As Passed by the House

(CORRECTED VERSION)

127th General Assembly Regular Session 2007-2008

Sub. H. B. No. 7

Representative Brinkman 

Cosponsors: Representatives Yuko, Hottinger, Huffman, Webster, Jones, DeBose, Letson, Williams, B., Wachtmann, Hagan, R., Adams, Aslanides, Batchelder, Blessing, Boyd, Budish, Celeste, Chandler, Coley, Collier, Combs, Daniels, DeGeeter, Dodd, Dolan, Domenick, Driehaus, Evans, Flowers, Gardner, Gibbs, Goyal, Hagan, J., Heard, Hite, Mallory, Mandel, McGregor, J., Mecklenborg, Newcomb, Oelslager, Patton, Raussen, Sayre, Schindel, Schlichter, Schneider, Setzer, Slesnick, Stebelton, Stewart, J., Uecker, White, Widowfield, Zehringer 

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A BILL

To amend sections 2151.353, 2151.361, 2151.414,

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2151.415, 3107.033, 3107.055, 3107.06, 3107.07,

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3107.101, 3107.14, 3107.66, 3313.6011, 3317.024,

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5103.03, 5107.30, 5153.122, and 5153.123 of the

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Revised Code regarding adoption law and custody

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of an abused, neglected, or dependent child.

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

Section 1. That sections 2151.353, 2151.361, 2151.414,	7
2151.415, 3107.033, 3107.055, 3107.06, 3107.07, 3107.101, 3107.14,	8
3107.66, 3313.6011, 3317.024, 5103.03, 5107.30, 5153.122, and	9
5153.123 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:	10

Sec. 2151.353.  (A) If a child is adjudicated an abused,	11
neglected, or dependent child, the court may make any of the	12
following orders of disposition:	13

(1) Place the child in protective supervision;

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(2) Commit the child to the temporary custody of a public	15
children services agency, a private child placing agency, either	16
parent, a relative residing within or outside the state, or a	17
probation officer for placement in a certified foster home, or in	18
any other home approved by the court;	19

(3) Award legal custody of the child to either parent or to	20
any other person who, prior to the dispositional hearing, files a	21
motion requesting legal custody of the child or is identified as a	22
proposed legal custodian in a complaint or motion filed prior to	23
the dispositional hearing by any party to the proceedings. A	24
person identified in a complaint or motion filed by a party to the	25
proceedings as a proposed legal custodian shall be awarded legal	26
custody of the child only if the person identified signs a	27
statement of understanding for legal custody that contains at	28
least the following provisions:	29

(a) That it is the intent of the person to become the legal	30
custodian of the child and the person is able to assume legal	31
responsibility for the care and supervision of the child;	32

(b) That the person understands that legal custody of the	33
child in question is intended to be permanent in nature and that	34
the person will be responsible as the custodian for the child	35
until the child reaches the age of majority. Responsibility as	36
custodian for the child shall continue beyond the age of majority	37
if, at the time the child reaches the age of majority, the child	38
is pursuing a diploma granted by the board of education or other	39
governing authority, successful completion of the curriculum of	40
any high school, successful completion of an individualized	41
education program developed for the student by any high school, or	42
an age and schooling certificate. Responsibility beyond the age of	43
majority shall terminate when the child ceases to continuously	44
pursue such an education, completes such an education, or is	45
excused from such an education under standards adopted by the	46
state board of education, whichever occurs first.	47

(c) That the parents of the child have residual parental	48
rights, privileges, and responsibilities, including, but not	49
limited to, the privilege of reasonable visitation, consent to	50
adoption, the privilege to determine the child's religious	51
affiliation, and the responsibility for support;	52

(d) That the person understands that the person must be	53
present in court for the dispositional hearing in order to affirm	54
the person's intention to become legal custodian, to affirm that	55
the person understands the effect of the custodianship before the	56
court, and to answer any questions that the court or any parties	57
to the case may have.	58

(4) Commit the child to the permanent custody of a public	59
children services agency or private child placing agency, if the	60
court determines in accordance with division (E) of section	61
2151.414 of the Revised Code that the child cannot be placed with	62
one of the child's parents within a reasonable time or should not	63
be placed with either parent and determines in accordance with	64
division (D)(1) of section 2151.414 of the Revised Code that the	65
permanent commitment is in the best interest of the child. If the	66
court grants permanent custody under this division, the court,	67
upon the request of any party, shall file a written opinion	68
setting forth its findings of fact and conclusions of law in	69
relation to the proceeding.	70

(5) Place the child in a planned permanent living	71
arrangement with a public children services agency or private	72
child placing agency, if a public children services agency or	73
private child placing agency requests the court to place the	74
child in a planned permanent living arrangement and if the court	75
finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that a planned permanent	76
living arrangement is in the best interest of the child and that	77
one of the following exists:	78

(a) The child, because of physical, mental, or psychological	79
problems or needs, is unable to function in a family-like setting	80
and must remain in residential or institutional care now and for	81
the foreseeable future beyond the date of the dispositional	82
hearing held pursuant to section 2151.35 of the Revised Code.	83

(b) The parents of the child have significant physical,	84
mental, or psychological problems and are unable to care for the	85
child because of those problems, adoption is not in the best	86
interest of the child, as determined in accordance with division	87
(D)(1) of section 2151.414 of the Revised Code, and the child	88
retains a significant and positive relationship with a parent or	89
relative.	90

(c) The child is sixteen years of age or older, has been	91
counseled on the permanent placement options available to the	92
child, is unwilling to accept or unable to adapt to a permanent	93
placement, and is in an agency program preparing the child for	94
independent living.	95

(6) Order the removal from the child's home until further	96
order of the court of the person who committed abuse as described	97
in section 2151.031 of the Revised Code against the child, who	98
caused or allowed the child to suffer neglect as described in	99
section 2151.03 of the Revised Code, or who is the parent,	100
guardian, or custodian of a child who is adjudicated a dependent	101
child and order any person not to have contact with the child or	102
the child's siblings.	103

(B) No order for permanent custody or temporary custody of a	104
child or the placement of a child in a planned permanent living	105
arrangement shall be made pursuant to this section unless the	106
complaint alleging the abuse, neglect, or dependency contains a	107
prayer requesting permanent custody, temporary custody, or the	108
placement of the child in a planned permanent living arrangement	109
as desired, the summons served on the parents of the child	110
contains as is appropriate a full explanation that the granting of	111
an order for permanent custody permanently divests them of their	112
parental rights, a full explanation that an adjudication that the	113
child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child may result in an	114
order of temporary custody that will cause the removal of the	115
child from their legal custody until the court terminates the	116
order of temporary custody or permanently divests the parents of	117
their parental rights, or a full explanation that the granting of	118
an order for a planned permanent living arrangement will result in	119
the removal of the child from their legal custody if any of the	120
conditions listed in divisions (A)(5)(a) to (c) of this section	121
are found to exist, and the summons served on the parents contains	122
a full explanation of their right to be represented by counsel and	123
to have counsel appointed pursuant to Chapter 120. of the Revised	124
Code if they are indigent.	125

If after making disposition as authorized by division (A)(2)	126
of this section, a motion is filed that requests permanent custody	127
of the child, the court may grant permanent custody of the child	128
to the movant in accordance with section 2151.414 of the Revised	129
Code.	130

(C) If the court issues an order for protective supervision	131
pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section, the court may place	132
any reasonable restrictions upon the child, the child's parents,	133
guardian, or custodian, or any other person, including, but not	134
limited to, any of the following:	135

(1) Order a party, within forty-eight hours after the	136
issuance of the order, to vacate the child's home indefinitely or	137
for a specified period of time;	138

(2) Order a party, a parent of the child, or a physical	139
custodian of the child to prevent any particular person from	140
having contact with the child;	141

(3) Issue an order restraining or otherwise controlling the	142
conduct of any person which conduct would not be in the best	143
interest of the child.	144

(D) As part of its dispositional order, the court shall	145
journalize a case plan for the child. The journalized case plan	146
shall not be changed except as provided in section 2151.412 of the	147
Revised Code.	148

(E)(1) The court shall retain jurisdiction over any child for	149
whom the court issues an order of disposition pursuant to division	150
(A) of this section or pursuant to section 2151.414 or 2151.415 of	151
the Revised Code until the child attains the age of eighteen years	152
if the child is not mentally retarded, developmentally disabled,	153
or physically impaired, the child attains the age of twenty-one	154
years if the child is mentally retarded, developmentally disabled,	155
or physically impaired, or the child is adopted and a final	156
decree of adoption is issued, except that the court may retain	157
jurisdiction over the child and continue any order of disposition	158
under division (A) of this section or under section 2151.414 or	159
2151.415 of the Revised Code for a specified period of time to	160
enable the child to graduate from high school or vocational	161
school. The court shall make an entry continuing its jurisdiction	162
under this division in the journal.	163

(2) Any public children services agency, any private child	164
placing agency, the department of job and family services, or any	165
party, other than any parent whose parental rights with respect to	166
the child have been terminated pursuant to an order issued under	167
division (A)(4) of this section, by filing a motion with the	168
court, may at any time request the court to modify or terminate	169
any order of disposition issued pursuant to division (A) of this	170
section or section 2151.414 or 2151.415 of the Revised Code. The	171
court shall hold a hearing upon the motion as if the hearing were	172
the original dispositional hearing and shall give all parties to	173
the action and the guardian ad litem notice of the hearing	174
pursuant to the Juvenile Rules. If applicable, the court shall	175
comply with section 2151.42 of the Revised Code.	176

