Section 5103.051 | Community engagement plan.
(A) Each private child placing agency, private noncustodial agency, public children services agency, or superintendent of a county or district children's home shall establish a community engagement plan in accordance with rules adopted under division (B) of this section for each residential facility the agency, entity, or superintendent operates.
(B) The department of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish the following:
(1) The contents of a community engagement plan to be established under division (A) of this section that includes the following:
(a) Protocols for the community in which a residential facility is located to communicate concerns or other pertinent information directly to the agency or entity;
(b) Protocols for the agency or entity in responding to a communication made under division (B)(1)(a) of this section.
(2) Orientation procedures for training residential facility staff on the implementation of the community engagement plan established under division (A) of this section and procedures for responding to incidents involving a child at the facility and neighbors or the police.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 3:04 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- September 15, 2014 – House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly [ View September 15, 2014 Version ]
- January 1, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View January 1, 2025 Version ]