To amend sections 2101.01, 2101.11, 2151.86, 3107.012, 3107.12, and 3107.14 and to enact section 3107.141 of the Revised Code regarding adoption assessors, prefinalization assessments, and rehabilitation standards a person with a criminal background must meet to become an adoptive or foster parent.

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

Sec. 2101.01. A probate division of the court of common pleas shall be held at the county seat in each county in an office furnished by the board of county commissioners, in which the books, records, and papers pertaining to the probate division shall be deposited and safely kept by the probate judge. The board shall provide suitable cases or other necessary items for the safekeeping and preservation of the books, records, and papers of the court and shall furnish any blankbooks, blanks, and stationery, and any machines, equipment, and materials for the keeping or examining of records, that the probate judge requires in the discharge of official duties. The board also shall authorize expenditures for accountants, financial consultants, and other agents required for auditing or financial consulting by the probate division whenever the probate judge considers these services and expenditures necessary for the efficient performance of the division's duties. The probate judge shall employ and supervise all clerks, deputies, magistrates, and other employees of the probate division. The probate judge shall supervise all probate court investigators AND ASSESSORS in the performance of their duties as investigators AND ASSESSORS and shall employ, appoint, or designate all probate court investigators AND ASSESSORS in the manner described in division DIVISIONS (A)(2) AND (3) of section 2101.11 of the Revised Code.

As used in the Revised Code, "probate court" means the probate division of the court of common pleas, and "probate judge" means the judge of the court of common pleas who is judge of the probate division. All pleadings, forms, journals, and other records filed or used in the probate division shall be entitled "In the Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division," but are not defective if entitled "In the Probate Court."

Sec. 2101.11. (A)(1) The probate judge shall have the care and custody of the files, papers, books, and records belonging to the probate court. He THE PROBATE JUDGE is authorized to perform the duties of clerk of his own THE JUDGE'S court. He THE PROBATE JUDGE may appoint deputy clerks, stenographers, a bailiff, and any other necessary employees, each of whom shall take an oath of office before entering upon the duties of his THE EMPLOYEE'S appointment and, when so qualified, may perform the duties appertaining to the office of clerk of the court.

(2)(a) The probate judge shall provide for one or more probate court investigators to perform the duties that are established for a probate court investigator by the Revised Code or the probate judge. The probate judge may provide for an investigator in any of the following manners, as the court determines is appropriate:

(i) By appointing a person as a full-time or part-time employee of the probate court to serve as investigator, or by designating a current full-time or part-time employee of the probate court to serve as investigator;

(ii) By contracting with a person to serve and be compensated as investigator only when needed by the probate court, as determined by the court, and by designating that person as a probate court investigator during the times when the person is performing the duties of an investigator for the court;

(iii) By entering into an agreement with another department or agency of the county, including, but not limited to, the sheriff's department or the county department of human services, pursuant to which an employee of the other department or agency will serve and perform the duties of investigator for the court, upon request of the probate judge, and designating that employee as a probate court investigator during the times when the person is performing the duties of an investigator for the court.

(b) Each person appointed or otherwise designated as a probate court investigator shall take an oath of office before entering upon the duties of his THE PERSON'S appointment. When so qualified, an investigator may perform the duties that are established for a probate court investigator by the Revised Code or the probate judge.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this division, a probate court investigator shall hold at least a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, education, special education, or a related human services field. A probate judge may waive the education requirement of this division for a person the judge appoints or otherwise designates as a probate court investigator if the judge determines that the person has experience in human services work that is equivalent to the required education.

(d) Within one year after his appointment or designation, a probate court investigator shall attend an orientation course of at least six hours, and each calendar year after the calendar year of his appointment or designation, a probate court investigator shall satisfactorily complete at least six hours of continuing education.

(e) For purposes of divisions (A)(3)(4), (B), and (C) of this section, a person designated as a probate court investigator under division (A)(2)(a)(ii) or (iii) of this section shall be considered an appointee of the probate court at any time that the person is performing the duties established under the Revised Code or by the probate judge for a probate court investigator.