(F) Any temporary custody order issued pursuant to division	177
(A) of this section shall terminate one year after the earlier of	178
the date on which the complaint in the case was filed or the child	179
was first placed into shelter care, except that, upon the filing	180
of a motion pursuant to section 2151.415 of the Revised Code, the	181
temporary custody order shall continue and not terminate until	182
the court issues a dispositional order under that section. In	183
resolving the motion, the court shall not order an existing	184
temporary custody order to continue beyond two years after the	185
date on which the complaint was filed or the child was first	186
placed into shelter care, whichever date is earlier, regardless of	187
whether any extensions have been previously ordered pursuant to	188
division (D) of section 2151.415 of the Revised Code.	189

(G)(1) No later than one year after the earlier of the date	190
the complaint in the case was filed or the child was first placed	191
in shelter care, a party may ask the court to extend an order for	192
protective supervision for six months or to terminate the order.	193
A party requesting extension or termination of the order shall	194
file a written request for the extension or termination with the	195
court and give notice of the proposed extension or termination in	196
writing before the end of the day after the day of filing it to	197
all parties and the child's guardian ad litem. If a public	198
children services agency or private child placing agency requests	199
termination of the order, the agency shall file a written status	200
report setting out the facts supporting termination of the order	201
at the time it files the request with the court. If no party	202
requests extension or termination of the order, the court shall	203
notify the parties that the court will extend the order for six	204
months or terminate it and that it may do so without a hearing	205
unless one of the parties requests a hearing. All parties and the	206
guardian ad litem shall have seven days from the date a notice is	207
sent pursuant to this division to object to and request a hearing	208
on the proposed extension or termination.	209

(a) If it receives a timely request for a hearing, the court	210
shall schedule a hearing to be held no later than thirty days	211
after the request is received by the court. The court shall give	212
notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing to all	213
parties and the guardian ad litem. At the hearing, the court	214
shall determine whether extension or termination of the order is	215
in the child's best interest. If termination is in the child's	216
best interest, the court shall terminate the order. If extension	217
is in the child's best interest, the court shall extend the order	218
for six months.	219

(b) If it does not receive a timely request for a hearing,	220
the court may extend the order for six months or terminate it	221
without a hearing and shall journalize the order of extension or	222
termination not later than fourteen days after receiving the	223
request for extension or termination or after the date the court	224
notifies the parties that it will extend or terminate the order.	225
If the court does not extend or terminate the order, it shall	226
schedule a hearing to be held no later than thirty days after the	227
expiration of the applicable fourteen-day time period and give	228
notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing to all	229
parties and the child's guardian ad litem. At the hearing, the	230
court shall determine whether extension or termination of the	231
order is in the child's best interest. If termination is in the	232
child's best interest, the court shall terminate the order. If	233
extension is in the child's best interest, the court shall issue	234
an order extending the order for protective supervision six	235
months.	236

(2) If the court grants an extension of the order for	237
protective supervision pursuant to division (G)(1) of this	238
section, a party may, prior to termination of the extension, file	239
with the court a request for an additional extension of six months	240
or for termination of the order. The court and the parties shall	241
comply with division (G)(1) of this section with respect to	242
extending or terminating the order.	243

(3) If a court grants an extension pursuant to division	244
(G)(2) of this section, the court shall terminate the order for	245
protective supervision at the end of the extension.	246

(H) The court shall not issue a dispositional order pursuant	247
to division (A) of this section that removes a child from the	248
child's home unless the court complies with section 2151.419 of	249
the Revised Code and includes in the dispositional order the	250
findings of fact required by that section.	251

(I) If a motion or application for an order described in	252
division (A)(6) of this section is made, the court shall not issue	253
the order unless, prior to the issuance of the order, it provides	254
to the person all of the following:	255

(1) Notice and a copy of the motion or application;

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(2) The grounds for the motion or application;

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(3) An opportunity to present evidence and witnesses at a	258
hearing regarding the motion or application;	259

(4) An opportunity to be represented by counsel at the	260
hearing.	261

(J) The jurisdiction of the court shall terminate one year	262
after the date of the award or, if the court takes any further	263
action in the matter subsequent to the award, the date of the	264
latest further action subsequent to the award, if the court awards	265
legal custody of a child to either of the following:	266

(1) A legal custodian who, at the time of the award of legal	267
custody, resides in a county of this state other than the county	268
in which the court is located;	269

(2) A legal custodian who resides in the county in which the	270
court is located at the time of the award of legal custody, but	271
moves to a different county of this state prior to one year after	272
the date of the award or, if the court takes any further action in	273
the matter subsequent to the award, one year after the date of the	274
latest further action subsequent to the award.	275

The court in the county in which the legal custodian resides	276
then shall have jurisdiction in the matter.	277

Sec. 2151.361. (A) If the parents of a child enter into an	278
agreement with a public children services agency or private child	279
placing agency to place the child into the temporary custody of	280
the agency or the child is committed as provided by this chapter,	281
the juvenile court, at its discretion, may issue an order pursuant	282
to Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code	283
requiring that the parents pay for the care, support, maintenance,	284
and education of the child if the parents adopted the child.	285

(B) When determining whether to issue an order under division	286
(A) of this section, the juvenile court shall consider all	287
pertinent issues, including, but not limited to, all of the	288
following:	289

(1) The ability of the parents to pay for the care, support,	290
maintenance, and education of the child;	291

(2) The chances for reunification of the parents and child;

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(3) Whether issuing the order will encourage the	293
reunification of the parents and child or undermine that	294
reunification;	295

(4) Whether the problem underlying the agreement to place the	296
child into temporary custody existed prior to the parents'	297
adoption of the child and whether the parents were informed of the	298
problem prior to that adoption;	299

(5) Whether the problem underlying the agreement to place the	300
child into temporary custody began after the parents' adoption of	301
the child;	302

(6) Whether the parents have contributed to the child's	303
problems;	304

(7) Whether the parents are part of the solution to the	305
child's problems;	306

(8) The ability of the parents to meet the needs of all	307
other children residing in the home.	308

Sec. 2151.414.  (A)(1) Upon the filing of a motion pursuant	309
to section 2151.413 of the Revised Code for permanent custody of a	310
child, the court shall schedule a hearing and give notice of the	311
filing of the motion and of the hearing, in accordance with	312
section 2151.29 of the Revised Code, to all parties to the action	313
and to the child's guardian ad litem. The notice also shall	314
contain a full explanation that the granting of permanent custody	315
permanently divests the parents of their parental rights, a full	316
explanation of their right to be represented by counsel and to	317
have counsel appointed pursuant to Chapter 120. of the Revised	318
Code if they are indigent, and the name and telephone number of	319
the court employee designated by the court pursuant to section	320
2151.314 of the Revised Code to arrange for the prompt appointment	321
of counsel for indigent persons.	322

The court shall conduct a hearing in accordance with section	323
2151.35 of the Revised Code to determine if it is in the best	324
interest of the child to permanently terminate parental rights and	325
grant permanent custody to the agency that filed the motion. The	326
adjudication that the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent	327
child and any dispositional order that has been issued in the case	328
under section 2151.353 of the Revised Code pursuant to the	329
adjudication shall not be readjudicated at the hearing and shall	330
not be affected by a denial of the motion for permanent custody.	331

(2) The court shall hold the hearing scheduled pursuant to	332
division (A)(1) of this section not later than one hundred twenty	333
days after the agency files the motion for permanent custody,	334
except that, for good cause shown, the court may continue the	335
hearing for a reasonable period of time beyond the	336
one-hundred-twenty-day deadline. The court shall issue an order	337
that grants, denies, or otherwise disposes of the motion for	338
permanent custody, and journalize the order, not later than two	339
hundred days after the agency files the motion.	340

If a motion is made under division (D)(2) of section 2151.413	341
of the Revised Code and no dispositional hearing has been held in	342
the case, the court may hear the motion in the dispositional	343
hearing required by division (B) of section 2151.35 of the Revised	344
Code. If the court issues an order pursuant to section 2151.353 of	345
the Revised Code granting permanent custody of the child to the	346
agency, the court shall immediately dismiss the motion made under	347
division (D)(2) of section 2151.413 of the Revised Code.	348

The failure of the court to comply with the time periods set	349
forth in division (A)(2) of this section does not affect the	350
authority of the court to issue any order under this chapter and	351
does not provide any basis for attacking the jurisdiction of the	352
court or the validity of any order of the court.	353

(B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section,	354
the court may grant permanent custody of a child to a movant if	355
the court determines at the hearing held pursuant to division (A)	356
of this section, by clear and convincing evidence, that it is in	357
the best interest of the child to grant permanent custody of the	358
child to the agency that filed the motion for permanent custody	359
and that any of the following apply:	360

(a) The child is not abandoned or orphaned or has not been in	361
the temporary custody of one or more public children services	362
agencies or private child placing agencies for twelve or more	363
months of a consecutive twenty-two month period ending on or after	364
March 18, 1999, and the child cannot be placed with either of the	365
child's parents within a reasonable time or should not be placed	366
with the child's parents.	367

(b) The child is abandoned.

