641
the authority and duties in the case that it has in other criminal	642
cases in that court.	643

Sec. 2151.39.  No person, association or agency, public or	644
private, of another state, incorporated or otherwise, shall place	645
a child in a family home or with an agency or institution within	646
the boundaries of this state, either for temporary or permanent	647
care or custody or for adoption, unless such person or association	648
has furnished the department of job and family services with a	649
medical and social history of the child, pertinent information	650
about the family, agency, association, or institution in this	651
state with whom the sending party desires to place the child, and	652
any other information or financial guaranty required by the	653
department to determine whether the proposed placement will meet	654
the needs of the child. The department may require the party	655
desiring the placement to agree to promptly receive and remove	656
from the state a child brought into the state whose placement has	657
not proven satisfactorily responsive to the needs of the child at	658
any time until the child is adopted, reaches majority, becomes	659
self-supporting or is discharged with the concurrence of the	660
department. All placements proposed to be made in this state by a	661
party located in a state which is a party to the interstate	662
compact onfor the placement of children shall be made according	663
to the provisions of sections 5103.20 to 5103.22 of the Revised	664
Code, or, if the interstate compact on the placement of children	665
is in effect in this state, all placements proposed to be made in	666
this state by a party located in a state that is a party to that	667
compact shall be made according to the provisions of sections	668
5103.23 to 5103.237 of the Revised Code.	669

Sec. 3313.64.  (A) As used in this section and in section	670
3313.65 of the Revised Code:	671

(1)(a) Except as provided in division (A)(1)(b) of this	672
section, "parent" means either parent, unless the parents are	673
separated or divorced or their marriage has been dissolved or	674
annulled, in which case "parent" means the parent who is the	675
residential parent and legal custodian of the child. When a child	676
is in the legal custody of a government agency or a person other	677
than the child's natural or adoptive parent, "parent" means the	678
parent with residual parental rights, privileges, and	679
responsibilities. When a child is in the permanent custody of a	680
government agency or a person other than the child's natural or	681
adoptive parent, "parent" means the parent who was divested of	682
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the child and	683
the right to have the child live with the parent and be the legal	684
custodian of the child and all residual parental rights,	685
privileges, and responsibilities.	686

(b) When a child is the subject of a power of attorney	687
executed under sections 3109.51 to 3109.62 of the Revised Code,	688
"parent" means the grandparent designated as attorney in fact	689
under the power of attorney. When a child is the subject of a	690
caretaker authorization affidavit executed under sections 3109.64	691
to 3109.73 of the Revised Code, "parent" means the grandparent	692
that executed the affidavit.	693

(2) "Legal custody," "permanent custody," and "residual	694
parental rights, privileges, and responsibilities" have the same	695
meanings as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code.	696

(3) "School district" or "district" means a city, local, or	697
exempted village school district and excludes any school operated	698
in an institution maintained by the department of youth services.	699

(4) Except as used in division (C)(2) of this section, "home"	700
means a home, institution, foster home, group home, or other	701
residential facility in this state that receives and cares for	702
children, to which any of the following applies:	703

(a) The home is licensed, certified, or approved for such	704
purpose by the state or is maintained by the department of youth	705
services.	706

(b) The home is operated by a person who is licensed,	707
certified, or approved by the state to operate the home for such	708
purpose.	709

(c) The home accepted the child through a placement by a	710
person licensed, certified, or approved to place a child in such a	711
home by the state.	712

(d) The home is a children's home created under section	713
5153.21 or 5153.36 of the Revised Code.	714

(5) "Agency" means all of the following:

715

(a) A public children services agency;

716

(b) An organization that holds a certificate issued by the	717
Ohio department of job and family services in accordance with the	718
requirements of section 5103.03 of the Revised Code and assumes	719
temporary or permanent custody of children through commitment,	720
agreement, or surrender, and places children in family homes for	721
the purpose of adoption;	722

(c) Comparable agencies of other states or countries that	723
have complied with applicable requirements of section 2151.39,of	724
the Revised Code or, as applicable, sections 5103.20 to 5103.22 or	725
5103.23 to 5103.237 of the Revised Code.	726

(6) A child is placed for adoption if either of the following	727
occurs:	728

(a) An agency to which the child has been permanently	729
committed or surrendered enters into an agreement with a person	730
pursuant to section 5103.16 of the Revised Code for the care and	731
adoption of the child.	732

(b) The child's natural parent places the child pursuant to	733
section 5103.16 of the Revised Code with a person who will care	734
for and adopt the child.	735

(7) "Handicapped preschool child" means a handicapped child,	736
as defined by division (A) of section 3323.01 of the Revised Code,	737
who is at least three years of age but is not of compulsory school	738
age, as defined in section 3321.01 of the Revised Code, and who is	739
not currently enrolled in kindergarten.	740

(8) "Child," unless otherwise indicated, includes handicapped	741
preschool children.	742

(9) "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive	743
order of the president of the United States, an act of the	744
congress of the United States, or section 5919.29 or 5923.21 of	745
the Revised Code.	746

(B) Except as otherwise provided in section 3321.01 of the	747
Revised Code for admittance to kindergarten and first grade, a	748
child who is at least five but under twenty-two years of age and	749
any handicapped preschool child shall be admitted to school as	750
provided in this division.	751

(1) A child shall be admitted to the schools of the school	752
district in which the child's parent resides.	753

(2) A child who does not reside in the district where the	754
child's parent resides shall be admitted to the schools of the	755
district in which the child resides if any of the following	756
applies:	757

(a) The child is in the legal or permanent custody of a	758
government agency or a person other than the child's natural or	759
adoptive parent.	760

(b) The child resides in a home.

