allow a child in foster care to participate in age or developmentally appropriate activities. (26) means a plan developed pursuant to Section ‘Safety Plan’ 637645. (25)(27) of the means a person who is alleged or ‘Subject report’ determined to have abused or neglected the child, who is mentioned by name in a report or finding. (26)(28) means all initial reports of child ‘Suspected report’ abuse or neglect received pursuant to this chapter. (29) means a plan developed pursuant to ‘Treatment Plan’ Section 6371670. (27)(30) means a report made pursuant to ‘Unfounded report’ this chapter for which there is not a preponderance of evidence to believe that the child is abused or neglected. For the purposes of this chapter, it is presumed that all reports are unfounded unless the department determines otherwise.” SECTION 5. Section 637650 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: 637650. Before agreeing to or acquiescing in a “Section corrective action that involves the placement of the a child with a relative or other person or making an interim placement with a relative while retaining custody of the child or as soon as possible after agreeing to or acquiescing to the placement of the child the department shall follow procedures established in Section 637645. in a corrective action, the department shall secure from the relative or other person and other adults in the home an affidavit attesting to information necessary to determine whether a criminal history or history of child abuse or neglect exists and whether this history indicates there is a significant risk that the child would be threatened with abuse or neglect in the home of the relative or other person. As soon as possible, the department shall confirm the information supplied in the affidavit by checking the Central Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect, other relevant department records, county sex offender registries, and records for the preceding five years of law enforcement agencies in the jurisdiction in which the relative or other person resides and, to the extent reasonably possible, jurisdictions in which the relative or other person has resided during that period. The department must not agree to or acquiesce in a placement if the affidavit or these records reveal information indicating there is a significant risk that the child would be threatened with abuse or neglect in the home of the relative or other person. The relative or other person must consent to a check of the above records by the department.”
allow a child in foster care to participate in age or developmentally appropriate activities. (26) ‘Safety Plan’ means a plan developed pursuant to Section 637645. (25)(27) ‘Subject of the report’ means a person who is alleged or determined to have abused or neglected the child, who is mentioned by name in a report or finding. (26)(28) ‘Suspected report’ means all initial reports of child abuse or neglect received pursuant to this chapter. (29) ‘Treatment Plan’ means a plan developed pursuant to Section 6371670. (27)(30) ‘Unfounded report’ means a report made pursuant to this chapter for which there is not a preponderance of evidence to believe that the child is abused or neglected. For the purposes of this chapter, it is presumed that all reports are unfounded unless the department determines otherwise.” SECTION 5. Section 637650 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: “Section 637650. Before agreeing to or acquiescing in a corrective action that involves the placement of the a child with a relative or other person or making an interim placement with a relative while retaining custody of the child or as soon as possible after agreeing to or acquiescing to the placement of the child the department shall follow procedures established in Section 637645. in a corrective action, the department shall secure from the relative or other person and other adults in the home an affidavit attesting to information necessary to determine whether a criminal history or history of child abuse or neglect exists and whether this history indicates there is a significant risk that the child would be threatened with abuse or neglect in the home of the relative or other person. As soon as possible, the department shall confirm the information supplied in the affidavit by checking the Central Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect, other relevant department records, county sex offender registries, and records for the preceding five years of law enforcement agencies in the jurisdiction in which the relative or other person resides and, to the extent reasonably possible, jurisdictions in which the relative or other person has resided during that period. The department must not agree to or acquiesce in a placement if the affidavit or these records reveal information indicating there is a significant risk that the child would be threatened with abuse or neglect in the home of the relative or other person. The relative or other person must consent to a check of the above records by the department.”
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