Massachusetts H205 amends background check requirements for kinship foster care, focusing on a 20-year look back for potential guardians.

Massachusetts H205 amends the state's background check requirements for kinship foster care. The bill specifies that the Department shall screen potential grandparent caregivers with a 20-year maximum look back on the potential guardian's record. This applies to any minor infraction that has not been repeated since the first infraction. Instances of felonies, violence, and sexual offenses, regardless of when they occurred, will not be removed from the look back.

Massachusetts H205 amends background check requirements for kinship foster care, focusing on a 20-year look back for potential guardians.

Massachusetts H205 amends the state's background check requirements for kinship foster care. The bill specifies that the Department shall screen potential grandparent caregivers with a 20-year maximum look back on the potential guardian's record. This applies to any minor infraction that has not been repeated since the first infraction. Instances of felonies, violence, and sexual offenses, regardless of when they occurred, will not be removed from the look back.