Bill > HF4389

This bill allows nonprofit limited liability companies, which are business structures that offer liability protection like corporations but are managed more like partnerships, to apply for a license to operate as a child-placing agency, an organization that helps find homes for children. It also modifies the timing for child care background studies, which are checks performed on individuals working with children to ensure their safety, by removing a requirement for these studies at reauthorization for certain providers and clarifying when repeat studies are needed. Additionally, the bill makes changes to provisions concerning foster care, child placement, and child maltreatment, including updating references to statutes related to kinship assistance benefits and allowing for virtual visits with youth aged 18 and older in foster care under certain conditions.