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S. B. No. 163 As IntroducedAs Introduced
129th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2011-2012 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Turner, Cates, Lehner
A BILL
To enact section 2151.411 of the Revised Code to
require generally that siblings in the custody of
a public children services agency be placed
together.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 2151.411 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 2151.411. Whenever a child comes into the custody of a
public children services agency, either as part of a sibling group
or subsequent to the previous placement of a sibling, the agency
shall make reasonable efforts to place the siblings together,
unless it would be contrary to the siblings' best interest or
well-being. If siblings are not placed together, the agency shall
make reasonable efforts to ensure the siblings' interaction,
unless it would be contrary to the siblings' placement or
well-being.
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