Effective: July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation: House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
Each county shall have a public children services agency. Any of the following may be the public children services agency:
(A) A county children services board;
(B) A county department of job and family services;
(C) A private or government entity designated under section 307.981 of the Revised Code.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5153 | County Children Services
Section 5153.01 | County Children Services Definitions.
Section 5153.02 | Who May Serve as County Public Children Services Agency.
Section 5153.03 | Appointment to County Board.
Section 5153.04 | Officers - Meetings.
Section 5153.05 | Advisory Committee on Children Services.
Section 5153.06 | Employment Contract With Executive Director.
Section 5153.10 | Executive Director - Inquiry Into Community Conditions.
Section 5153.11 | Executive Director - Powers and Duties.
Section 5153.111 | Criminal Records Check.
Section 5153.112 | Caseworker Qualifications.
Section 5153.113 | Fitness of Child Welfare Applicant.
Section 5153.12 | Classified Civil Service Status of Employees.
Section 5153.121 | Permitting Employee Sharing Between Department and County Board.
Section 5153.122 | Caseworker In-Service Training.
Section 5153.123 | Caseworker Supervisor In-Service Training.
Section 5153.124 | Rules Implementing Training Requirements.
Section 5153.125 | Determining Caseworker's Training Needs.
Section 5153.126 | Determining Supervisor's Training Needs.
Section 5153.127 | Collect and Maintaining Data From Individual Training Needs Assessment Forms.
Section 5153.131 | Liability Insurance.
Section 5153.15 | Vesting Powers in Single County Agency.
Section 5153.16 | Duties of Agency.
Section 5153.161 | Place for Providing Care.
Section 5153.166 | Additional Rules Governing Agency Performance of Duties.
Section 5153.17 | Maintenance of Records.
Section 5153.173 | Court Determination Against Disclosure.
Section 5153.175 | Information Regarding Fitness of Day-Care License Applicant to Be Provided.
Section 5153.176 | Information Concerning Child Abuse or Neglect by Licensee.
Section 5153.18 | Public Children Services Agency - Executive Director - Powers and Duties.
Section 5153.19 | Determining Ability to Pay Cost of Care.
Section 5153.20 | Cost of Care Charged to County of Legal Residence.
Section 5153.21 | Establishing Children's Home.
Section 5153.22 | Furnishing of Institutional Care to Children of County.
Section 5153.23 | Superintendent of Home - Powers and Duties.
Section 5153.24 | Admission, Removal and Transfer of Children to Children's Home.
Section 5153.25 | Industrial, Agricultural, and Other Pursuits.
Section 5153.26 | Fund for Payment of Emergency Accounts.
Section 5153.27 | Department of Job and Family Services Certification.
Section 5153.28 | Reporting Child in Need of Public Care.
Section 5153.29 | Sale, Lease or Other Use of County Children's Home.
Section 5153.30 | Accepting Gifts and Bequests.
Section 5153.31 | Institution or Agency - Transfer of Power and Duties.
Section 5153.32 | Transfer From Corporation to Child Welfare Institution or Agency.
Section 5153.33 | Investing Funds.
Section 5153.34 | Acquiring Property and Equipment.
Section 5153.35 | Levying Taxes and Making Appropriations for Public Children Services Agency.
Section 5153.36 | Joint Board for Establishment of District Children's Home.
Section 5153.37 | Annual Assessment of Taxes for Support of Home.
Section 5153.38 | Accepting Gifts and Bequests.
Section 5153.39 | Appointing Board of Trustees.
Section 5153.41 | Superintendent of Home - Bond - Powers and Duties.
Section 5153.42 | Management and Operation of District Children's Homes.
Section 5153.43 | Site of District Children's Home.
Section 5153.44 | Appointing Trustees.
Section 5153.45 | Removal - Vacancy.
Section 5153.46 | Powers Between Selection and Purchase of Site, and Erection and Occupancy.
Section 5153.47 | Control of Farm.
Section 5153.48 | Appraising Value of Site and Buildings.
Section 5153.49 | County Withdrawing From District.
Section 5153.50 | Meeting of County Auditors of Counties Comprising District.
Section 5153.51 | Expenses of County Commissioners.
Section 5153.52 | County May Support Private Children's Homes.