(3)(a) THE PROBATE JUDGE MAY PROVIDE FOR ONE OR MORE PERSONS TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF AN ASSESSOR UNDER SECTIONS 3107.031, 3107.082, 3107.09, AND 3107.12 OF THE REVISED CODE OR MAY ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH PUBLIC CHILDREN SERVICES AGENCIES, PRIVATE CHILD PLACING AGENCIES, OR PRIVATE NONCUSTODIAL AGENCIES UNDER WHICH THE AGENCY PROVIDES FOR ONE OR MORE PERSONS TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF AN ASSESSOR. A PROBATE JUDGE WHO PROVIDES FOR AN ASSESSOR SHALL DO SO IN EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING MANNERS, AS THE JUDGE CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE:

(i) BY APPOINTING A PERSON AS A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE PROBATE COURT TO SERVE AS ASSESSOR, OR BY DESIGNATING A CURRENT FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE PROBATE COURT TO SERVE AS ASSESSOR;

(ii) BY CONTRACTING WITH A PERSON TO SERVE AND BE COMPENSATED AS ASSESSOR ONLY WHEN NEEDED BY THE PROBATE COURT, AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT, AND BY DESIGNATING THAT PERSON AS AN ASSESSOR DURING THE TIMES WHEN THE PERSON IS PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF AN ASSESSOR FOR THE COURT.

(b) EACH PERSON APPOINTED OR DESIGNATED AS A PROBATE COURT ASSESSOR SHALL TAKE AN OATH OF OFFICE BEFORE ENTERING ON THE DUTIES OF THE PERSON'S APPOINTMENT.

(c) A PROBATE COURT ASSESSOR MUST MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN ASSESSOR ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 3107.012 OF THE REVISED CODE.

(d) A PROBATE COURT ASSESSOR SHALL PERFORM ADDITIONAL DUTIES, INCLUDING DUTIES OF AN INVESTIGATOR UNDER DIVISION (A)(2) OF THIS SECTION, WHEN THE PROBATE JUDGE ASSIGNS ADDITIONAL DUTIES TO THE ASSESSOR.

(e) FOR PURPOSES OF DIVISIONS (A)(4), (B), AND (C) OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON DESIGNATED AS A PROBATE COURT ASSESSOR SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN APPOINTEE OF THE PROBATE COURT AT ANY TIME THAT THE PERSON IS PERFORMING ASSESSOR DUTIES.

(4) Each appointee of the probate judge may administer oaths in all cases when necessary, in the discharge of his OFFICIAL duties.

(B)(1)(a) Subject to the appropriation made by the board of county commissioners pursuant to this division, each appointee of a probate judge under division (A) of this section shall receive such compensation and expenses as the judge determines and shall serve during the pleasure of the judge. The compensation of each appointee shall be paid in semimonthly installments by the county treasurer from the county treasury, upon the warrants of the county auditor, certified to by the judge.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, the total compensation paid to all appointees of the probate judge in any calendar year shall not exceed the total fees earned by the probate court during the preceding calendar year, unless the board of county commissioners approves otherwise.

(2) The probate judge annually shall submit a written request for an appropriation to the board of county commissioners that shall set forth estimated administrative expenses of the court, including the salaries of appointees as determined by the judge and any other costs, fees, and expenses, including, but not limited to, those enumerated in section 5123.96 of the Revised Code, that the judge considers reasonably necessary for the operation of the court. The board shall conduct a public hearing with respect to the written request submitted by the judge and shall appropriate such sum of money each year as it determines, after conducting the public hearing and considering the written request of the judge, is reasonably necessary to meet all the administrative expenses of the court, including the salaries of appointees as determined by the judge and any other costs, fees, and expenses, including, but not limited to, the costs, fees, and expenses enumerated in section 5123.96 of the Revised Code.

If the judge considers the appropriation made by the board pursuant to this division insufficient to meet all the administrative expenses of the court, he THE JUDGE shall commence an action under Chapter 2731. of the Revised Code in the court of appeals for the judicial district for a determination of the duty of the board of county commissioners to appropriate the amount of money in dispute. The court of appeals shall give priority to the action filed by the probate judge over all cases pending on its docket. The burden shall be on the probate judge to prove that the appropriation requested is reasonably necessary to meet all administrative expenses of the court. If, prior to the filing of an action under Chapter 2731. of the Revised Code or during the pendency of the action, the judge exercises his THE JUDGE'S contempt power in order to obtain the sum of money in dispute, he THE JUDGE shall not order the imprisonment of any member of the board of county commissioners notwithstanding sections 2705.02 to 2705.06 of the Revised Code.

(C) The probate judge may require any of his THE JUDGE'S appointees to give bond in the sum of not less than one thousand dollars, conditioned for the honest and faithful performance of his THE APPOINTEE'S duties. The sureties on the bonds shall be approved in the manner provided in section 2101.03 of the Revised Code.