761

(c) The child requires special education.

762

(3) A child who is not entitled under division (B)(2) of this	763
section to be admitted to the schools of the district where the	764
child resides and who is residing with a resident of this state	765
with whom the child has been placed for adoption shall be admitted	766
to the schools of the district where the child resides unless	767
either of the following applies:	768

(a) The placement for adoption has been terminated.

769

(b) Another school district is required to admit the child	770
under division (B)(1) of this section.	771

Division (B) of this section does not prohibit the board of	772
education of a school district from placing a handicapped child	773
who resides in the district in a special education program outside	774
of the district or its schools in compliance with Chapter 3323. of	775
the Revised Code.	776

(C) A district shall not charge tuition for children admitted	777
under division (B)(1) or (3) of this section. If the district	778
admits a child under division (B)(2) of this section, tuition	779
shall be paid to the district that admits the child as follows:	780

(1) If the child receives special education in accordance	781
with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, the school district of	782
residence, as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code,	783
shall pay tuition for the child in accordance with section	784
3323.091, 3323.13, 3323.14, or 3323.141 of the Revised Code	785
regardless of who has custody of the child or whether the child	786
resides in a home.	787

(2) For a child that does not receive special education in	788
accordance with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, except as	789
otherwise provided in division (C)(2)(d) of this section, if the	790
child is in the permanent or legal custody of a government agency	791
or person other than the child's parent, tuition shall be paid by:	792

(a) The district in which the child's parent resided at the	793
time the court removed the child from home or at the time the	794
court vested legal or permanent custody of the child in the person	795
or government agency, whichever occurred first;	796

(b) If the parent's residence at the time the court removed	797
the child from home or placed the child in the legal or permanent	798
custody of the person or government agency is unknown, tuition	799
shall be paid by the district in which the child resided at the	800
time the child was removed from home or placed in legal or	801
permanent custody, whichever occurred first;	802

(c) If a school district cannot be established under division	803
(C)(2)(a) or (b) of this section, tuition shall be paid by the	804
district determined as required by section 2151.362 of the Revised	805
Code by the court at the time it vests custody of the child in the	806
person or government agency;	807

(d) If at the time the court removed the child from home or	808
vested legal or permanent custody of the child in the person or	809
government agency, whichever occurred first, one parent was in a	810
residential or correctional facility or a juvenile residential	811
placement and the other parent, if living and not in such a	812
facility or placement, was not known to reside in this state,	813
tuition shall be paid by the district determined under division	814
(D) of section 3313.65 of the Revised Code as the district	815
required to pay any tuition while the parent was in such facility	816
or placement;	817

(e) If the court has modified its order as to which district	818
is responsible to bear the cost of educating the child pursuant to	819
division (A)(2) of section 2151.362 of the Revised Code, the	820
district determined to be responsible for that cost in the order	821
so modified.	822

(3) If the child is not in the permanent or legal custody of	823
a government agency or person other than the child's parent and	824
the child resides in a home, tuition shall be paid by one of the	825
following:	826

(a) The school district in which the child's parent resides;

827

(b) If the child's parent is not a resident of this state,	828
the home in which the child resides.	829

(D) Tuition required to be paid under divisions (C)(2) and	830
(3)(a) of this section shall be computed in accordance with	831
section 3317.08 of the Revised Code. Tuition required to be paid	832
under division (C)(3)(b) of this section shall be computed in	833
accordance with section 3317.081 of the Revised Code. If a home	834
fails to pay the tuition required by division (C)(3)(b) of this	835
section, the board of education providing the education may	836
recover in a civil action the tuition and the expenses incurred in	837
prosecuting the action, including court costs and reasonable	838
attorney's fees. If the prosecuting attorney or city director of	839
law represents the board in such action, costs and reasonable	840
attorney's fees awarded by the court, based upon the prosecuting	841
attorney's, director's, or one of their designee's time spent	842
preparing and presenting the case, shall be deposited in the	843
county or city general fund.	844

(E) A board of education may enroll a child free of any	845
tuition obligation for a period not to exceed sixty days, on the	846
sworn statement of an adult resident of the district that the	847
resident has initiated legal proceedings for custody of the child.	848

(F) In the case of any individual entitled to attend school	849
under this division, no tuition shall be charged by the school	850
district of attendance and no other school district shall be	851
required to pay tuition for the individual's attendance.	852
Notwithstanding division (B), (C), or (E) of this section:	853

(1) All persons at least eighteen but under twenty-two years	854
of age who live apart from their parents, support themselves by	855
their own labor, and have not successfully completed the high	856
school curriculum or the individualized education program	857
developed for the person by the high school pursuant to section	858
3323.08 of the Revised Code, are entitled to attend school in the	859
district in which they reside.	860

(2) Any child under eighteen years of age who is married is	861
entitled to attend school in the child's district of residence.	862

(3) A child is entitled to attend school in the district in	863
which either of the child's parents is employed if the child has a	864
medical condition that may require emergency medical attention.	865
The parent of a child entitled to attend school under division	866
(F)(3) of this section shall submit to the board of education of	867
the district in which the parent is employed a statement from the	868
child's physician certifying that the child's medical condition	869
may require emergency medical attention. The statement shall be	870
supported by such other evidence as the board may require.	871

(4) Any child residing with a person other than the child's	872
parent is entitled, for a period not to exceed twelve months, to	873
attend school in the district in which that person resides if the	874
child's parent files an affidavit with the superintendent of the	875
district in which the person with whom the child is living resides	876
stating all of the following:	877

