PCSAO Legislative Report

These are the bills that have been reviewed by PCSAO's Legislative Committee and a position has been confirmed by the Board of Trustees.
Prepared by: Mary Wachtel
Report created on March 28, 2024
 
HB50FOSTER CARE-ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AGE (PELANDA D, GROSSMAN C) To extend the age for which a person is eligible for federal foster care and adoption assistance payments under Title IV-E to age twenty-one, to provide a ward's bill of rights, to require that a guardian receive the Ohio Guardianship Guide; and to conform to recent amendments to federal Title IV-E program requirements.
 Current Status:   6/13/2016 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 9/13/16
 Recent Status:   6/8/2016 - Sent to Governor for Signature
5/25/2016 - Consideration of Senate Amendments; House Does Concur, Vote 89-7
 Comments:   PCSAO membership voted to support this bill in March 2015. For more information and resources please visit the links provided below.
 Position:   Support
 More Information:   http://www.pcsao.org/pdf/advocacy/PCSAO%20testimony%20HB325%20Senate%20May%202016.pdf
 State Bill Page:   https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-50
 
HB63CHILD ABUSE-NEGLECT REPORTING (PELANDA D, GROSSMAN C) To require mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect to notify the county public children services agency when an attorney in fact under a document that purports to grant parental rights requests services from them, to require the agency to investigate the child's placement with the attorney in fact, and to require the agency to file a dependency complaint if it determines that the placement is unsafe for the child.
 Current Status:   12/8/2016 - Senate Civil Justice, (Third Hearing)
 Recent Status:   12/7/2016 - Senate Civil Justice, (Third Hearing)
11/30/2016 - Senate Civil Justice, (Second Hearing)
 Comments:   PCSAO supports Revised Sub HB63, as adopted by the House Community and Family Advancement Committee on Apr. 19, 2016.   This bill is intended to address unregulated child custody transfers (rehoming). For more information and resources please visit links provided below. 
 Position:   Support
 More Information:   http://www.pcsao.org/pdf/advocacy/HB63Testimony4-16.pdf
 State Bill Page:   https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-63
 
HB299CUSTODIAN-AUTISM SCHOLARSHIP (BLESSING III L, REZABEK J) To permit the temporary, legal, or permanent custodian of a qualified child to apply for an Autism Scholarship.
 Current Status:   5/31/2016 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 8/31/16
 Recent Status:   5/27/2016 - Sent to Governor for Signature
5/4/2016 - Consideration of Senate Amendments; House Does Concur, Vote 96-0
 Comments:   PCSAO supports the expansion of the definition of "parent" to include the temporary, legal, or permanent custodians for purpose of this program. 
 Position:   Support
 State Bill Page:   https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-299
 
HB325PREGNANCY-CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (GREEN D, O'BRIEN S) Regarding encouraging pregnant women who are addicted to controlled substances to seek treatment.
 Current Status:   11/30/2016 - PASSED BY SENATE; Vote 32-0
 Recent Status:   11/30/2016 - Bills for Third Consideration
11/30/2016 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, Senate Government Oversight and Reform, (Third Hearing)
 Comments:   PCSAO supports bill as it addresses a barrier to treatment. For more information and resources please visit links provided below.  
 Position:   Support
 More Information:   http://www.pcsao.org/pdf/advocacy/PCSAO%20testimony%20HB50%20final%20Senate%20Finance%20May%2017%202016.pdf
 State Bill Page:   https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-325
 
HB344ADOPTION FILES (PELANDA D) Regarding the maintenance of and access to adoption files and social and medical histories.
 Current Status:   10/13/2015 - House Community and Family Advancement, (Second Hearing)
 Recent Status:   10/6/2015 - House Community and Family Advancement, (First Hearing)
9/30/2015 - Referred to Committee House Community and Family Advancement
 Position:   Support
 State Bill Page:   https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-344
 
HB410TRUANCY-NATIONAL GUARD SCHOLARSHIP (REZABEK J, HAYES B) To modify truancy and compulsory school attendance law and to specify that a National Guard scholarship recipient who fails to complete the recipient's term of enlistment in the National Guard due to enlistment, warrant, commission, or appointment in the United States armed forces is not liable for repayment of the scholarship.
 Current Status:   1/4/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 4/6/17
 Recent Status:   12/27/2016 - Sent to Governor for Signature
12/8/2016 - Consideration of Senate Amendments; House Does Concur, Vote 90-2
 Comments:   Monitor for impact on PCSAs and children in custody
 Position:   Monitor
 State Bill Page:   https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-410
 
HB493CHILD ABUSE REPORTING-ABORTION (RYAN S, RYAN S) To make changes in the child abuse and neglect reporting law, to generally prohibit an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat, to create the Joint Legislative Committee on Adoption Promotion and Support, and to make an appropriation.
 Current Status:   12/13/2016 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; Some provisions line-item vetoed; eff. 3/14/2017
 Recent Status:   12/13/2016 - Sent to Governor for Signature
12/6/2016 - Consideration of Senate Amendments; House Does Concur, 56-39
 Comments:   PCSAO is monitoring this bill and providing feedback to sponsors and stakeholders.  For more information, visit the links below.
 Position:   Support
 State Bill Page:   https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-493
 
SB234STUDENT ENROLLMENT-CHILDREN SERVICES (CAFARO C) To require specified public and nonpublic school officials to search the Uniform Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System within thirty days of a student's enrollment and to notify the county public children services agency if specified information is found during that search.
 Current Status:   5/10/2016 - Senate Education, (First Hearing)
 Recent Status:   11/10/2015 - Referred to Committee Senate Education
10/27/2015 - Introduced
 Comments:   Monitor for impact on PCSAs
 Position:   Undetermined
 State Bill Page:   https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-SB-234
 
SB297STUDENT EXPULSION-VIOLENT THREAT (HUGHES J) With respect to the expulsion of a student from a school district, community school, or STEM school for communicating a threat of violence to occur on school grounds.
 Current Status:   5/10/2016 - Senate Education, (Third Hearing)
 Recent Status:   4/26/2016 - Senate Education, (Second Hearing)
4/19/2016 - Senate Education, (First Hearing)
 Comments:   Monitor for impact on PCSAs
 Position:   Monitor
 State Bill Page:   https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-SB-297
 
SB328HOST FAMILY AFFIDAVITS (COLEY W) Regarding host family affidavits for the care of children.
 Current Status:   5/18/2016 - BILL AMENDED, Senate Civil Justice, (First Hearing)
 Recent Status:   5/11/2016 - Referred to Committee Senate Civil Justice
5/10/2016 - Introduced
 Comments:   Review and monitor for impact on PCSAs
 Position:   Undetermined
 State Bill Page:   https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-SB-328
 
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