An Act relating to background checks for kinship foster care

This bill requires background screenings for grandparent caregivers in kinship foster care placements. It mandates a 20-year look-back period for minor infractions (excluding repeated offenses), but excludes felonies, violence, and sexual offenses from this time limit regardless of when they occurred. The policy directly affects grandparents or relatives seeking to become foster caregivers for minors. The key change is standardizing the screening process to include a longer review period for minor past issues while maintaining strict exclusion of serious offenses. This applies to all such placements under the department's oversight.