The judge is personally liable for the default, malfeasance, or nonfeasance of any such appointee, but, if a bond is required of the appointee, the liability of the judge is limited to the amount by which the loss resulting from the default, malfeasance, or nonfeasance exceeds the amount of the bond.

All bonds required to be given in the probate court, on being accepted and approved by the probate judge, shall be filed in his THE JUDGE'S office.

Sec. 2151.86. (A)(1) The appointing or hiring officer of any entity that employs any person responsible for a child's care in out-of-home care shall request the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to conduct a criminal records check with respect to any applicant who has applied to the entity for employment as a person responsible for a child's care in out-of-home care. The administrative director of any entity that designates a person as a prospective adoptive parent or as a prospective foster parent shall request the superintendent to conduct a criminal records check with respect to that person. If the applicant, prospective adoptive parent, or prospective foster parent does not present proof that the applicant or prospective adoptive or foster parent has been a resident of this state for the five-year period immediately prior to the date upon which the criminal records check is requested or does not provide evidence that within that five-year period the superintendent has requested information about the applicant or prospective adoptive or foster parent from the federal bureau of investigation in a criminal records check, the appointing or hiring officer or administrative director shall request that the superintendent obtain information from the federal bureau of investigation as a part of the criminal records check. If the applicant, prospective adoptive parent, or prospective foster parent presents proof that the applicant or prospective adoptive or foster parent has been a resident of this state for that five-year period, the appointing or hiring officer or administrator may request that the superintendent include information from the federal bureau of investigation in the criminal records check.

(2) Any person required by division (A)(1) of this section to request a criminal records check shall provide to each applicant, prospective adoptive parent, or prospective foster parent a copy of the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and a standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprint impressions prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, obtain the completed form and impression sheet from each applicant, prospective adoptive parent, or prospective foster parent, and forward the completed form and impression sheet to the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation at the time the person requests a criminal records check pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section.

(3) Any applicant, prospective adoptive parent, or prospective foster parent who receives pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section a copy of the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and a copy of an impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section and who is requested to complete the form and provide a set of fingerprint impressions shall complete the form or provide all the information necessary to complete the form and shall provide the impression sheet with the impressions of the applicant's or prospective adoptive or foster parent's fingerprints. If an applicant, prospective adoptive parent, or prospective foster parent, upon request, fails to provide the information necessary to complete the form or fails to provide impressions of the applicant's or prospective adoptive or foster parent's fingerprints, the entity shall not employ that applicant for any position for which a criminal records check is required by division (A)(1) of this section and shall not consider the prospective adoptive parent or prospective foster parent as an adoptive parent or foster parent.

(B)(1) Except as provided in rules adopted by the department of human services in accordance with division (E) of this section, no NO entity shall employ a person as a person responsible for a child's care in out-of-home care or permit a person to become an adoptive parent or foster parent if the person previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following, UNLESS THE PERSON MEETS REHABILITATION STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN RULES ADOPTED UNDER DIVISION (E) OF THIS SECTION:

(a) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.34, 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.23, 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2919.12, 2919.22, 2919.24, 2919.25, 2923.12, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.05, 2925.06, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code, a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, a violation of section 2919.23 of the Revised Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the violation been committed prior to that date,, a violation of section 2925.11 of the Revised Code that is not a minor drug possession offense, or felonious sexual penetration in violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code;

(b) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses described in division (B)(1)(a) of this section.

(2) An out-of-home care entity may employ an applicant conditionally until the criminal records check required by this section is completed and the entity receives the results of the criminal records check. If the results of the criminal records check indicate that, pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, the applicant does not qualify for employment, the entity shall release the applicant from employment.

(C)(1) The out-of-home care entity shall pay to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code for each criminal records check conducted in accordance with that section upon a request pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section.

(2) An out-of-home care entity may charge an applicant, prospective adoptive parent, or prospective foster parent a fee for the costs it incurs in obtaining a criminal records check under this section. A fee charged under this division shall not exceed the amount of fees the entity pays under division (C)(1) of this section. If a fee is charged under this division, the entity shall notify the applicant, prospective adoptive parent, or prospective foster parent at the time of the person's initial application for employment or for becoming an adoptive parent or foster parent of the amount of the fee and that, unless the fee is paid, the entity will not consider the person for employment or as an adoptive parent or foster parent.

