An Act relating to background checks for kinship foster care

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An Act relating to background checks for kinship foster care

An Act relating to background checks for kinship foster care By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

• An Act relating to background checks for kinship foster care By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
• 205) of Donald R.
• Berthiaume, Jr., relative to background checks for kinship foster care.
• Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

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Official Summary Text

An Act relating to background checks for kinship foster care
By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 205) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., relative to background checks for kinship foster care. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.205

Section 32 of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:- the department shall screen potential grandparent care givers with a twenty year maximum look back on the potential guardian’s record. This is applicable to any minor infraction that has not been repeated since the first infraction. Instances of felonies, violence, and sexual offenses, no matter when it occurred, will not be removed from the look back.

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