(a) That the parent is serving outside of the state in the	878
armed services of the United States;	879

(b) That the parent intends to reside in the district upon	880
returning to this state;	881

(c) The name and address of the person with whom the child is	882
living while the parent is outside the state.	883

(5) Any child under the age of twenty-two years who, after	884
the death of a parent, resides in a school district other than the	885
district in which the child attended school at the time of the	886
parent's death is entitled to continue to attend school in the	887
district in which the child attended school at the time of the	888
parent's death for the remainder of the school year, subject to	889
approval of that district board.	890

(6) A child under the age of twenty-two years who resides	891
with a parent who is having a new house built in a school district	892
outside the district where the parent is residing is entitled to	893
attend school for a period of time in the district where the new	894
house is being built. In order to be entitled to such attendance,	895
the parent shall provide the district superintendent with the	896
following:	897

(a) A sworn statement explaining the situation, revealing the	898
location of the house being built, and stating the parent's	899
intention to reside there upon its completion;	900

(b) A statement from the builder confirming that a new house	901
is being built for the parent and that the house is at the	902
location indicated in the parent's statement.	903

(7) A child under the age of twenty-two years residing with a	904
parent who has a contract to purchase a house in a school district	905
outside the district where the parent is residing and who is	906
waiting upon the date of closing of the mortgage loan for the	907
purchase of such house is entitled to attend school for a period	908
of time in the district where the house is being purchased. In	909
order to be entitled to such attendance, the parent shall provide	910
the district superintendent with the following:	911

(a) A sworn statement explaining the situation, revealing the	912
location of the house being purchased, and stating the parent's	913
intent to reside there;	914

(b) A statement from a real estate broker or bank officer	915
confirming that the parent has a contract to purchase the house,	916
that the parent is waiting upon the date of closing of the	917
mortgage loan, and that the house is at the location indicated in	918
the parent's statement.	919

The district superintendent shall establish a period of time	920
not to exceed ninety days during which the child entitled to	921
attend school under division (F)(6) or (7) of this section may	922
attend without tuition obligation. A student attending a school	923
under division (F)(6) or (7) of this section shall be eligible to	924
participate in interscholastic athletics under the auspices of	925
that school, provided the board of education of the school	926
district where the student's parent resides, by a formal action,	927
releases the student to participate in interscholastic athletics	928
at the school where the student is attending, and provided the	929
student receives any authorization required by a public agency or	930
private organization of which the school district is a member	931
exercising authority over interscholastic sports.	932

(8) A child whose parent is a full-time employee of a city,	933
local, or exempted village school district, or of an educational	934
service center, may be admitted to the schools of the district	935
where the child's parent is employed, or in the case of a child	936
whose parent is employed by an educational service center, in the	937
district that serves the location where the parent's job is	938
primarily located, provided the district board of education	939
establishes such an admission policy by resolution adopted by a	940
majority of its members. Any such policy shall take effect on the	941
first day of the school year and the effective date of any	942
amendment or repeal may not be prior to the first day of the	943
subsequent school year. The policy shall be uniformly applied to	944
all such children and shall provide for the admission of any such	945
child upon request of the parent. No child may be admitted under	946
this policy after the first day of classes of any school year.	947

(9) A child who is with the child's parent under the care of	948
a shelter for victims of domestic violence, as defined in section	949
3113.33 of the Revised Code, is entitled to attend school free in	950
the district in which the child is with the child's parent, and no	951
other school district shall be required to pay tuition for the	952
child's attendance in that school district.	953

The enrollment of a child in a school district under this	954
division shall not be denied due to a delay in the school	955
district's receipt of any records required under section 3313.672	956
of the Revised Code or any other records required for enrollment.	957
Any days of attendance and any credits earned by a child while	958
enrolled in a school district under this division shall be	959
transferred to and accepted by any school district in which the	960
child subsequently enrolls. The state board of education shall	961
adopt rules to ensure compliance with this division.	962

(10) Any child under the age of twenty-two years whose parent	963
has moved out of the school district after the commencement of	964
classes in the child's senior year of high school is entitled,	965
subject to the approval of that district board, to attend school	966
in the district in which the child attended school at the time of	967
the parental move for the remainder of the school year and for one	968
additional semester or equivalent term. A district board may also	969
adopt a policy specifying extenuating circumstances under which a	970
student may continue to attend school under division (F)(10) of	971
this section for an additional period of time in order to	972
successfully complete the high school curriculum for the	973
individualized education program developed for the student by the	974
high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code.	975

(11) As used in this division, "grandparent" means a parent	976
of a parent of a child. A child under the age of twenty-two years	977
who is in the custody of the child's parent, resides with a	978
grandparent, and does not require special education is entitled to	979
attend the schools of the district in which the child's	980
grandparent resides, provided that, prior to such attendance in	981
any school year, the board of education of the school district in	982
which the child's grandparent resides and the board of education	983
of the school district in which the child's parent resides enter	984
into a written agreement specifying that good cause exists for	985
such attendance, describing the nature of this good cause, and	986
consenting to such attendance.	987

In lieu of a consent form signed by a parent, a board of	988
education may request the grandparent of a child attending school	989
in the district in which the grandparent resides pursuant to	990
division (F)(11) of this section to complete any consent form	991
required by the district, including any authorization required by	992
sections 3313.712, 3313.713, 3313.716, and 3313.718 of the Revised	993
Code. Upon request, the grandparent shall complete any consent	994
form required by the district. A school district shall not incur	995
any liability solely because of its receipt of a consent form from	996
a grandparent in lieu of a parent.	997

