New Jersey Statutes 30:4C-26.9. Provisional approval for resource family parent; definition
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4C-26.9
- Department: means the Department of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
1. The Department of Children and Families may grant approval to a prospective resource family parent for a period not to exceed six months, upon completion of the State portion of the criminal history record investigation required pursuant to P.L.1985, c.396 (C. 30:4C-26.8), pending completion and review of the federal portion of the criminal history record investigation required pursuant to that act, if: (1) the State portion of the criminal history record investigation indicates no information which would disqualify the person, (2) the prospective resource family parent and any adult residing in the prospective resource family parent’s home submit a sworn statement to the Department of Children and Families attesting that the person does not have a record of criminal history which would disqualify the person, and (3) there is substantial compliance with department standards for resource family homes indicating there is no risk to a child’s health or safety.
For purposes of this section, “resource family parent” means any person with whom a child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families is placed by the department, or with its approval, for care and shall include any person with whom a child is placed by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for the purpose of adoption until the adoption is finalized.
L.1989, c.21, s.1; amended 1999, c.53, s.35; 2004, c.130, s.66; 2005, c.169, s.9; 2006, c.47, s.136; 2012, c.16, s.85.