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(c) The child is orphaned, and there are no relatives of the	369
child who are able to take permanent custody.	370

(d) The child has been in the temporary custody of one or	371
more public children services agencies or private child placing	372
agencies for twelve or more months of a consecutive twenty-two	373
month period ending on or after March 18, 1999.	374

For the purposes of division (B)(1) of this section, a child	375
shall be considered to have entered the temporary custody of an	376
agency on the earlier of the date the child is adjudicated	377
pursuant to section 2151.28 of the Revised Code or the date that	378
is sixty days after the removal of the child from home.	379

(2) With respect to a motion made pursuant to division (D)(2)	380
of section 2151.413 of the Revised Code, the court shall grant	381
permanent custody of the child to the movant if the court	382
determines in accordance with division (E) of this section that	383
the child cannot be placed with one of the child's parents within	384
a reasonable time or should not be placed with either parent and	385
determines in accordance with division (D) of this section that	386
permanent custody is in the child's best interest.	387

(C) In making the determinations required by this section or	388
division (A)(4) of section 2151.353 of the Revised Code, a court	389
shall not consider the effect the granting of permanent custody to	390
the agency would have upon any parent of the child. A written	391
report of the guardian ad litem of the child shall be submitted to	392
the court prior to or at the time of the hearing held pursuant to	393
division (A) of this section or section 2151.35 of the Revised	394
Code but shall not be submitted under oath.	395

If the court grants permanent custody of a child to a movant	396
under this division, the court, upon the request of any party,	397
shall file a written opinion setting forth its findings of fact	398
and conclusions of law in relation to the proceeding. The court	399
shall not deny an agency's motion for permanent custody solely	400
because the agency failed to implement any particular aspect of	401
the child's case plan.	402

(D)(1) In determining the best interest of a child at a	403
hearing held pursuant to division (A) of this section or for the	404
purposes of division (A)(4) or (5) of section 2151.353 or division	405
(C) of section 2151.415 of the Revised Code, the court shall	406
consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the	407
following:	408

(1)(a) The interaction and interrelationship of the child	409
with the child's parents, siblings, relatives, foster caregivers	410
and out-of-home providers, and any other person who may	411
significantly affect the child;	412

(2)(b) The wishes of the child, as expressed directly by the	413
child or through the child's guardian ad litem, with due regard	414
for the maturity of the child;	415

(3)(c) The custodial history of the child, including whether	416
the child has been in the temporary custody of one or more public	417
children services agencies or private child placing agencies for	418
twelve or more months of a consecutive twenty-two month period	419
ending on or after March 18, 1999;	420

(4)(d) The child's need for a legally secure permanent	421
placement and whether that type of placement can be achieved	422
without a grant of permanent custody to the agency;	423

(5)(e) Whether any of the factors in divisions (E)(7) to (11)	424
of this section apply in relation to the parents and child.	425

For the purposes of this division (D)(1) of this section, a	426
child shall be considered to have entered the temporary custody of	427
an agency on the earlier of the date the child is adjudicated	428
pursuant to section 2151.28 of the Revised Code or the date that	429
is sixty days after the removal of the child from home.	430

(2) If all of the following apply, permanent custody is in	431
the best interest of the child and the court shall commit the	432
child to the permanent custody of a public children services	433
agency or private child placing agency:	434

(a) The court determines by clear and convincing evidence	435
that one or more of the factors in division (E) of this section	436
exist and the child cannot be placed with one of the child's	437
parents within a reasonable time or should not be placed with	438
either parent.	439

(b) The child has been in an agency's custody for two years	440
or longer, and no longer qualifies for temporary custody pursuant	441
to division (D) of section 2151.415 of the Revised Code.	442

(c) The child does not meet the requirements for a planned	443
permanent living arrangement pursuant to division (A)(5) of	444
section 2151.353 of the Revised Code.	445

(d) Prior to the dispositional hearing, no relative or other	446
interested person has filed, or has been identified in, a motion	447
for legal custody of the child.	448

(E) In determining at a hearing held pursuant to division (A)	449
of this section or for the purposes of division (A)(4) of section	450
2151.353 of the Revised Code whether a child cannot be placed with	451
either parent within a reasonable period of time or should not be	452
placed with the parents, the court shall consider all relevant	453
evidence. If the court determines, by clear and convincing	454
evidence, at a hearing held pursuant to division (A) of this	455
section or for the purposes of division (A)(4) of section 2151.353	456
of the Revised Code that one or more of the following exist as to	457
each of the child's parents, the court shall enter a finding that	458
the child cannot be placed with either parent within a reasonable	459
time or should not be placed with either parent:	460

(1) Following the placement of the child outside the child's	461
home and notwithstanding reasonable case planning and diligent	462
efforts by the agency to assist the parents to remedy the problems	463
that initially caused the child to be placed outside the home, the	464
parent has failed continuously and repeatedly to substantially	465
remedy the conditions causing the child to be placed outside the	466
child's home. In determining whether the parents have	467
substantially remedied those conditions, the court shall consider	468
parental utilization of medical, psychiatric, psychological, and	469
other social and rehabilitative services and material resources	470
that were made available to the parents for the purpose of	471
changing parental conduct to allow them to resume and maintain	472
parental duties.	473

(2) Chronic mental illness, chronic emotional illness, mental	474
retardation, physical disability, or chemical dependency of the	475
parent that is so severe that it makes the parent unable to	476
provide an adequate permanent home for the child at the present	477
time and, as anticipated, within one year after the court holds	478
the hearing pursuant to division (A) of this section or for the	479
purposes of division (A)(4) of section 2151.353 of the Revised	480
Code;	481

(3) The parent committed any abuse as described in section	482
2151.031 of the Revised Code against the child, caused the child	483
to suffer any neglect as described in section 2151.03 of the	484
Revised Code, or allowed the child to suffer any neglect as	485
described in section 2151.03 of the Revised Code between the date	486
that the original complaint alleging abuse or neglect was filed	487
and the date of the filing of the motion for permanent custody;	488

(4) The parent has demonstrated a lack of commitment toward	489
the child by failing to regularly support, visit, or communicate	490
with the child when able to do so, or by other actions showing an	491
unwillingness to provide an adequate permanent home for the child;	492

(5) The parent is incarcerated for an offense committed	493
against the child or a sibling of the child;	494

(6) The parent has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an	495
offense under division (A) or (C) of section 2919.22 or under	496
section 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.34, 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.03,	497
2905.04, 2905.05, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.12, 2907.21,	498
2907.22, 2907.23, 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322,	499
2907.323, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2919.12, 2919.24,	500
2919.25, 2923.12, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2925.02, or 3716.11 of the	501
Revised Code and the child or a sibling of the child was a victim	502
of the offense or the parent has been convicted of or pleaded	503
guilty to an offense under section 2903.04 of the Revised Code, a	504
sibling of the child was the victim of the offense, and the parent	505
who committed the offense poses an ongoing danger to the child or	506
a sibling of the child.	507

(7) The parent has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one	508
of the following:	509

(a) An offense under section 2903.01, 2903.02, or 2903.03 of	510
the Revised Code or under an existing or former law of this state,	511
any other state, or the United States that is substantially	512
equivalent to an offense described in those sections and the	513
victim of the offense was a sibling of the child or the victim was	514
another child who lived in the parent's household at the time of	515
the offense;	516

(b) An offense under section 2903.11, 2903.12, or 2903.13 of	517
the Revised Code or under an existing or former law of this state,	518
any other state, or the United States that is substantially	519
equivalent to an offense described in those sections and the	520
victim of the offense is the child, a sibling of the child, or	521
another child who lived in the parent's household at the time of	522
the offense;	523

(c) An offense under division (B)(2) of section 2919.22 of	524
the Revised Code or under an existing or former law of this state,	525
any other state, or the United States that is substantially	526
equivalent to the offense described in that section and the child,	527
a sibling of the child, or another child who lived in the parent's	528
household at the time of the offense is the victim of the offense;	529

(d) An offense under section 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04,	530
2907.05, or 2907.06 of the Revised Code or under an existing or	531
former law of this state, any other state, or the United States	532
that is substantially equivalent to an offense described in those	533
sections and the victim of the offense is the child, a sibling of	534
the child, or another child who lived in the parent's household at	535
the time of the offense;	536

(e) A conspiracy or attempt to commit, or complicity in	537
committing, an offense described in division (E)(7)(a) or (d) of	538
this section.	539

(8) The parent has repeatedly withheld medical treatment or	540
food from the child when the parent has the means to provide the	541
treatment or food, and, in the case of withheld medical treatment,	542
the parent withheld it for a purpose other than to treat the	543
physical or mental illness or defect of the child by spiritual	544
means through prayer alone in accordance with the tenets of a	545
recognized religious body.	546

(9) The parent has placed the child at substantial risk of	547
harm two or more times due to alcohol or drug abuse and has	548
rejected treatment two or more times or refused to participate in	549
further treatment two or more times after a case plan issued	550
pursuant to section 2151.412 of the Revised Code requiring	551
treatment of the parent was journalized as part of a dispositional	552
order issued with respect to the child or an order was issued by	553
any other court requiring treatment of the parent.	554

(10) The parent has abandoned the child.

555

(11) The parent has had parental rights involuntarily	556
terminated with respect to a sibling of the child pursuant to this	557
section or section 2151.353 or 2151.415 of the Revised Code with	558
respect to a sibling of the child, or under an existing or former	559
law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is	560
substantially equivalent, and the parent has failed to provide	561
clear and convincing evidence to prove that, notwithstanding the	562
prior termination, the parent can provide a legally secure	563
permanent placement and adequate care for the health, welfare, and	564
safety of the child.	565

(12) The parent is incarcerated at the time of the filing of	566
the motion for permanent custody or the dispositional hearing of	567
the child and will not be available to care for the child for at	568
least eighteen months after the filing of the motion for permanent	569
custody or the dispositional hearing.	570

(13) The parent is repeatedly incarcerated, and the repeated	571
incarceration prevents the parent from providing care for the	572
child.	573

(14) The parent for any reason is unwilling to provide food,	574
clothing, shelter, and other basic necessities for the child or to	575
prevent the child from suffering physical, emotional, or sexual	576
abuse or physical, emotional, or mental neglect.	577

(15) The parent has committed abuse as described in section	578
2151.031 of the Revised Code against the child or caused or	579
allowed the child to suffer neglect as described in section	580
2151.03 of the Revised Code, and the court determines that the	581
seriousness, nature, or likelihood of recurrence of the abuse or	582
neglect makes the child's placement with the child's parent a	583
threat to the child's safety.	584

(16) Any other factor the court considers relevant.