Division (F)(11) of this section does not create, and shall	998
not be construed as creating, a new cause of action or substantive	999
legal right against a school district, a member of a board of	1000
education, or an employee of a school district. This section does	1001
not affect, and shall not be construed as affecting, any	1002
immunities from defenses to tort liability created or recognized	1003
by Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code for a school district,	1004
member, or employee.	1005

(12) A child under the age of twenty-two years is entitled to	1006
attend school in a school district other than the district in	1007
which the child is entitled to attend school under division (B),	1008
(C), or (E) of this section provided that, prior to such	1009
attendance in any school year, both of the following occur:	1010

(a) The superintendent of the district in which the child is	1011
entitled to attend school under division (B), (C), or (E) of this	1012
section contacts the superintendent of another district for	1013
purposes of this division;	1014

(b) The superintendents of both districts enter into a	1015
written agreement that consents to the attendance and specifies	1016
that the purpose of such attendance is to protect the student's	1017
physical or mental well-being or to deal with other extenuating	1018
circumstances deemed appropriate by the superintendents.	1019

While an agreement is in effect under this division for a	1020
student who is not receiving special education under Chapter 3323.	1021
of the Revised Code and notwithstanding Chapter 3327. of the	1022
Revised Code, the board of education of neither school district	1023
involved in the agreement is required to provide transportation	1024
for the student to and from the school where the student attends.	1025

A student attending a school of a district pursuant to this	1026
division shall be allowed to participate in all student	1027
activities, including interscholastic athletics, at the school	1028
where the student is attending on the same basis as any student	1029
who has always attended the schools of that district while of	1030
compulsory school age.	1031

(13) All school districts shall comply with the	1032
"McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act," 42 U.S.C.A. 11431 et	1033
seq., for the education of homeless children. Each city, local,	1034
and exempted village school district shall comply with the	1035
requirements of that act governing the provision of a free,	1036
appropriate public education, including public preschool, to each	1037
homeless child.	1038

When a child loses permanent housing and becomes a homeless	1039
person, as defined in 42 U.S.C.A. 11481(5), or when a child who is	1040
such a homeless person changes temporary living arrangements, the	1041
child's parent or guardian shall have the option of enrolling the	1042
child in either of the following:	1043

(a) The child's school of origin, as defined in 42 U.S.C.A.	1044
11432(g)(3)(C);	1045

(b) The school that is operated by the school district in	1046
which the shelter where the child currently resides is located and	1047
that serves the geographic area in which the shelter is located.	1048

(14) A child under the age of twenty-two years who resides	1049
with a person other than the child's parent is entitled to attend	1050
school in the school district in which that person resides if both	1051
of the following apply:	1052

(a) That person has been appointed, through a military power	1053
of attorney executed under section 574(a) of the "National Defense	1054
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994," 107 Stat. 1674 (1993), 10	1055
U.S.C. 1044b, or through a comparable document necessary to	1056
complete a family care plan, as the parent's agent for the care,	1057
custody, and control of the child while the parent is on active	1058
duty as a member of the national guard or a reserve unit of the	1059
armed forces of the United States or because the parent is a	1060
member of the armed forces of the United States and is on a duty	1061
assignment away from the parent's residence.	1062

(b) The military power of attorney or comparable document	1063
includes at least the authority to enroll the child in school.	1064

The entitlement to attend school in the district in which the	1065
parent's agent under the military power of attorney or comparable	1066
document resides applies until the end of the school year in which	1067
the military power of attorney or comparable document expires.	1068

(G) A board of education, after approving admission, may	1069
waive tuition for students who will temporarily reside in the	1070
district and who are either of the following:	1071

(1) Residents or domiciliaries of a foreign nation who	1072
request admission as foreign exchange students;	1073

(2) Residents or domiciliaries of the United States but not	1074
of Ohio who request admission as participants in an exchange	1075
program operated by a student exchange organization.	1076

(H) Pursuant to sections 3311.211, 3313.90, 3319.01, 3323.04,	1077
3327.04, and 3327.06 of the Revised Code, a child may attend	1078
school or participate in a special education program in a school	1079
district other than in the district where the child is entitled to	1080
attend school under division (B) of this section.	1081

(I)(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this	1082
section or section 3313.65 of the Revised Code, a child under	1083
twenty-two years of age may attend school in the school district	1084
in which the child, at the end of the first full week of October	1085
of the school year, was entitled to attend school as otherwise	1086
provided under this section or section 3313.65 of the Revised	1087
Code, if at that time the child was enrolled in the schools of the	1088
district but since that time the child or the child's parent has	1089
relocated to a new address located outside of that school district	1090
and within the same county as the child's or parent's address	1091
immediately prior to the relocation. The child may continue to	1092
attend school in the district, and at the school to which the	1093
child was assigned at the end of the first full week of October of	1094
the current school year, for the balance of the school year.	1095
Division (I)(1) of this section applies only if both of the	1096
following conditions are satisfied:	1097

(a) The board of education of the school district in which	1098
the child was entitled to attend school at the end of the first	1099
full week in October and of the district to which the child or	1100
child's parent has relocated each has adopted a policy to enroll	1101
children described in division (I)(1) of this section.	1102

(b) The child's parent provides written notification of the	1103
relocation outside of the school district to the superintendent of	1104
each of the two school districts.	1105

