Colorado HB1298 mandates background checks for individuals involved in child welfare placements.

Colorado HB1298 establishes requirements for background checks for individuals involved in child welfare placements. The bill requires counties and the Colorado Department of Human Services to conduct fingerprint-based criminal history record checks for applicants, employees, and residents in foster care homes and kinship foster care homes. These checks must comply with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's standards. The bill also mandates checks against the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the ICON system at the state judicial department.

Colorado HB1298 mandates background checks for individuals involved in child welfare placements.

Colorado HB1298 establishes requirements for background checks for individuals involved in child welfare placements. The bill requires counties and the Colorado Department of Human Services to conduct fingerprint-based criminal history record checks for applicants, employees, and residents in foster care homes and kinship foster care homes. These checks must comply with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's standards. The bill also mandates checks against the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the ICON system at the state judicial department.