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...Any document provided to the department of children and youth under division (C) of section 5180.453 of the Revised Code remains: (A) A public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code if it was a public record under that section before being provided to the department; (B) Confidential if it was confidential under any state or federal law before being provided to the department.

...means any of the following who is eighteen years of age or older and is caring for a child in place of the child's parents: (A) The following individuals related by blood or adoption to the child: (1) Grandparents, including grandparents with the prefix "great," "great-great," or "great-great-great"; (2) Siblings; (3) Aunts, uncles, nephews, and nieces, including such relatives with the prefix "great," "g...

...The department of children and youth shall establish a statewide kinship care navigator program to assist kinship caregivers who are seeking information regarding, or assistance obtaining, services and benefits available at the state and local level that address the needs of those caregivers residing in each county. The program shall provide to kinship caregivers information and referral services and assistance obtai...

...The director of children and youth shall divide the state into not less than five and not greater than twelve regions, for the kinship care navigator program under section 5180.51 of the Revised Code. The director shall take the following into consideration when establishing the regions: (A) The population size; (B) The estimated number of kinship caregivers; (C) The expertise of kinship navigators; (D) A...

...The program in each kinship care navigator region established under section 5180.511 of the Revised Code shall provide information and referral services and assistance in obtaining support services for kinship caregivers within its region.

...The department of children and youth shall adopt rules to implement the kinship care navigator program. The rules shall be adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that rules governing fiscal and administrative matters related to implementation of the program are internal management rules and shall be adopted under section 111.15 of the Revised Code.

...gator program shall be funded to the extent that general revenue funds have been appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose. (2) The director of children and youth shall take any action necessary to obtain funds available for the kinship care navigator program under Title IV-E of the "Social Security Act," 42 U.S.C. 670, as amended. (B) The department shall pay the full nonfederal share for the kinsh...

...he program shall provide an initial one-time incentive payment to the kinship caregiver to defray the costs of initial placement of the minor child in the kinship caregiver's home. The program may provide additional permanency incentive payments for the minor child at six-month intervals, based on the availability of funds. An eligible caregiver may receive a maximum of eight incentive payments per minor child. (C...

...ised Code: (A) "Cost-of-living adjustment" has the same meaning as in section 5107.04 of the Revised Code. (B) "Kinship caregiver" has the same meaning as in section 5180.50 of the Revised Code.

...the kinship support program. The department of children and youth shall coordinate and administer the program to the extent funds are appropriated and allocated for this purpose.

...he child; and (B) Do not have foster home certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code.

...Kinship support program payments under section 5180.532 of the Revised Code shall be ten dollars and twenty cents per child, per day, to the extent funds are available. The department of children and youth shall increase the payment amount on January 1, 2022, and on the first day of each January thereafter by the cost-of-living adjustment made in the immediately preceding December.

...Kinship support program payments shall be made to kinship caregivers for not more than six months after the date of placement of a child with the kinship caregiver.

...) The kinship caregiver obtains foster home certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code. (B) In accordance with section 5180.534 of the Revised Code; (C) Placement with the kinship caregiver is terminated or otherwise ceases.

...The director of children and youth may adopt rules for the administration of the kinship support program in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code.

...ment, charge, or otherwise and exempt from execution, attachment, garnishment, and other like processes.

...ed Code, shall receive foster care maintenance payments equal to the custodial agency rate as determined by the certifying agency, which is either the custodial agency, private child placing agency, or private non-custodial agency.

...embly in which the member serves at the time of appointment, whichever occurs first. The governor or the governor's designee shall serve on the commission until the governor ceases to be governor. The directors or their designees shall serve on the commission until they cease, or the director a designee represents ceases, to be director. Each member shall serve on the commission from the date of appointment until the...

...d shall report to the director of children and youth or the director's designee. The governor shall fix the executive director's salary on the basis of the executive director's experience and the executive director's responsibilities and duties. The executive director shall be in the unclassified civil service. The department of children and youth shall provide staff and other support services as necessary for ...

... year that does the following: (1) Identifies resources available to fund fatherhood-related programs and explores the creation of initiatives to do the following: (a) Build the parenting skills of fathers; (b) Provide employment-related services for low-income, noncustodial fathers; (c) Prevent premature fatherhood; (d) Provide services to fathers who are inmates in or have just been released from imp...

... Revised Code do not apply to the Ohio commission on fatherhood.

....70 of the Revised Code, may make recommendations to the director of children and youth concerning the funding, approval, and implementation of fatherhood programs in this state that meet at least one of the four purposes of the temporary assistance for needy families block grant, as specified in 42 U.S.C. 601. (B) The department of children and youth may provide funding under this section to government entities a...

...f children and youth, through the Ohio commission on fatherhood, must contract for the development and implementation of the responsible fatherhood initiative (RFI). The initiative must provide an opportunity for every father in the state to obtain information and inspiration that will motivate and enable him to enhance his abilities as a father, recognizing that some fathers have greater challenges than others and w...

...f children and youth, through the Ohio commission on fatherhood, must award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations, as described in section 5180.705 of the Revised Code, to address the needs of fathers. The department must award the following types of grants: (1) Grants that comprehensively address the needs of fathers, such as assisting them in finding employment, managing child support obligations, transition...

...ction plan; (3) Engage with the Ohio commission on fatherhood to build relationships with fathers, help identify their needs, assist them in accessing services, and communicate with the organization about the challenges faced by these fathers and how to appropriately meet their unique needs. (B) The Ohio commission on fatherhood must annually review how all recipient organizations are meeting the needs of fathers...