585

(F) The parents of a child for whom the court has issued an	586
order granting permanent custody pursuant to this section, upon	587
the issuance of the order, cease to be parties to the action. This	588
division is not intended to eliminate or restrict any right of the	589
parents to appeal the granting of permanent custody of their child	590
to a movant pursuant to this section.	591

Sec. 2151.415.  (A) Except for cases in which a motion for	592
permanent custody described in division (D)(1) of section 2151.413	593
of the Revised Code is required to be made, a public children	594
services agency or private child placing agency that has been	595
given temporary custody of a child pursuant to section 2151.353 of	596
the Revised Code, not later than thirty days prior to the earlier	597
of the date for the termination of the custody order pursuant to	598
division (F)(G) of section 2151.353 of the Revised Code or the	599
date set at the dispositional hearing for the hearing to be held	600
pursuant to this section, shall file a motion with the court that	601
issued the order of disposition requesting that any of the	602
following orders of disposition of the child be issued by the	603
court:	604

(1) An order that the child be returned home and the custody	605
of the child's parents, guardian, or custodian without any	606
restrictions;	607

(2) An order for protective supervision;

608

(3) An order that the child be placed in the legal custody of	609
a relative or other interested individual;	610

(4) An order permanently terminating the parental rights of	611
the child's parents;	612

(5) An order that the child be placed in a planned permanent	613
living arrangement;	614

(6) In accordance with division (D) of this section, an order	615
for the extension of temporary custody.	616

(B) Upon the filing of a motion pursuant to division (A) of	617
this section, the court shall hold a dispositional hearing on the	618
date set at the dispositional hearing held pursuant to section	619
2151.35 of the Revised Code, with notice to all parties to the	620
action in accordance with the Juvenile Rules. After the	621
dispositional hearing or at a date after the dispositional hearing	622
that is not later than one year after the earlier of the date on	623
which the complaint in the case was filed or the child was first	624
placed into shelter care, the court, in accordance with the best	625
interest of the child as supported by the evidence presented at	626
the dispositional hearing, shall issue an order of disposition as	627
set forth in division (A) of this section, except that all orders	628
for permanent custody shall be made in accordance with sections	629
2151.413 and 2151.414 of the Revised Code. In issuing an order of	630
disposition under this section, the court shall comply with	631
section 2151.42 of the Revised Code.	632

(C)(1) If an agency pursuant to division (A) of this section	633
requests the court to place a child into a planned permanent	634
living arrangement, the agency shall present evidence to indicate	635
why a planned permanent living arrangement is appropriate for the	636
child, including, but not limited to, evidence that the agency has	637
tried or considered all other possible dispositions for the child.	638
A court shall not place a child in a planned permanent living	639
arrangement, unless it finds, by clear and convincing evidence,	640
that a planned permanent living arrangement is in the best	641
interest of the child and that one of the following exists:	642

(a) The child, because of physical, mental, or psychological	643
problems or needs, is unable to function in a family-like setting	644
and must remain in residential or institutional care.	645

(b) The parents of the child have significant physical,	646
mental, or psychological problems and are unable to care for the	647
child because of those problems, adoption is not in the best	648
interest of the child, as determined in accordance with division	649
(D)(1) of section 2151.414 of the Revised Code, and the child	650
retains a significant and positive relationship with a parent or	651
relative;	652

(c) The child is sixteen years of age or older, has been	653
counseled on the permanent placement options available, is	654
unwilling to accept or unable to adapt to a permanent placement,	655
and is in an agency program preparing for independent living.	656

(2) If the court issues an order placing a child in a planned	657
permanent living arrangement, both of the following apply:	658

(a) The court shall issue a finding of fact setting forth the	659
reasons for its finding;	660

(b) The agency may make any appropriate placement for the	661
child and shall develop a case plan for the child that is designed	662
to assist the child in finding a permanent home outside of the	663
home of the parents.	664

(D)(1) If an agency pursuant to division (A) of this section	665
requests the court to grant an extension of temporary custody for	666
a period of up to six months, the agency shall include in the	667
motion an explanation of the progress on the case plan of the	668
child and of its expectations of reunifying the child with the	669
child's family, or placing the child in a permanent placement,	670
within the extension period. The court shall schedule a hearing on	671
the motion, give notice of its date, time, and location to all	672
parties and the guardian ad litem of the child, and at the hearing	673
consider the evidence presented by the parties and the guardian ad	674
litem. The court may extend the temporary custody order of the	675
child for a period of up to six months, if it determines at the	676
hearing, by clear and convincing evidence, that the extension is	677
in the best interest of the child, there has been significant	678
progress on the case plan of the child, and there is reasonable	679
cause to believe that the child will be reunified with one of the	680
parents or otherwise permanently placed within the period of	681
extension. In determining whether to extend the temporary custody	682
of the child pursuant to this division, the court shall comply	683
with section 2151.42 of the Revised Code. If the court extends the	684
temporary custody of the child pursuant to this division, upon	685
request it shall issue findings of fact.	686

(2) Prior to the end of the extension granted pursuant to	687
division (D)(1) of this section, the agency that received the	688
extension shall file a motion with the court requesting the	689
issuance of one of the orders of disposition set forth in	690
divisions (A)(1) to (5) of this section or requesting the court to	691
extend the temporary custody order of the child for an additional	692
period of up to six months. If the agency requests the issuance of	693
an order of disposition under divisions (A)(1) to (5) of this	694
section or does not file any motion prior to the expiration of the	695
extension period, the court shall conduct a hearing in accordance	696
with division (B) of this section and issue an appropriate order	697
of disposition. In issuing an order of disposition, the court	698
shall comply with section 2151.42 of the Revised Code.	699

If the agency requests an additional extension of up to six	700
months of the temporary custody order of the child, the court	701
shall schedule and conduct a hearing in the manner set forth in	702
division (D)(1) of this section. The court may extend the	703
temporary custody order of the child for an additional period of	704
up to six months if it determines at the hearing, by clear and	705
convincing evidence, that the additional extension is in the best	706
interest of the child, there has been substantial additional	707
progress since the original extension of temporary custody in the	708
case plan of the child, there has been substantial additional	709
progress since the original extension of temporary custody toward	710
reunifying the child with one of the parents or otherwise	711
permanently placing the child, and there is reasonable cause to	712
believe that the child will be reunified with one of the parents	713
or otherwise placed in a permanent setting before the expiration	714
of the additional extension period. In determining whether to	715
grant an additional extension, the court shall comply with section	716
2151.42 of the Revised Code. If the court extends the temporary	717
custody of the child for an additional period pursuant to this	718
division, upon request it shall issue findings of fact.	719

(3) Prior to the end of the extension of a temporary custody	720
order granted pursuant to division (D)(2) of this section, the	721
agency that received the extension shall file a motion with the	722
court requesting the issuance of one of the orders of disposition	723
set forth in divisions (A)(1) to (5) of this section. Upon the	724
filing of the motion by the agency or, if the agency does not file	725
the motion prior to the expiration of the extension period, upon	726
its own motion, the court, prior to the expiration of the	727
extension period, shall conduct a hearing in accordance with	728
division (B) of this section and issue an appropriate order of	729
disposition. In issuing an order of disposition, the court shall	730
comply with section 2151.42 of the Revised Code.	731

(4) No court shall grant an agency more than two extensions	732
of temporary custody pursuant to division (D) of this section and	733
the court shall not order an existing temporary custody order to	734
continue beyond two years after the date on which the complaint	735
was filed or the child was first placed into shelter care,	736
whichever date is earlier, regardless of whether any extensions	737
have been previously ordered pursuant to division (D) of this	738
section.	739

(E) After the issuance of an order pursuant to division (B)	740
of this section, the court shall retain jurisdiction over the	741
child until the child attains the age of eighteen if the child is	742
not mentally retarded, developmentally disabled, or physically	743
impaired, the child attains the age of twenty-one if the child is	744
mentally retarded, developmentally disabled, or physically	745
impaired, or the child is adopted and a final decree of adoption	746
is issued, unless the court's jurisdiction over the child is	747
extended pursuant to division (E) of section 2151.353 of the	748
Revised Code.	749

(F) The court, on its own motion or the motion of the agency	750
or person with legal custody of the child, the child's guardian ad	751
litem, or any other party to the action, may conduct a hearing	752
with notice to all parties to determine whether any order issued	753
pursuant to this section should be modified or terminated or	754
whether any other dispositional order set forth in divisions	755
(A)(1) to (5) of this section should be issued. After the hearing	756
and consideration of all the evidence presented, the court, in	757
accordance with the best interest of the child, may modify or	758
terminate any order issued pursuant to this section or issue any	759
dispositional order set forth in divisions (A)(1) to (5) of this	760
section. In rendering a decision under this division, the court	761
shall comply with section 2151.42 of the Revised Code.	762

(G) If the court places a child in a planned permanent living	763
arrangement with a public children services agency or a private	764
child placing agency pursuant to this section, the agency with	765
which the child is placed in a planned permanent living	766
arrangement shall not remove the child from the residential	767
placement in which the child is originally placed pursuant to the	768
case plan for the child or in which the child is placed with court	769
approval pursuant to this division, unless the court and the	770
guardian ad litem are given notice of the intended removal and the	771
court issues an order approving the removal or unless the removal	772
is necessary to protect the child from physical or emotional harm	773
and the agency gives the court notice of the removal and of the	774
reasons why the removal is necessary to protect the child from	775
physical or emotional harm immediately after the removal of the	776
child from the prior setting.	777

