Amendment105th Congress
Amendment provides for, at the option of the States, criminal record and child abuse registry checks for prospective foster or adoptive parents and employees of child care institutions.
- Amendment Number
- 48
- Description
- Amendment provides for, at the option of the States, criminal record and child abuse registry checks for prospective foster or adoptive parents and employees of child care institutions.
- Purpose
- An amendment to encourage states to conduct criminal background checks for persons involved in foster child programs as prospective parents or foster care workers.
- Congress
- 105
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Apr 30, 1997
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 13:27:58
- Submitted Date
- Apr 30, 1997
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021