(2) At the beginning of the school year following the school	1106
year in which the child or the child's parent relocated outside of	1107
the school district as described in division (I)(1) of this	1108
section, the child is not entitled to attend school in the school	1109
district under that division.	1110

(3) Any person or entity owing tuition to the school district	1111
on behalf of the child at the end of the first full week in	1112
October, as provided in division (C) of this section, shall	1113
continue to owe such tuition to the district for the child's	1114
attendance under division (I)(1) of this section for the lesser of	1115
the balance of the school year or the balance of the time that the	1116
child attends school in the district under division (I)(1) of this	1117
section.	1118

(4) A pupil who may attend school in the district under	1119
division (I)(1) of this section shall be entitled to	1120
transportation services pursuant to an agreement between the	1121
district and the district in which the child or child's parent has	1122
relocated unless the districts have not entered into such	1123
agreement, in which case the child shall be entitled to	1124
transportation services in the same manner as a pupil attending	1125
school in the district under interdistrict open enrollment as	1126
described in division (H) of section 3313.981 of the Revised Code,	1127
regardless of whether the district has adopted an open enrollment	1128
policy as described in division (B)(1)(b) or (c) of section	1129
3313.98 of the Revised Code.	1130

(J) This division does not apply to a child receiving special	1131
education.	1132

A school district required to pay tuition pursuant to	1133
division (C)(2) or (3) of this section or section 3313.65 of the	1134
Revised Code shall have an amount deducted under division (F) of	1135
section 3317.023 of the Revised Code equal to its own tuition rate	1136
for the same period of attendance. A school district entitled to	1137
receive tuition pursuant to division (C)(2) or (3) of this section	1138
or section 3313.65 of the Revised Code shall have an amount	1139
credited under division (F) of section 3317.023 of the Revised	1140
Code equal to its own tuition rate for the same period of	1141
attendance. If the tuition rate credited to the district of	1142
attendance exceeds the rate deducted from the district required to	1143
pay tuition, the department of education shall pay the district of	1144
attendance the difference from amounts deducted from all	1145
districts' payments under division (F) of section 3317.023 of the	1146
Revised Code but not credited to other school districts under such	1147
division and from appropriations made for such purpose. The	1148
treasurer of each school district shall, by the fifteenth day of	1149
January and July, furnish the superintendent of public instruction	1150
a report of the names of each child who attended the district's	1151
schools under divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section or section	1152
3313.65 of the Revised Code during the preceding six calendar	1153
months, the duration of the attendance of those children, the	1154
school district responsible for tuition on behalf of the child,	1155
and any other information that the superintendent requires.	1156

Upon receipt of the report the superintendent, pursuant to	1157
division (F) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code, shall deduct	1158
each district's tuition obligations under divisions (C)(2) and (3)	1159
of this section or section 3313.65 of the Revised Code and pay to	1160
the district of attendance that amount plus any amount required to	1161
be paid by the state.	1162

(K) In the event of a disagreement, the superintendent of	1163
public instruction shall determine the school district in which	1164
the parent resides.	1165

(L) Nothing in this section requires or authorizes, or shall	1166
be construed to require or authorize, the admission to a public	1167
school in this state of a pupil who has been permanently excluded	1168
from public school attendance by the superintendent of public	1169
instruction pursuant to sections 3301.121 and 3313.662 of the	1170
Revised Code.	1171

(M) In accordance with division (B)(1) of this section, a	1172
child whose parent is a member of the national guard or a reserve	1173
unit of the armed forces of the United States and is called to	1174
active duty, or a child whose parent is a member of the armed	1175
forces of the United States and is ordered to a temporary duty	1176
assignment outside of the district, may continue to attend school	1177
in the district in which the child's parent lived before being	1178
called to active duty or ordered to a temporary duty assignment	1179
outside of the district, as long as the child's parent continues	1180
to be a resident of that district, and regardless of where the	1181
child lives as a result of the parent's active duty status or	1182
temporary duty assignment. However, the district is not	1183
responsible for providing transportation for the child if the	1184
child lives outside of the district as a result of the parent's	1185
active duty status or temporary duty assignment.	1186

Sec. 5103.16.  (A) Pursuant to section 5103.18 of the Revised	1187
Code and except as otherwise provided in this section, no child	1188
shall be placed or accepted for placement under any written or	1189
oral agreement or understanding that transfers or surrenders the	1190
legal rights, powers, or duties of the legal parent, parents, or	1191
guardian of the child into the temporary or permanent custody of	1192
any association or institution that is not certified by the	1193
department of job and family services under section 5103.03 of the	1194
Revised Code, without the written consent of the office in the	1195
department that oversees the interstate compact onfor placement	1196
of children established under section 5103.20 of the Revised Code	1197
or the interstate compact on the placement of children established	1198
under section 5103.23 of the Revised Code, as applicable, or by a	1199
commitment of a juvenile court, or by a commitment of a probate	1200
court as provided in this section. A child may be placed	1201
temporarily without written consent or court commitment with	1202
persons related by blood or marriage or in a legally licensed	1203
boarding home.	1204

(B)(1) Associations and institutions certified under section	1205
5103.03 of the Revised Code for the purpose of placing children in	1206
free foster homes or for legal adoption shall keep a record of the	1207
temporary and permanent surrenders of children. This record shall	1208
be available for separate statistics, which shall include a copy	1209
of an official birth record and all information concerning the	1210
social, mental, and medical history of the children that will aid	1211
in an intelligent disposition of the children in case that becomes	1212
necessary because the parents or guardians fail or are unable to	1213
reassume custody.	1214