(D) The report of any criminal records check conducted by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance with section 109.572 of the Revised Code and pursuant to a request made under division (A)(1) of this section is not a public record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any person other than the applicant, prospective adoptive parent, or prospective foster parent who is the subject of the criminal records check or the applicant's or prospective adoptive or foster parent's representative; the entity requesting the criminal records check or its representative; the state department of human services or a county department of human services; and any court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual involved in a case dealing with the denial of employment to the applicant or the denial of consideration as an adoptive parent or foster parent.

(E) The department of human services shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section, including. THE rules specifying circumstances under which an out-of-home care entity may hire SHALL INCLUDE REHABILITATION STANDARDS a person who has been convicted of OR PLEADED GUILTY TO an offense listed in division (B)(1) of this section but who meets standards in regard to rehabilitation set by the department MUST MEET FOR AN ENTITY TO EMPLOY THE PERSON AS A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR A CHILD'S CARE IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE OR PERMIT THE PERSON TO BECOME AN ADOPTIVE PARENT OR FOSTER PARENT.

(F) Any person required by division (A)(1) of this section to request a criminal records check shall inform each person, at the time of the person's initial application for employment with an entity as a person responsible for a child's care in out-of-home care or the person's initial application for becoming an adoptive parent or foster parent, that the person is required to provide a set of impressions of the person's fingerprints and that a criminal records check is required to be conducted and satisfactorily completed in accordance with section 109.572 of the Revised Code if the person comes under final consideration for appointment or employment as a precondition to employment for that position or if the person is to be given final consideration as an adoptive parent or foster parent.

(G) As used in this section:

(1) "Applicant" means a person who is under final consideration for appointment or employment as a person responsible for a child's care in out-of-home care.

(2) "Person responsible for a child's care in out-of-home care" has the same meaning as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, except that it does not include a prospective employee of the department of youth services or a person responsible for a child's care in a hospital or medical clinic other than a children's hospital.

(3) "Children's hospital" means any of the following:

(a) A hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code that provides general pediatric medical and surgical care, and in which at least seventy-five per cent of annual inpatient discharges for the preceding two calendar years were individuals less than eighteen years of age;

(b) A distinct portion of a hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code that provides general pediatric medical and surgical care, has a total of at least one hundred fifty registered pediatric special care and pediatric acute care beds, and in which at least seventy-five per cent of annual inpatient discharges for the preceding two calendar years were individuals less than eighteen years of age;

(c) A distinct portion of a hospital, if the hospital is registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code as a children's hospital and the children's hospital meets all the requirements of division (G)(3)(a) of this section.

(4) "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in section 109.572 of the Revised Code.

(5) "Minor drug possession offense" has the same meaning as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3107.012. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, only an individual who meets all of the following requirements may perform the duties of an assessor under sections 3107.031, 3107.082, 3107.09, 3107.12, and 5103.152 of the Revised Code:

(1) The individual must be employed IN THE EMPLOY OF, APPOINTED by or under contract with a COURT, public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency;

(2) The individual must be one of the following:

(a) A professional counselor or social worker licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code;

(b) A psychologist licensed under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code;

(c) A student working to earn a post-secondary degree who conducts assessor's duties under the supervision of a professional counselor or social worker licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code or a psychologist licensed under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code;

(d) A civil service employee engaging in social work without a license under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code, as permitted by division (E) of section 4757.16 of the Revised Code.

(3) The individual must complete education programs in accordance with rules adopted under section 3107.013 of the Revised Code.

(B) An individual employed IN THE EMPLOY OF, APPOINTED by, OR UNDER CONTRACT WITH a court prior to the effective date of this section SEPTEMBER 18, 1996, to conduct home studies ADOPTION INVESTIGATIONS of prospective adoptive parents may conduct home studies PERFORM THE DUTIES OF AN ASSESSOR under section SECTIONS 3107.031, 3107.082, 3107.09, 3107.12, AND 5103.152 of the Revised Code if the individual complies with division (A)(3) of this section REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF DIVISION (A)(2) OF THIS SECTION.

