such practices and policies. (7) At the commencement of employment, and annually thereafter, the institution must provide each employee a copy of the applicable Justice Center created or approved code of conduct required to read and to acknowledge that he or she has read and understands such code of conduct. Failure on the part of staff to acknowledge the code of conduct can result in disciplinary action including termination, consistent with appropriate collective bargaining agreements. Existing subdivision 443.2(b) of Title 18 is amended at paragraphs (5)-(8) to read as follows: (5)(i) inform persons who express an interest in becoming, or who to become a certified or approved foster parent, that the agency must inquire of the Office of Children and Family Services whether any person who applies for certification or approval to be a foster parent and whether any person over the age of 18 who resides in the home of the applicant is the subject of an indicated child abuse or maltreatment report on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment and inform such persons that if they, or any other person over the age of 18 who resides in the home of the applicant, resided in another state at any time during the five years preceding the application for certification or approval as a foster parent made in accordance with this Part, the agency will request child abuse and maltreatment information maintained by the child abuse and maltreatment registry from the applicable child welfare agency in each such state of previous residence; and (ii) inform persons who express an interest in becoming foster parents or who apply to become certified or approved foster parents, that as part of the application process the agency must
such practices and policies. (7) At the commencement of employment, and annually thereafter, the institution must provide each employee a copy of the applicable Justice Center created or approved code of conduct required to read and to acknowledge that he or she has read and understands such code of conduct. Failure on the part of staff to acknowledge the code of conduct can result in disciplinary action including termination, consistent with appropriate collective bargaining agreements. Existing subdivision 443.2(b) of Title 18 is amended at paragraphs (5)-(8) to read as follows: (5)(i) inform persons who express an interest in becoming, or who to become a certified or approved foster parent, that the agency must inquire of the Office of Children and Family Services whether any person who applies for certification or approval to be a foster parent and whether any person over the age of 18 who resides in the home of the applicant is the subject of an indicated child abuse or maltreatment report on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment and inform such persons that if they, or any other person over the age of 18 who resides in the home of the applicant, resided in another state at any time during the five years preceding the application for certification or approval as a foster parent made in accordance with this Part, the agency will request child abuse and maltreatment information maintained by the child abuse and maltreatment registry from the applicable child welfare agency in each such state of previous residence; and (ii) inform persons who express an interest in becoming foster parents or who apply to become certified or approved foster parents, that as part of the application process the agency must
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