(H) If the hearing held under this section takes the place of	778
an administrative review that otherwise would have been held under	779
section 2151.416 of the Revised Code, the court at the hearing	780
held under this section shall do all of the following in addition	781
to any other requirements of this section:	782

(1) Determine the continued necessity for and the	783
appropriateness of the child's placement;	784

(2) Determine the extent of compliance with the child's case	785
plan;	786

(3) Determine the extent of progress that has been made	787
toward alleviating or mitigating the causes necessitating the	788
child's placement in foster care;	789

(4) Project a likely date by which the child may be returned	790
to the child's home or placed for adoption or legal guardianship;	791

(5) Approve the permanency plan for the child consistent with	792
section 2151.417 of the Revised Code.	793

Sec. 3107.033.  Not later than January 1, 20082009, the	794
director of job and family services shall adopt rules in	795
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying both	796
of the following:	797

(A) The manner in which a home study is to be conducted and	798
the information and documents to be included in a home study	799
report, which shall include, pursuant to section 3107.034 of the	800
Revised Code, a summary report of a search of the uniform	801
statewide automated child welfare information system established	802
in section 5101.13 of the Revised Code;. The director shall ensure	803
that rules adopted under this section align the home study	804
content, time period, and process with any foster care home study	805
content, time period, and process required by rules adopted under	806
section 5103.03 of the Revised Code.	807

(B) A procedure under which a person whose application for	808
adoption has been denied as a result of a search of the uniform	809
statewide automated child welfare information system established	810
in section 5101.13 of the Revised Code as part of the home study	811
may appeal the denial to the agency that employed the assessor who	812
filed the report.	813

Sec. 3107.055.  (A) Notwithstanding section 3107.01 of the	814
Revised Code, as used in this section, "agency" does not include a	815
public children services agency.	816

(B) An agency or attorney, whichever arranges a minor's	817
adoption, shall file with the court a preliminary estimate	818
accounting not later than the time the adoption petition for the	819
minor is filed with the court. The agency or attorney, whichever	820
arranges the adoption, also shall file a final accounting with the	821
court before a final decree of adoption is issued or an	822
interlocutory order of adoption is finalized for the minor. The	823
agency or attorney shall complete and file accountings in a manner	824
acceptable to the court.	825

An accounting shall specify all disbursements of anything of	826
value the petitioner, a person on the petitioner's behalf, and the	827
agency or attorney made and has agreed to make in connection with	828
the minor's permanent surrender under division (B) of section	829
5103.15 of the Revised Code, placement under section 5103.16 of	830
the Revised Code, and adoption under this chapter. The agency or	831
attorney shall include in an accounting an itemization of each	832
expense listed in division (C) of this section. The itemization of	833
the expenses specified in divisions (C)(3) and (4) of this section	834
shall show the amount the agency or attorney charged or is going	835
to charge for the services and the actual cost to the agency or	836
attorney of providing the services. An accounting shall indicate	837
whether any expenses listed in division (C) of this section do not	838
apply to the adoption proceeding for which the accounting is	839
filed.	840

The agency or attorney shall include with a preliminary	841
estimate accounting and a final accounting a written statement	842
signed by the petitioner that the petitioner has reviewed the	843
accounting and attests to its accuracy.	844

(C) No petitioner, person acting on a petitioner's behalf, or	845
agency or attorney shall make or agree to make any disbursements	846
in connection with the minor's permanent surrender, placement, or	847
adoption other than for the following:	848

(1) Physician expenses incurred on behalf of the birth mother	849
or minor in connection with prenatal care, delivery, and	850
confinement prior to or following the minor's birth;	851

(2) Hospital or other medical facility expenses incurred on	852
behalf of the birth mother or minor in connection with the minor's	853
birth;	854

(3) Expenses charged by the attorney arranging the adoption	855
for providing legal services in connection with the placement and	856
adoption, including expenses incurred by the attorney pursuant to	857
sections 3107.031, 3107.032, 3107.081, 3107.082, 3107.09,	858
3107.101, and 3107.12 of the Revised Code;	859

(4) Expenses charged by the agency arranging the adoption for	860
providing services in connection with the permanent surrender and	861
adoption, including the agency's application fee and the expenses	862
incurred by the agency pursuant to sections 3107.031, 3107.032,	863
3107.09, 3107.101, 3107.12, 5103.151, and 5103.152 of the Revised	864
Code;	865

(5) Temporary costs of routine maintenance and medical care	866
for a minor required under section 5103.16 of the Revised Code if	867
the person seeking to adopt the minor refuses to accept placement	868
of the minor;	869

(6) Guardian ad litem fees incurred on behalf of the minor in	870
any court proceedings;	871

(7) Foster care expenses incurred in connection with any	872
temporary care and maintenance of the minor;	873

(8) Court expenses incurred in connection with the minor's	874
permanent surrender, placement, and adoption;	875

(9) Living expenses not exceeding three thousand dollars for	876
the birth mother that are incurred during pregnancy through the	877
sixtieth day after the date the minor is born and paid by the	878
petitioner to the birth mother through the attorney or agency	879
arranging the minor's adoption.	880

(D) If a court determines from an accounting that an amount	881
that is going to be disbursed for an expense listed in division	882
(C) of this section is unreasonable, the court may order a	883
reduction in the amount to be disbursed. If a court determines	884
from an accounting that an unreasonable amount was disbursed for	885
an expense listed in division (C) of this section, the court may	886
order the person who received the disbursement to refund to the	887
person who made the disbursement an amount the court orders.	888

If a court determines from an accounting that a disbursement	889
for an expense not permitted by division (C) of this section is	890
going to be made, the court may issue an injunction prohibiting	891
the disbursement. If a court determines from an accounting that a	892
disbursement for an expense not permitted by division (C) of this	893
section was made, the court may order the person who received the	894
disbursement to return it to the person who made the disbursement.	895

If a court determines that a final accounting does not	896
completely report all the disbursements that are going to be made	897
or have been made in connection with the minor's permanent	898
surrender, placement, and adoption, the court shall order the	899
agency or attorney to file with the court an accounting that	900
completely reports all such disbursements.	901

The agency or attorney shall file the final accounting with	902
the court not later than ten days prior to the date scheduled for	903
the final hearing on the adoption. The court may not issue a final	904
decree of adoption or finalize an interlocutory order of adoption	905
of a minor until at least ten days after the agency or attorney	906
files the final accounting.	907

(E) This section does not apply to an adoption by a	908
stepparent whose spouse is a biological or adoptive parent of the	909
minor.	910

Sec. 3107.06.  Unless consent is not required under section	911
3107.07 of the Revised Code, a petition to adopt a minor may be	912
granted only if written consent to the adoption has been executed	913
by all of the following:	914

(A) The mother of the minor;

915

(B) The father of the minor, if any of the following apply:

916

(1) The minor was conceived or born while the father was	917
married to the mother;	918

(2) The minor is his child by adoption;

919

(3) Prior to the date the petition was filed, it was	920
determined by a court proceeding pursuant to sections 3111.01 to	921
3111.18 of the Revised Code, a court proceeding in another state,	922
an administrative proceeding pursuant to sections 3111.38 to	923
3111.54 of the Revised Code, or an administrative proceeding in	924
another state that he has a parent and child relationship with the	925
minor;	926

(4) He acknowledged paternity of the child and that	927
acknowledgment has become final pursuant to section 2151.232,	928
3111.25, or 3111.821 of the Revised Code.	929

(C) The putative father of the minor;

930

(D) Any person or agency having permanent custody of the	931
minor or authorized by court order to consent;	932

(E) The juvenile court that has jurisdiction to determine	933
custody of the minor, if the legal guardian or custodian of the	934
minor is not authorized by law or court order to consent to the	935
adoption;	936

(F) The minor, if more than twelve years of age, unless the	937
court, finding that it is in the best interest of the minor,	938
determines that the minor's consent is not required.	939

Sec. 3107.07.  Consent to adoption is not required of any of	940
the following:	941

(A) A parent of a minor, when it is alleged in the adoption	942
petition and the court finds after proper service of notice and	943
hearing, that the parent has failed without justifiable cause to	944
do either of the following as required by law or judicial decree	945
for a period of at least one year immediately preceding either	946
the filing of the adoption petition or the placement of the minor	947
in the home of the petitioner:	948

(1) Regularly communicate with the minor or to provide;

949

(2) Significantly provide for the maintenance and support of	950
the minor as required by law or judicial decree for a period of	951
at least one year immediately preceding either the filing of the	952
adoption petition or the placement of the minor in the home of	953
the petitioner.	954

(B) The putative father of a minor if either of the following	955
applies:	956

(1) The putative father fails to register as the minor's	957
putative father with the putative father registry established	958
under section 3107.062 of the Revised Code not later than thirty	959
days after the minor's birth;	960

(2) The court finds, after proper service of notice and	961
hearing, that any of the following are the case:	962

(a) The putative father is not the father of the minor;

963

(b) The putative father has willfully abandoned or failed to	964
care for and support the minor;	965

(c) The putative father has willfully abandoned the mother of	966
the minor during her pregnancy and up to the time of her surrender	967
of the minor, or the minor's placement in the home of the	968
petitioner, whichever occurs first.	969

(C) Except as provided in section 3107.071 of the Revised	970
Code, a parent who has entered into a voluntary permanent custody	971
surrender agreement under division (B) of section 5103.15 of the	972
Revised Code;	973

