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2005 SESSION

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HB 2002 Foster parents; approval of applicant if not convicted of more than one misdemeanor.

Introduced by: Allen W. Dudley | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Background checks for foster parents. Authorizes a child-placing agency to approve as a foster parent an applicant with not more than one assault and battery conviction as set out in § 18.2-57 as long as the conviction did not involve abuse, neglect, moral turpitude, or a minor, and provided 10 years have elapsed since the conviction. A nearly identical provision is already in state law for adoptive parents.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Background checks for foster parents. Authorizes a child-placing agency to approve as a foster parent an applicant with not more than one assault and battery conviction as set out in § 18.2-57 as long as the conviction did not involve abuse, neglect or moral turpitude, and provided 10 years have elapsed since the conviction. This provision is already in state law for adoptive parents.