(2) No child placed on a temporary surrender with an	1215
association or institution shall be placed permanently in a foster	1216
home or for legal adoption. All surrendered children who are	1217
placed permanently in foster homes or for adoption shall have been	1218
permanently surrendered, and a copy of the permanent surrender	1219
shall be a part of the separate record kept by the association or	1220
institution.	1221

(C) Any agreement or understanding to transfer or surrender	1222
the legal rights, powers, or duties of the legal parent or parents	1223
and place a child with a person seeking to adopt the child under	1224
this section shall be construed to contain a promise by the person	1225
seeking to adopt the child to pay the expenses listed in divisions	1226
(C)(1), (2), and (4) of section 3107.055 of the Revised Code and,	1227
if the person seeking to adopt the child refuses to accept	1228
placement of the child, to pay the temporary costs of routine	1229
maintenance and medical care for the child in a hospital, foster	1230
home, or other appropriate place for up to thirty days or until	1231
other custody is established for the child, as provided by law,	1232
whichever is less.	1233

(D) No child shall be placed or received for adoption or with	1234
intent to adopt unless placement is made by a public children	1235
services agency, an institution or association that is certified	1236
by the department of job and family services under section 5103.03	1237
of the Revised Code to place children for adoption, or custodians	1238
in another state or foreign country, or unless all of the	1239
following criteria are met:	1240

(1) Prior to the placement and receiving of the child, the	1241
parent or parents of the child personally have applied to, and	1242
appeared before, the probate court of the county in which the	1243
parent or parents reside, or in which the person seeking to adopt	1244
the child resides, for approval of the proposed placement	1245
specified in the application and have signed and filed with the	1246
court a written statement showing that the parent or parents are	1247
aware of their right to contest the decree of adoption subject to	1248
the limitations of section 3107.16 of the Revised Code;	1249

(2) The court ordered an independent home study of the	1250
proposed placement to be conducted as provided in section 3107.031	1251
of the Revised Code, and after completion of the home study, the	1252
court determined that the proposed placement is in the best	1253
interest of the child;	1254

(3) The court has approved of record the proposed placement.

1255

In determining whether a custodian has authority to place	1256
children for adoption under the laws of a foreign country, the	1257
probate court shall determine whether the child has been released	1258
for adoption pursuant to the laws of the country in which the	1259
child resides, and if the release is in a form that satisfies the	1260
requirements of the immigration and naturalization service of the	1261
United States department of justice for purposes of immigration to	1262
this country pursuant to section 101(b)(1)(F) of the "Immigration	1263
and Nationality Act," 75 Stat. 650 (1961), 8 U.S.C. 1101	1264
(b)(1)(F), as amended or reenacted.	1265

If the parent or parents of the child are deceased or have	1266
abandoned the child, as determined under division (A) of section	1267
3107.07 of the Revised Code, the application for approval of the	1268
proposed adoptive placement may be brought by the relative seeking	1269
to adopt the child, or by the department, board, or organization	1270
not otherwise having legal authority to place the orphaned or	1271
abandoned child for adoption, but having legal custody of the	1272
orphaned or abandoned child, in the probate court of the county in	1273
which the child is a resident, or in which the department, board,	1274
or organization is located, or where the person or persons with	1275
whom the child is to be placed reside. Unless the parent, parents,	1276
or guardian of the person of the child personally have appeared	1277
before the court and applied for approval of the placement, notice	1278
of the hearing on the application shall be served on the parent,	1279
parents, or guardian.	1280

The consent to placement, surrender, or adoption executed by	1281
a minor parent before a judge of the probate court or an	1282
authorized deputy or referee of the court, whether executed within	1283
or outside the confines of the court, is as valid as though	1284
executed by an adult. A consent given as above before an employee	1285
of a children services agency that is licensed as provided by law,	1286
is equally effective, if the consent also is accompanied by an	1287
affidavit executed by the witnessing employee or employees to the	1288
effect that the legal rights of the parents have been fully	1289
explained to the parents, prior to the execution of any consent,	1290
and that the action was done after the birth of the child.	1291

If the court approves a placement, the prospective adoptive	1292
parent with whom the child is placed has care, custody, and	1293
control of the child pending further order of the court.	1294

(E) This section does not apply to an adoption by a	1295
stepparent, a grandparent, or a guardian.	1296

Sec. 5103.23.  The interstate compact on the placement of	1297
children is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all	1298
other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially	1299
as follows:	1300

Article I. Purpose and Policy.

1301

It is the purpose and policy of the party states to cooperate	1302
with each other in the interstate placement of children to the end	1303
that:	1304

(A) Each child requiring placement shall receive the maximum	1305
opportunity to be placed in a suitable environment and with	1306
persons or institutions having appropriate qualifications and	1307
facilities to provide a necessary and desirable degree and type of	1308
care.	1309

(B) The appropriate authorities in a state where a child is	1310
to be placed may have full opportunity to ascertain the	1311
circumstances of the proposed placement, thereby promoting full	1312
compliance with applicable requirements for the protection of the	1313
child.	1314

(C) The proper authorities of the state from which the	1315
placement is made may obtain the most complete information on the	1316
basis of which to evaluate a projected placement before it is	1317
made.	1318

(D) Appropriate jurisdictional arrangements for the care of	1319
children will be promoted.	1320

Article II. Definitions.