(D) A parent whose parental rights have been terminated by	974
order of a juvenile court under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code;	975

(E) A parent who is married to the petitioner and supports	976
the adoption;	977

(F) The father, or putative father, of a minor if the minor	978
is conceived as the result of the commission of rape by the father	979
or putative father and the father or putative father is convicted	980
of or pleads guilty to the commission of that offense. As used in	981
this division, "rape" means a violation of section 2907.02 of the	982
Revised Code or a similar law of another state.	983

(G) A legal guardian or guardian ad litem of a parent	984
judicially declared incompetent in a separate court proceeding who	985
has failed to respond in writing to a request for consent, for a	986
period of thirty days, or who, after examination of the written	987
reasons for withholding consent, is found by the court to be	988
withholding consent unreasonably;	989

(H) Any legal guardian or lawful custodian of the person to	990
be adopted, other than a parent, who has failed to respond in	991
writing to a request for consent, for a period of thirty days, or	992
who, after examination of the written reasons for withholding	993
consent, is found by the court to be withholding consent	994
unreasonably;	995

(I) The spouse of the person to be adopted, if the failure of	996
the spouse to consent to the adoption is found by the court to be	997
by reason of prolonged unexplained absence, unavailability,	998
incapacity, or circumstances that make it impossible or	999
unreasonably difficult to obtain the consent or refusal of the	1000
spouse;	1001

(J) Any parent, legal guardian, or other lawful custodian in	1002
a foreign country, if the person to be adopted has been released	1003
for adoption pursuant to the laws of the country in which the	1004
person resides and the release of such person is in a form that	1005
satisfies the requirements of the immigration and naturalization	1006
service of the United States department of justice for purposes of	1007
immigration to the United States pursuant to section 101(b)(1)(F)	1008
of the "Immigration and Nationality Act," 75 Stat. 650 (1961), 8	1009
U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(F), as amended or reenacted.	1010

(K) Except as provided in divisions (G) and (H) of this	1011
section, a juvenile court, agency, or person given notice of the	1012
petition pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 3107.11 of the	1013
Revised Code that fails to file an objection to the petition	1014
within fourteen days after proof is filed pursuant to division (B)	1015
of that section that the notice was given;	1016

(L) Any guardian, custodian, or other party who has temporary	1017
custody of the child.	1018

Sec. 3107.101.  (A) Not later than seven days after a minor	1019
to be adopted is placed in a prospective adoptive home pursuant	1020
to section 5103.16 of the Revised Code, the assessor providing	1021
placement or post placement services in the prospective adoptive	1022
home shall conduct abegin monthly prospective adoptive home	1023
visitvisits in that home, every thirty days, until the court	1024
issues a final decree of adoption. During the prospective adoptive	1025
home visits, the assessor shall evaluate the progression of the	1026
placement in the prospective adoptive home. The assessor shall	1027
include the evaluation in the prefinalization assessment required	1028
under section 3107.12 of the Revised Code.	1029

(B) During the prospective home visit required under division	1030
(A) of this section, the assessor shall make face-to-face contact	1031
with the prospective adoptive parent and the minor to be adopted.	1032
The assessor shall make contact, as prescribed by rule under	1033
division (C) of this section, with all other children or adults	1034
residing in the prospective adoptive home.	1035

(C) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules	1036
in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary for	1037
the implementation and execution of this section.	1038

(D) This section does not apply to an adoption by a	1039
stepparent whose spouse is a biological or adoptive parent of the	1040
minor to be adopted.	1041

Sec. 3107.14.  (A) The petitioner and the person sought to be	1042
adopted shall appear at the hearing on the petition, unless the	1043
presence of either is excused by the court for good cause shown.	1044

(B) The court may continue the hearing from time to time to	1045
permit further observation, investigation, or consideration of any	1046
facts or circumstances affecting the granting of the petition, and	1047
may examine the petitioners separate and apart from each other.	1048

(C) If, at the conclusion of the hearing, the court finds	1049
that the required consents have been obtained or excused and that	1050
the adoption is in the best interest of the person sought to be	1051
adopted as supported by the evidence, it may issue, subject to	1052
division (C)(1) of section 2151.86, section 3107.064, and division	1053
(E) of section 3107.09 of the Revised Code, and any other	1054
limitations specified in this chapter, a final decree of adoption	1055
or an interlocutory order of adoption, which by its own terms	1056
automatically becomes a final decree of adoption on a date	1057
specified in the order, which, except as provided in division (B)	1058
of section 3107.13 of the Revised Code, shall not be less than six	1059
months or more than one year from the date of issuance of the	1060
orderthe person to be adopted is placed in the petitioner's home,	1061
unless sooner vacated by the court for good cause shown. In	1062
determining whether the adoption is in the best interest of the	1063
person sought to be adopted, the court shall not consider the age	1064
of the petitioner if the petitioner is old enough to adopt as	1065
provided by section 3107.03 of the Revised Code.	1066

In an interlocutory order of adoption, the court shall	1067
provide for observation, investigation, and a further report on	1068
the adoptive home during the interlocutory period.	1069

(D) If the requirements for a decree under division (C) of	1070
this section have not been satisfied or the court vacates an	1071
interlocutory order of adoption, or if the court finds that a	1072
person sought to be adopted was placed in the home of the	1073
petitioner in violation of law, the court shall dismiss the	1074
petition and may determine the agency or person to have temporary	1075
or permanent custody of the person, which may include the agency	1076
or person that had custody prior to the filing of the petition or	1077
the petitioner, if the court finds it is in the best interest of	1078
the person as supported by the evidence, or if the person is a	1079
minor, the court may certify the case to the juvenile court of the	1080
county where the minor is then residing for appropriate action and	1081
disposition.	1082

(E) The issuance of a final decree or interlocutory order of	1083
adoption for an adult adoption under division (A)(4) of section	1084
3107.02 of the Revised Code shall not disqualify that adult for	1085
services under section 2151.82 or 2151.83 of the Revised Code.	1086

Sec. 3107.66.  (A) As used in this section:

1087

(1) "Adopted person" includes both an "adopted person" as	1088
defined in section 3107.39 of the Revised Code and an "adopted	1089
person" as defined in section 3107.45 of the Revised Code.	1090

(2) "Adoptive parent" means a person who adopted an adopted	1091
person.	1092

(3) "Birth parent" means the biological parent of an adopted	1093
person.	1094

(4) "Birth sibling" means a biological sibling of an adopted	1095
person.	1096

(5) "Nonidentifying information" means information that is	1097
not identifying information as defined in section 3107.01 of the	1098
Revised Code.	1099

(B) An adopted person age eighteen or older, an adoptive	1100
parent of an adopted person under age eighteen, or an adoptive	1101
family member of a deceased adopted person may submit a written	1102
request to the agency or attorney who arranged the adopted	1103
person's adoption, or the probate court that finalized the adopted	1104
person's adoption, for the agency, attorney, or court to provide	1105
the adopted person, adoptive parent, or adoptive family member	1106
information about the adopted person's birth parent or birth	1107
sibling contained in the agency's, attorney's, or court's adoption	1108
records that is nonidentifying information. Except as provided in	1109
division (C) of this section, the agency, attorney, or court shall	1110
provide the adopted person, adoptive parent, or adoptive family	1111
member the information sought within a reasonable amount of time.	1112
The agency, attorney, or court may charge a reasonable fee for	1113
providing the information.	1114

A birth parent of an adopted person eighteen years of age or	1115
older, a birth sibling age eighteen or older, or a birth family	1116
member of a deceased birth parent may submit a written request to	1117
the agency or attorney who arranged the adopted person's adoption,	1118
or the probate court that finalized the adoption, for the agency,	1119
attorney, or court to provide the birth parent, birth sibling, or	1120
birth family member information about the adopted person or	1121
adoptive parent contained in the agency's, attorney's, or court's	1122
adoption records that is nonidentifying information. Except as	1123
provided in division (C) of this section, the agency, attorney, or	1124
court shall provide the birth parent, birth sibling, or birth	1125
family member the information sought within a reasonable amount of	1126
time. The agency, attorney, or court may charge a reasonable fee	1127
for providing the information.	1128

(C) An agency or attorney that has permanently ceased to	1129
arrange adoptions is not subject to division (B) of this section.	1130
If the adoption records of such an agency or attorney are held by	1131
a probate court, person, or other governmental entity pursuant to	1132
section 3107.67 of the Revised Code, the adopted person, adoptive	1133
parent, adoptive family member, birth parent, birth sibling, or	1134
birth family member may submit the written request that otherwise	1135
would be submitted to the agency or attorney under division (B) of	1136
this section to the court, person, or other governmental entity	1137
that holds the records. On receipt of the request, the court,	1138
person, or other governmental entity shall provide the information	1139
that the agency or attorney would have been required to provide	1140
within a reasonable amount of time. The court, person, or other	1141
governmental entity may charge a reasonable fee for providing the	1142
information.	1143

(D) Prior to providing nonidentifying information pursuant to	1144
division (B) or (C) of this section, the person or governmental	1145
entity providing the information shall review the record to ensure	1146
that all identifying information about any person contained in the	1147
record is deleted.	1148

Sec. 3313.6011.  (A) As used in this section, "sexual	1149
activity" has the same meaning as in section 2907.01 of the	1150
Revised Code.	1151

(B) Instruction in venereal disease education pursuant to	1152
division (A)(5)(c) of section 3313.60 of the Revised Code shall	1153
emphasize that abstinence from sexual activity is the only	1154
protection that is one hundred per cent effective against unwanted	1155
pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and the sexual	1156
transmission of a virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency	1157
syndrome.	1158

