House Bill 50

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General Assembly: 131

Short Title: Revises foster care and guardianship laws [ Show Long Title ]

Long Title: To amend sections 2151.353, 2151.415, 2151.82, 5101.141, and 5103.30 and to enact sections 2111.011, 5101.1411, 5101.1412, 5101.1413, and 5101.1414 of the Revised Code 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 require that a guardian receive the Ohio Guardianship Guide; and to conform to recent amendments to federal Title IV-E program requirements.

Primary Sponsor: Representative Pelanda, Representative Grossman

Version: As Enrolled

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Co-Sponsors	Rep. Sears, Rep. Driehaus, Rep. Stinziano, Rep. Rogers, Rep. Fedor, Rep. Rezabek, Rep. Blessing, Rep. Maag, Rep. Lepore-Hagan, Rep. LaTourette, Rep. Amstutz, Rep. Boyd, Rep. Kuhns, Rep. Anielski, Rep. Antonio, Rep. Arndt, Rep. Ashford, Rep. Barnes, Rep. Boccieri, Rep. Boose, Rep. Brown, Rep. Burkley, Rep. Celebrezze, Rep. Craig, Rep. DeVitis, Rep. Duffey, Rep. Green, Rep. Hayes, Rep. Howse, Rep. Kunze, Rep. O'Brien, Rep. O'Brien, Rep. Patterson, Rep. Phillips, Rep. Reece, Rep. Ruhl, Rep. Scherer, Rep. Schuring, Rep. Sheehy, Rep. Slesnick, Rep. Smith, Rep. Smith, Rep. Strahorn, Rep. Sweeney, Speaker Rosenberger, Sen. Coley, Sen. Gardner, Sen. Skindell, Sen. Tavares, Sen. Hughes, Sen. Balderson, Sen. Brown, Sen. Burke, Sen. Eklund, Sen. Hackett, Sen. Hite, Sen. Hottinger, Sen. Jones, Sen. Lehner, Sen. Manning, Sen. Oelslager, Sen. Patton, Sen. Peterson, Sen. Sawyer, Sen. Schiavoni, Sen. Seitz, Sen. Thomas, Sen. Uecker, Sen. Yuko
Subjects	Juvenile and Family Law : Adoption, Juvenile and Family Law : Child Custody and Support, Juvenile and Family Law : Child Welfare, Juvenile and Family Law : Foster Care, Juvenile and Family Law : Juvenile Justice
Committees	Senate Finance, House Rules and Reference, House Finance, House Community and Family Advancement
Effective Date	September 13, 2016

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