1321

As used in this compact:

1322

(A) "Child" means a person who, by reason of minority, is	1323
legally subject to parental, guardianship or similar control.	1324

(B) "Sending agency" means a party state, officer or employee	1325
thereof; a subdivision of a party state, or officer or employee	1326
thereof; a court of a party state; a person, corporation,	1327
association, charitable agency, or other entity which sends,	1328
brings, or causes to be sent or brought any child to another party	1329
state.	1330

(C) "Receiving state" means the state to which a child is	1331
sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought, whether by public	1332
authorities or private persons or agencies, and whether for	1333
placement with state or local public authorities or for placement	1334
with private agencies or persons.	1335

(D) "Placement" means the arrangement for the care of a child	1336
in a family free or boarding home, or in a child-caring agency or	1337
institution but does not include any institution caring for the	1338
mentally ill, mentally defective, or epileptic, or any institution	1339
primarily educational in character, and any hospital or other	1340
medical facility.	1341

Article III. Conditions for Placement.

1342

(A) No sending agency shall send, bring, or cause to be sent	1343
or brought into any other party state any child for placement in	1344
foster care or as a preliminary to a possible adoption unless the	1345
sending agency shall comply with each and every requirement set	1346
forth in this article and with the applicable laws of the	1347
receiving state governing the placement of children therein.	1348

(B) Prior to sending, bringing or causing any child to be	1349
sent or brought into a receiving state for placement in foster	1350
care or as a preliminary to a possible adoption, the sending	1351
agency shall furnish the appropriate public authorities in the	1352
receiving state written notice of the intention to send, bring, or	1353
place the child in the receiving state. The notice shall contain:	1354

(1) The name, date and place of the birth of the child;

1355

(2) The identity and address or addresses of the parents or	1356
legal guardian;	1357

(3) The name and address of the person, agency, or	1358
institution to or with which the sending agency proposes to send,	1359
bring, or place the child;	1360

(4) A full statement of the reasons for such proposed action	1361
and evidence of the authority pursuant to which the placement is	1362
proposed to be made.	1363

(C) Any public officer or agency in a receiving state which	1364
is in receipt of a notice pursuant to division (B) of this article	1365
may request of the sending agency, or any other appropriate	1366
officer or agency of or in the sending agency's state, and shall	1367
be entitled to receive therefrom, such supporting or additional	1368
information as it may deem necessary under the circumstances to	1369
carry out the purpose and policy of this compact.	1370

(D) The child shall not be sent, brought, or caused to be	1371
sent or brought into the receiving state until the appropriate	1372
public authorities in the receiving state shall notify the sending	1373
agency, in writing, to the effect that the proposed placement does	1374
not appear to be contrary to the interests of the child.	1375

Article IV. Penalty for Illegal Placement.

1376

The sending, bringing, or causing to be sent or brought into	1377
any receiving state of a child in violation of the terms of this	1378
compact shall constitute a violation of the laws respecting the	1379
placement of children of both the state in which the sending	1380
agency is located or from which it sends or brings the child and	1381
of the receiving state. Such violation may be punished or	1382
subjected to penalty in either jurisdiction in accordance with its	1383
laws. In addition to liability for any such punishment or penalty,	1384
any such violation shall constitute full and sufficient grounds	1385
for the suspension or revocation of any license, permit, or other	1386
legal authorization held by the sending agency which empowers or	1387
allows it to place, or care for children.	1388

Article V. Retention of Jurisdiction.

1389

(A) The sending agency shall retain jurisdiction over the	1390
child sufficient to determine all matters in relation to the	1391
custody, supervision, care, treatment and disposition of the child	1392
which it would have had if the child had remained in the sending	1393
agency's state, until the child is adopted, reaches majority,	1394
becomes self-supporting or is discharged with the concurrence of	1395
the appropriate authority in the receiving state. Such	1396
jurisdiction shall also include the power to effect or cause the	1397
return of the child or its transfer to another location and	1398
custody pursuant to law. The sending agency shall continue to have	1399
financial responsibility for support and maintenance of the child	1400
during the period of the placement. Nothing contained herein shall	1401
defeat a claim of jurisdiction by a receiving state sufficient to	1402
deal with an act of delinquency or crime committed therein.	1403

(B) When the sending agency is a public agency, it may enter	1404
into an agreement with an authorized public or private agency in	1405
the receiving state providing for the performance of one or more	1406
services in respect of such case by the latter as agent for the	1407
sending agency.	1408

(C) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prevent a	1409
private charitable agency authorized to place children in the	1410
receiving state from performing services or acting as agent in	1411
that state for a private charitable agency of the sending state;	1412
nor to prevent the agency in the receiving state from discharging	1413
financial responsibility for the support and maintenance of a	1414
child who has been placed on behalf of the sending agency without	1415
relieving the responsibility set forth in paragraph (A) hereof.	1416

Article VI. Institutional Care of Delinquent Children.

1417

A child adjudicated delinquent may be placed in an	1418
institution in another party jurisdiction pursuant to this compact	1419
but no such placement shall be made unless the child is given a	1420
court hearing on notice to the parent or guardian with opportunity	1421
to be heard prior to his being sent to such other party	1422
jurisdiction for institutional care and the court finds that:	1423

(A) Equivalent facilities for the child are not available in	1424
the sending agency's jurisdiction; and	1425

(B) Institutional care in the other jurisdiction is in the	1426
best interest of the child and will not produce undue hardship.	1427

Article VII. Compact Administrator.

1428

The executive head of each jurisdiction party to this compact	1429
shall designate an officer who shall be general coordinator of	1430
activities under this compact in his jurisdiction and who, acting	1431
jointly with like officers of other party jurisdictions, shall	1432
have power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more	1433
effectively the terms and provisions of this compact.	1434

Article VIII. Limitations.