(C) In adopting minimum standards under section 3301.07 of	1159
the Revised Code, the state board of education shall require	1160
course material and instruction in venereal disease education	1161
courses taught pursuant to division (A)(5)(c) of section 3313.60	1162
of the Revised Code to do all of the following:	1163

(1) Stress that students should abstain from sexual activity	1164
until after marriage;	1165

(2) Teach the potential physical, psychological, emotional,	1166
and social side effects of participating in sexual activity	1167
outside of marriage;	1168

(3) Teach that conceiving children out of wedlock is likely	1169
to have harmful consequences for the child, the child's parents,	1170
and society;	1171

(4) Stress that sexually transmitted diseases are serious	1172
possible hazards of sexual activity;	1173

(5) Advise students of the laws pertaining to financial	1174
responsibility of parents to children born in and out of wedlock;	1175

(6) Advise students of the circumstances under which it is	1176
criminal to have sexual contact with a person under the age of	1177
sixteen pursuant to section 2907.04 of the Revised Code;	1178

(7) Emphasize adoption as an option for unintended	1179
pregnancies.	1180

(D) Any model education program for health education the	1181
state board of education adopts shall conform to the requirements	1182
of this section.	1183

(E) On and after March 18, 1999, and notwithstanding section	1184
3302.07 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of public	1185
instruction shall not approve, pursuant to section 3302.07 of the	1186
Revised Code, any waiver of any requirement of this section or of	1187
any rule adopted by the state board of education pursuant to this	1188
section.	1189

Sec. 3317.024.  In addition to the moneys paid to eligible	1190
school districts pursuant to section 3317.022 of the Revised Code,	1191
moneys appropriated for the education programs in divisions (A) to	1192
(I), (K), (L), and (N) of this section shall be distributed to	1193
school districts meeting the requirements of section 3317.01 of	1194
the Revised Code; in the case of divisions (G) and (L) of this	1195
section, to educational service centers as provided in section	1196
3317.11 of the Revised Code; in the case of divisions (D) and (J)	1197
of this section, to county MR/DD boards; in the case of division	1198
(N) of this section, to joint vocational school districts; in the	1199
case of division (H) of this section, to cooperative education	1200
school districts; and in the case of division (M) of this section,	1201
to the institutions defined under section 3317.082 of the Revised	1202
Code providing elementary or secondary education programs to	1203
children other than children receiving special education under	1204
section 3323.091 of the Revised Code. The following shall be	1205
distributed monthly, quarterly, or annually as may be determined	1206
by the state board of education:	1207

(A) An amount for each island school district and each joint	1208
state school district for the operation of each high school and	1209
each elementary school maintained within such district and for	1210
capital improvements for such schools. Such amounts shall be	1211
determined on the basis of standards adopted by the state board of	1212
education.	1213

(B) An amount for each school district operating classes for	1214
children of migrant workers who are unable to be in attendance in	1215
an Ohio school during the entire regular school year. The amounts	1216
shall be determined on the basis of standards adopted by the state	1217
board of education, except that payment shall be made only for	1218
subjects regularly offered by the school district providing the	1219
classes.	1220

(C) An amount for each school district with guidance,	1221
testing, and counseling programs approved by the state board of	1222
education. The amount shall be determined on the basis of	1223
standards adopted by the state board of education.	1224

(D) An amount for the emergency purchase of school buses as	1225
provided for in section 3317.07 of the Revised Code;	1226

(E) An amount for each school district required to pay	1227
tuition for a child in an institution maintained by the department	1228
of youth services pursuant to section 3317.082 of the Revised	1229
Code, provided the child was not included in the calculation of	1230
the district's average daily membership for the preceding school	1231
year.	1232

(F) An amount for adult basic literacy education for each	1233
district participating in programs approved by the state board of	1234
education. The amount shall be determined on the basis of	1235
standards adopted by the state board of education.	1236

(G) An amount for the approved cost of transporting eligible	1237
pupils with disabilities attending a special education program	1238
approved by the department of education whom it is impossible or	1239
impractical to transport by regular school bus in the course of	1240
regular route transportation provided by the district or service	1241
center. No district or service center is eligible to receive a	1242
payment under this division for the cost of transporting any pupil	1243
whom it transports by regular school bus and who is included in	1244
the district's transportation ADM. The state board of education	1245
shall establish standards and guidelines for use by the department	1246
of education in determining the approved cost of such	1247
transportation for each district or service center.	1248

(H) An amount to each school district, including each	1249
cooperative education school district, pursuant to section 3313.81	1250
of the Revised Code to assist in providing free lunches to needy	1251
children and an amount to assist needy school districts in	1252
purchasing necessary equipment for food preparation. The amounts	1253
shall be determined on the basis of rules adopted by the state	1254
board of education.	1255

(I) An amount to each school district, for each pupil	1256
attending a chartered nonpublic elementary or high school within	1257
the district. The amount shall equal the amount appropriated for	1258
the implementation of section 3317.06 of the Revised Code divided	1259
by the average daily membership in grades kindergarten through	1260
twelve in nonpublic elementary and high schools within the state	1261
as determined during the first full week in October of each school	1262
year.	1263

(J) An amount for each county MR/DD board, distributed on the	1264
basis of standards adopted by the state board of education, for	1265
the approved cost of transportation required for children	1266
attending special education programs operated by the county MR/DD	1267
board under section 3323.09 of the Revised Code;	1268

(K) An amount for each school district that establishes a	1269
mentor teacher program that complies with rules of the state board	1270
of education. No school district shall be required to establish or	1271
maintain such a program in any year unless sufficient funds are	1272
appropriated to cover the district's total costs for the program.	1273

(L) An amount to each school district or educational service	1274
center for the total number of gifted units approved pursuant to	1275
section 3317.05 of the Revised Code. The amount for each such unit	1276
shall be the sum of the minimum salary for the teacher of the	1277
unit, calculated on the basis of the teacher's training level and	1278
years of experience pursuant to the salary schedule prescribed in	1279
the version of section 3317.13 of the Revised Code in effect prior	1280
to July 1, 2001, plus fifteen per cent of that minimum salary	1281
amount, plus two thousand six hundred seventy-eight dollars.	1282

(M) An amount to each institution defined under section	1283
3317.082 of the Revised Code providing elementary or secondary	1284
education to children other than children receiving special	1285
education under section 3323.091 of the Revised Code. This amount	1286
for any institution in any fiscal year shall equal the total of	1287
all tuition amounts required to be paid to the institution under	1288
division (A)(1) of section 3317.082 of the Revised Code.	1289

(N) A grant to each school district and joint vocational	1290
school district that operates a "graduation, reality, and	1291
dual-role skills" (GRADS) program for pregnant and parenting	1292
students that is approved by the department. The amount of the	1293
payment shall be the district's state share percentage, as defined	1294
in section 3317.022 or 3317.16 of the Revised Code, times the	1295
GRADS personnel allowance times the full-time-equivalent number of	1296
GRADS teachers approved by the department. The GRADS personnel	1297
allowance is $47,555 in fiscal years 2008 and 2009. The GRADS	1298
program shall include instruction on adoption as an option for	1299
unintended pregnancies.	1300

The state board of education or any other board of education	1301
or governing board may provide for any resident of a district or	1302
educational service center territory any educational service for	1303
which funds are made available to the board by the United States	1304
under the authority of public law, whether such funds come	1305
directly or indirectly from the United States or any agency or	1306
department thereof or through the state or any agency, department,	1307
or political subdivision thereof.	1308

Sec. 5103.03.  (A) The director of job and family services	1309
shall adopt rules as necessary for the adequate and competent	1310
management of institutions or associations. The director shall	1311
ensure that foster care home study rules adopted under this	1312
section align any home study content, time period, and process	1313
with any home study content, time period, and process required by	1314
rules adopted under section 3107.033 of the Revised Code.	1315

(B)(1) Except for facilities under the control of the	1316
department of youth services, places of detention for children	1317
established and maintained pursuant to sections 2152.41 to 2152.44	1318
of the Revised Code, and child day-care centers subject to Chapter	1319
5104. of the Revised Code, the department of job and family	1320
services every two years shall pass upon the fitness of every	1321
institution and association that receives, or desires to receive	1322
and care for children, or places children in private homes.	1323

(2) When the department of job and family services is	1324
satisfied as to the care given such children, and that the	1325
requirements of the statutes and rules covering the management of	1326
such institutions and associations are being complied with, it	1327
shall issue to the institution or association a certificate to	1328
that effect. A certificate is valid for two years, unless sooner	1329
revoked by the department. When determining whether an institution	1330
or association meets a particular requirement for certification,	1331
the department may consider the institution or association to have	1332
met the requirement if the institution or association shows to the	1333
department's satisfaction that it has met a comparable requirement	1334
to be accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation	1335
organization.	1336

(3) The department may issue a temporary certificate valid	1337
for less than one year authorizing an institution or association	1338
to operate until minimum requirements have been met.	1339

(4) An institution or association that knowingly makes a	1340
false statement that is included as a part of certification under	1341
this section is guilty of the offense of falsification under	1342
section 2921.13 of the Revised Code and the department shall not	1343
certify that institution or association.	1344

(C) The department may revoke a certificate if it finds that	1345
the institution or association is in violation of law or rule. No	1346
juvenile court shall commit a child to an association or	1347
institution that is required to be certified under this section if	1348
its certificate has been revoked or, if after revocation, the date	1349
of reissue is less than fifteen months prior to the proposed	1350
commitment.	1351