(C) A COURT, PUBLIC CHILDREN SERVICES AGENCY, PRIVATE CHILD PLACING AGENCY, OR PRIVATE NONCUSTODIAL AGENCY MAY EMPLOY, APPOINT, OR CONTRACT WITH AN ASSESSOR IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH A PETITION FOR ADOPTION IS FILED AND IN ANY OTHER COUNTY OR LOCATION OUTSIDE THIS STATE WHERE INFORMATION NEEDED TO COMPLETE OR SUPPLEMENT THE ASSESSOR'S DUTIES MAY BE OBTAINED. MORE THAN ONE ASSESSOR MAY BE UTILIZED FOR AN ADOPTION.

Sec. 3107.12. An (A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, AN assessor shall conduct a prefinalization assessment of a minor and petitioner before a court issues a final decree of adoption or finalizes an interlocutory order of adoption for the minor. On completion of the assessment, the assessor shall prepare a written report of the assessment and provide a copy of the report to the court before which the adoption petition is pending.

The report of a prefinalization assessment shall include all of the following:

(A)(1) The adjustment of the minor and the petitioner to the adoptive placement;

(B)(2) The present and anticipated needs of the minor and the petitioner, as determined by a review of the minor's medical and social history, for adoption-related services, including assistance under Title IV-E of the "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 501 (1980), 42 U.S.C.A. 670, as amended, or section 5153.163 of the Revised Code and counseling, case management services, crisis services, diagnostic services, and therapeutic counseling.

(C)(3) The physical, mental, and developmental condition of the minor;

(D)(4) If known, the minor's biological family background, including identifying information about the biological or other legal parents;

(E)(5) The reasons for the minor's placement with the petitioner, the petitioner's attitude toward the proposed adoption, and the circumstances under which the minor was placed in the home of the petitioner;

(F)(6) The attitude of the minor toward the proposed adoption, if the minor's age makes this feasible;

(G)(7) If the minor is an Indian child, as defined in 25 U.S.C.A. 1903(4), how the placement complies with the "Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978," 92 Stat. 3069, 25 U.S.C.A. 1901, as amended.

The assessor shall file the prefinalization report with the court not later than twenty days prior to the date scheduled for the final hearing on the adoption unless the court determines there is good cause for filing the report at a later date.

(B) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY IF THE PETITIONER IS THE MINOR'S STEPPARENT, UNLESS A COURT, AFTER DETERMINING A PREFINALIZATION ASSESSMENT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE MINOR, ORDERS THAT AN ASSESSOR CONDUCT A PREFINALIZATION ASSESSMENT.

(C) The department of human services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code defining "counseling," "case management services," "crisis services," "diagnostic services," and "therapeutic counseling" for the purpose of this section.

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

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

(C) If, at the conclusion of the hearing, the court finds that the required consents have been obtained or excused and that the adoption is in the best interest of the person sought to be adopted as supported by the evidence, it may issue, subject to DIVISION (B)(1) OF SECTION 2151.86, section 3107.064, AND division (E) of section 3107.09 of the Revised Code, and any other limitations specified in this chapter, a final decree of adoption or an interlocutory order of adoption, which by its own terms automatically becomes a final decree of adoption on a date specified in the order, which, except as provided in division (B) of section 3107.13 of the Revised Code, shall not be less than six months or more than one year from the date of issuance of the order, unless sooner vacated by the court for good cause shown. In determining whether the adoption is in the best interest of the person sought to be adopted, the court shall not consider the age of the petitioner if the petitioner is old enough to adopt as provided by section 3107.03 of the Revised Code.

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

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

Sec. 3107.141. AFTER AN ASSESSOR FILES A HOME STUDY REPORT UNDER SECTION 3107.031, A SOCIAL AND MEDICAL HISTORY UNDER SECTION 3107.09, OR A PREFINALIZATION ASSESSMENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 3107.12 of the Revised Code, OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FILES A SOCIAL AND MEDICAL HISTORY UNDER SECTION 3107.091 of the Revised Code, A COURT MAY DO EITHER OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING IF THE COURT DETERMINES THE REPORT OR HISTORY DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE REPORT OR HISTORY OR, IN THE CASE OF A HOME STUDY OR PREFINALIZATION ASSESSMENT REPORT, DOES NOT ENABLE THE COURT TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN ADOPTION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE MINOR TO BE ADOPTED:

(1) ORDER THE ASSESSOR OR DEPARTMENT TO REDO OR SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT OR HISTORY IN A MANNER THE COURT DIRECTS;

(2) APPOINT A DIFFERENT ASSESSOR TO REDO OR SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT OR HISTORY IN A MANNER THE COURT DIRECTS.