1435

This compact shall not apply to:

1436

(A) The sending or bringing of a child into a receiving state	1437
by his parent, step-parent, grandparent, adult brother or sister,	1438
adult uncle or aunt, or his guardian and leaving the child with	1439
any such relative or non-agency guardian in the receiving state.	1440

(B) Any placement, sending or bringing of a child into a	1441
receiving state pursuant to any other interstate compact to which	1442
both the state from which the child is sent or brought and the	1443
receiving state are party, or to any other agreement between said	1444
states which has the force of law.	1445

Article IX. Enactment and Withdrawal.

1446

This compact shall be open to joinder by any state, territory	1447
or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the	1448
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and, with the consent of congress,	1449
the government of Canada, or any province thereof. It shall become	1450
effective with respect to any such jurisdiction when such	1451
jurisdiction has enacted the same into law. Withdrawal from this	1452
compact shall be by the enactment of a statute repealing the same,	1453
but shall not take effect until two years after the effective date	1454
of such statute and until written notice of the withdrawal has	1455
been given by the withdrawing state to the governor of each other	1456
party jurisdiction. Withdrawal of a party state shall not affect	1457
the rights, duties and obligations under this compact of any	1458
sending agency therein with respect to a placement made prior to	1459
the effective date of withdrawal.	1460

Article X. Construction and Severability.

1461

The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed	1462
to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact	1463
shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or	1464
provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the	1465
constitution of any party state or of the United States or the	1466
applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or	1467
circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of	1468
this compact and the applicability thereof to any government,	1469
agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If	1470
this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any	1471
state party thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and	1472
effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.	1473

Sec. 5103.231.  Financial responsibility for any child placed	1474
pursuant to the provisions of the interstate compact on the	1475
placement of children shall be determined in accordance with the	1476
provisions of Article V of section 5103.23 of the Revised Code.	1477
However, in the event of parental or complete default of	1478
performance thereunder, the provisions of laws fixing	1479
responsibility for the support of children also may be invoked.	1480

Sec. 5103.232.  The "appropriate public authorities" as used	1481
in Article III of the interstate compact on the placement of	1482
department of job and family services and that department shall	1483
receive and act with reference to notices required by said Article	1484
III.	1485

Sec. 5103.233.  As used in paragraph (A) of Article V of the	1486
interstate compact on the placement of children, the phrase	1487
"appropriate authority in the receiving state" with reference to	1488
this state shall mean the department of job and family services.	1489

Sec. 5103.234.  The officers and agencies of this state and	1490
its subdivisions having authority to place children are hereby	1491
empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or	1492
agencies of or in other party states pursuant to paragraph (B) of	1493
Article V of the interstate compact on the placement of children.	1494
Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or	1495
imposes a financial obligation on this state is subject to the	1496
approval of the director of budget and management. Any such	1497
agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a	1498
financial obligation on any subdivision of this state shall not be	1499
binding unless it has the approval in writing of the chief local	1500
fiscal officer.	1501

Sec. 5103.235.  Any requirements for visitation, inspection,	1502
or supervision of children, homes, institutions, or other agencies	1503
in another party state which may apply under Chapter 5103. of the	1504
Revised Code shall be deemed to be met if performed pursuant to an	1505
agreement entered into by appropriate officers or agencies of this	1506
state or a subdivision thereof as contemplated by paragraph (B) of	1507
Article V of the interstate compact on the placement of children.	1508

Sec. 5103.236.  Any court having jurisdiction to place	1509
delinquent children may place such a child in an institution in	1510
another state pursuant to Article VI of the interstate compact on	1511
the placement of children and shall retain jurisdiction as	1512
provided in Article V thereof.	1513

Sec. 5103.237.  As used in Article VII of the interstate	1514
compact on the placement of children, the term "executive head"	1515
means the governor. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint a	1516
compact administrator in accordance with the terms of said Article	1517
VII.	1518

Section 7. That existing sections 2151.23, 2151.39, 3313.64,	1519
and 5103.16 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1520

Section 8. Sections 5103.23 to 5103.237 and the amendments	1521
to sections 2151.23, 2151.39, 3313.64, and 5103.16 of the Revised	1522
Code shall continue in effect until the Interstate Compact for the	1523
Placement of Children contained in sections 5103.20 to 5103.22 of	1524
the Revised Code becomes effective as described in Article XIV of	1525
that Compact, at which time sections 5103.23 to 5103.237 and the	1526
amendments made by this act to sections 2151.23, 2151.39, 3313.64,	1527
and 5103.16 of the Revised Code regarding the Interstate Compact	1528
on the Placement of Children no longer apply.	1529

Section 9. The enactment of the Interstate Compact on the	1530
Placement of Children in Section 9 of this act is a continuation	1531
of the interstate compact of the same name that was repealed in	1532
Am. Sub. S.B. 238 of the 126th General Assembly but remains in	1533
effect according to Article IX of that Compact.	1534

Section 10.  Section 3313.64 of the Revised Code is presented	1535
in Sections 1 and 3 of this act as a composite of the section as	1536
amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 137, Am. Sub. H.B. 530, Sub. S.B. 164,	1537
and Am. Sub. S.B. 238 of the 126th General Assembly. The General	1538
Assembly, applying the principle stated in division (B) of section	1539
1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be harmonized if	1540
reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds that the	1541
composite is the resulting version of the section in effect prior	1542
to the effective date of the section as presented in this act.	1543