(D) Every two years, on a date specified by the department,	1352
each institution or association desiring certification or	1353
recertification shall submit to the department a report showing	1354
its condition, management, competency to care adequately for the	1355
children who have been or may be committed to it or to whom it	1356
provides care or services, the system of visitation it employs for	1357
children placed in private homes, and other information the	1358
department requires.	1359

(E) The department shall, not less than once each year, send	1360
a list of certified institutions and associations to each juvenile	1361
court and certified association or institution.	1362

(F) No person shall receive children or receive or solicit	1363
money on behalf of such an institution or association not so	1364
certified or whose certificate has been revoked.	1365

(G) The director may delegate by rule any duties imposed on	1366
it by this section to inspect and approve family foster homes and	1367
specialized foster homes to public children services agencies,	1368
private child placing agencies, or private noncustodial agencies.	1369

(H) If the director of job and family services determines	1370
that an institution or association that cares for children is	1371
operating without a certificate, the director may petition the	1372
court of common pleas in the county in which the institution or	1373
association is located for an order enjoining its operation. The	1374
court shall grant injunctive relief upon a showing that the	1375
institution or association is operating without a certificate.	1376

(I) If both of the following are the case, the director of	1377
job and family services may petition the court of common pleas of	1378
any county in which an institution or association that holds a	1379
certificate under this section operates for an order, and the	1380
court may issue an order, preventing the institution or	1381
association from receiving additional children into its care or an	1382
order removing children from its care:	1383

(1) The department has evidence that the life, health, or	1384
safety of one or more children in the care of the institution or	1385
association is at imminent risk.	1386

(2) The department has issued a proposed adjudication order	1387
pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to deny renewal of or	1388
revoke the certificate of the institution or association.	1389

Sec. 5107.30.  (A) As used in this section:

1390

(1) "Equivalent of a high school diploma" and "good cause"	1391
have the meanings established in rules adopted under section	1392
5107.05 of the Revised Code.	1393

(2) "Participating teen" means an individual to whom all of	1394
the following apply:	1395

(a) The individual is a participant of Ohio works first;

1396

(b) The individual is under age eighteen or is age eighteen	1397
and in school and is a natural or adoptive parent or is pregnant;	1398

(c) The individual is subject to the LEAP program's	1399
requirements.	1400

(3) "School" means an educational program that is designed to	1401
lead to the attainment of a high school diploma or the equivalent	1402
of a high school diploma.	1403

(B) The director of job and family services may conduct a	1404
program titled the "LEAP program" in accordance with rules adopted	1405
under section 5107.05 of the Revised Code. The purpose of the LEAP	1406
program is to encourage teens to complete school. The LEAP program	1407
shall provide information on adoption as an option for unintended	1408
pregnancies to participating teens.	1409

Every participating teen shall attend school in accordance	1410
with the requirements governing the LEAP program unless the	1411
participating teen shows good cause for not attending school. The	1412
department shall provide, in addition to the cash assistance	1413
payment provided under Ohio works first, an incentive payment, in	1414
an amount determined by the department, to every participating	1415
teen who attends school in accordance with the requirements	1416
governing the LEAP program. In addition to the incentive payment,	1417
the department may provide other incentives to participating teens	1418
who attend school in accordance with the LEAP program's	1419
requirements. The department shall reduce the cash assistance	1420
payment, in an amount determined by the department, under Ohio	1421
works first to every participating teen who fails or refuses,	1422
without good cause, to meet the LEAP program's requirements.	1423

Every participating teen shall enter into a written agreement	1424
with the county department of job and family services that	1425
specifies all of the following:	1426

(1) The participating teen, to be eligible to receive the	1427
incentive payment and other incentives, if any, under this	1428
section, must meet the requirements of the LEAP program.	1429

(2) The incentive payment and other incentives, if any, will	1430
be provided if the participating teen meets the requirements of	1431
the LEAP program.	1432

(3) The participating teen's cash assistance payment under	1433
Ohio works first will be reduced if the participating teen fails	1434
or refuses without good cause to attend school in accordance with	1435
the requirements governing the LEAP program.	1436

(C) A minor head of household's participation in the LEAP	1437
program shall be counted in determining whether a county	1438
department of job and family services meets the requirement of	1439
section 5107.44 of the Revised Code.	1440

(D) Subject to the availability of funds, county departments	1441
of job and family services shall provide for participating teens	1442
to receive support services the county department determines to be	1443
necessary for LEAP participation. Support services may include	1444
publicly funded child care under Chapter 5104. of the Revised	1445
Code, transportation, and other services.	1446

Sec. 5153.122.  Each PCSA caseworker hired after January 1,	1447
2007, shall complete at least one hundred two hours of in-service	1448
training during the first year of the caseworker's continuous	1449
employment as a PCSA caseworker, except that the executive	1450
director of the public children services agency may waive the	1451
training requirement for a school of social work graduate who	1452
participated in the university partnership program described in	1453
division (D) of section 5101.141 of the Revised Code. The training	1454
shall consist of courses in recognizingall of the following:	1455

(A) Recognizing, accepting reports of, and preventing child	1456
abuse, neglect, and dependency; assessing	1457

(B) Assessing child safety; assessing

1458

(C) Assessing risks; interviewing

1459

(D) Interviewing persons; investigating

1460

(E) Investigating cases; intervening

1461

(F) Intervening; providing

1462

(G) Providing services to children and their families; the

1463

(H) The importance of and need for accurate data;	1464
preparation	1465

(I) Preparation for court; maintenance

1466

(J) Maintenance of case record information; and other

1467

(K) Other topics relevant to child abuse, neglect, and	1468
dependency. The training shall also include courses in the;	1469

(L) The legal duties of PCSA caseworkers to protect the	1470
constitutional and statutory rights of children and families from	1471
the initial time of contact during investigation through	1472
treatment that shall include, including instruction regarding	1473
parents' rights and the limitations that the Fourth Amendment to	1474
the United States Constitution places upon caseworkers and their	1475
investigations;	1476

(M) Educating pregnant or parenting persons who are the	1477
subjects of the caseworker's cases on adoption as an option for	1478
unintendend pregnancies.	1479

After a PCSA caseworker's first year of continuous employment	1480
as a PCSA caseworker, the caseworker annually shall complete	1481
thirty-six hours of training in areas relevant to the caseworker's	1482
assigned duties.	1483

During the first two years of continuous employment as a PCSA	1484
caseworker, each PCSA caseworker shall complete at least twelve	1485
hours of training in recognizing the signs of domestic violence	1486
and its relationship to child abuse as established in rules the	1487
director of job and family services shall adopt pursuant to	1488
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The twelve hours may be in	1489
addition to the training required during the caseworker's first	1490
year of employment or part of the training required during the	1491
second year of employment.	1492

Sec. 5153.123.  Each PCSA caseworker supervisor shall	1493
complete at least sixty hours of in-service training during the	1494
first year of the supervisor's continuous employment as a PCSA	1495
caseworker supervisor. The training shall include courses in	1496
screening reports of child abuse, neglect, or dependency, and	1497
promoting the education of pregnant or parenting persons who are	1498
the subjects of a PCSA caseworker's cases on adoption as an option	1499
for unintended pregnancies. After a PCSA caseworker supervisor's	1500
first year of continuous employment as a PCSA caseworker	1501
supervisor, the supervisor annually shall complete thirty hours	1502
of training in areas relevant to the supervisor's assigned	1503
duties. During the first two years of continuous employment as a	1504
PCSA caseworker supervisor, each PCSA caseworker supervisor shall	1505
complete at least twelve hours of training in recognizing the	1506
signs of domestic violence and its relationship to child abuse as	1507
established in rules the director of job and family services	1508
shall adopt pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The	1509
twelve hours may be in addition to the training required during	1510
the supervisor's first year of employment or part of the training	1511
required during the second year of employment.	1512

Section 2.  That existing sections 2151.353, 2151.361,	1513
2151.414, 2151.415, 3107.033, 3107.055, 3107.06, 3107.07,	1514
3107.101, 3107.14, 3107.66, 3313.6011, 3317.024, 5103.03,	1515
5107.30, 5153.122, and 5153.123 of the Revised Code are hereby	1516
repealed.	1517

Section 3. The Director of Job and Family Services shall	1518
establish a Child-Centered Recruitment Task Force. The Task Force	1519
shall consist of the Director of Job and Family Services, adoption	1520
professionals, and at least one professional from a public	1521
children services agency, private noncustodial agency, and private	1522
child placing agency. One member of the Task Force shall represent	1523
an agency that has created, utilized, or is currently utilizing,	1524
child-centered recruitment. Members of the Task Force shall serve	1525
without compensation.	1526

The Department of Job and Family Services shall provide the	1527
Task Force with meeting space and administrative support.	1528

The Task Force shall compile all effective procedures,	1529
models, and other relevant information regarding child-centered	1530
recruitment that public children services agencies, private	1531
noncustodial agencies, and private child placing agencies	1532
currently using child-centered recruitment utilize when seeking	1533
adoptive families for children in permanent custody.	1534

After compiling the procedures, models, or other relevant	1535
information, the Task Force shall create a uniform child-centered	1536
recruitment model based on the information compiled. The model	1537
shall include recommendations for finding an adoptive family for	1538
both of the following: (1) a child who has been in the custody of	1539
a public children services agency for at least one year and (2) a	1540
child who is nine years of age or older, in the custody of a	1541
public children services agency, and does not have a potential	1542
adoptive family identified. Not later than December 1, 2008, the	1543
Task Force shall disseminate the model to all public children	1544
services agencies, private noncustodial agencies, and private	1545
child placing agencies in this state. Upon dissemination of the	1546
uniform child-centered recruitment model, the Task Force shall	1547
cease to exist.	1548