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2001 SESSION
HB 1595 Adoptive parents; background check.
Introduced by: Richard H. Black | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Child welfare agencies; criminal background checks. Provides that a child-placing agency may approve as an adoptive parent an applicant convicted of not more than one misdemeanor simple assault conviction provided 10 years have elapsed following the conviction.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Child welfare agencies; criminal background checks. Provides that a child-placing agency may approve as an adoptive parent an applicant convicted of not more than one misdemeanor simple assault conviction provided 10 years have elapsed following the conviction.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Child welfare agencies; criminal background checks. Provides that a child-placing agency may approve as an adoptive parent an applicant convicted of one misdemeanor conviction not involving abuse or neglect or moral turpitude, provided five years have elapsed following the conviction.