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NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.4 - Findings, declarations relative to resource family care.

30:4C-27.4 Findings, declarations relative to resource family care.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: each child requiring resource family care should reside in a safe home with a nurturing substitute family who can meet the child's individual needs; the most effective way to ensure the health, safety, general well-being and physical, emotional, social and educational needs of a child residing in a resource family home is to require the annual inspection and monitoring of a resource family home and to obligate a person to secure and maintain a license in order to provide resource family care to a child; therefore, it is in the public interest to license resource family parents and regulate resource family homes in order to ensure the safety, health and proper development of children placed in resource family care. L.2001,c.419,s.2; amended 2004, c.130, s.71.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.5 - Definitions relative to resource family care.

30:4C-27.5 Definitions relative to resource family care.  3. As used in P.L.2001, c.419 (C.30:4C-27.3 et seq.): "Child" means a person who: is either under the age of 18 or meets the criteria set forth in subsection f. of section 2 of P.L.1972, c.81 (C.9:17B-2); and is under the care or custody of the division or another public or private agency authorized to place children in New Jersey. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Children and Families. "Department" means the Department of Children and Families. "Division" means the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families. "Resource family home" or "home" means a private residence, other than a children's group home or shelter home, in which board, lodging, care, and temporary out-of-home placement services are provided by a resource family parent on a 24-hour basis to a child under the auspices of the division or any public or private agency authorized to place children in New Jersey. "Resource family parent" means a person who has been licensed pursuant to P.L.2001, c.419 to provide resource family care to five or fewer children, including a child who has been placed by the division with the person for the purpose of adoption, except that the department may license a resource family parent to provide care for more than five children, if necessary, to keep sibling groups intact or to serve the best interests of the children in the home. "License" means a document issued by the department to a person who meets the requirements of P.L.2001, c.419 to provide resource family care to children in the person's home.  L.2001, c.419, s.3; amended 2004, c.130, s.72; 2005, c.169, s.11; 2006, c.47, s.138; 2012, c.16, s.89.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.6 - Licensure required for resource family parents.

30:4C-27.6 Licensure required for resource family parents.  4. a. A person shall not provide resource family care to a child unless the person is licensed by the department pursuant to this act. The license shall be issued to a specific person for a specific residence and shall not be transferable to another person or residence. The resource family parent shall maintain the license on file at the resource family home. b. A person desiring to provide resource family care to a child shall apply to the department for a license in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. c. A resource family parent applicant or resource family parent shall be of good moral character. d. A resource family parent applicant or resource family parent, as applicable, shall: (1) Complete the license application form provided by the department; (2) Provide written consent for the division to conduct a check of its child abuse records pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C.9:6-8.11) and the child abuse records in each state in which the prospective resource family parent has resided in the preceding five years; (3) Provide written consent from each other adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household for the division to conduct a child abuse record information check on that person, and a child abuse record information check in each state in which that person has resided in the preceding five years; and  (4) Immediately notify the department when a new adult becomes a resident of the resource family parent applicant's or resource family parent's household in order to ensure that the department can conduct a criminal history record background check pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1985, c.396 (C.30:4C-26.8) and the division can conduct a child abuse record information check on the new adult household member. e. As a condition of securing a license, the applicant shall participate in pre-service training in accordance with standards adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this act.  f. A resource family parent licensed pursuant to this act shall participate in pre-service and in-service training in accordance with standards adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this act. L.2001, c.419, s.4; amended 2004, c.130, s.73; 2007, c.228, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.7 - Child abuse record information check.

30:4C-27.7 Child abuse record information check.  5. a. The division shall, upon receipt of written consent from the resource family parent applicant and any other adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household pursuant to subsection d. of section 4 of P.L.2001, c.419 (C.30:4C-27.6): (1) conduct a child abuse record information check of the division's child abuse records to determine if an incident of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated, pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C.9:6-8.11), against a resource family parent applicant or any adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household; and (2) request a child abuse record information check from the applicable authority in each state in which the prospective resource family parent and any other adult residing in the prospective parent's home has resided in the preceding five years.  The department shall consider, for the purposes of this act, any incidents of child abuse or neglect that were substantiated on or after June 29, 1995, to ensure that a resource family parent applicant or adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household has had an opportunity to appeal a substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect pursuant to department regulations, except that the department may consider substantiated incidents prior to that date if the department, in its judgment, determines that the resource family parent applicant or adult household member poses a risk of harm in a resource family home. In cases involving incidents substantiated prior to June 29, 1995, the department shall offer the resource family parent applicant or adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household an opportunity for a hearing to contest its action restricting the resource family parent applicant from providing resource family care to a child.  b. (1) The department shall conduct an annual on-site inspection of a resource family home and evaluate the resource family home to determine whether it complies with the provisions of this act.  (2) The department may, without prior notice, inspect and examine a resource family home and inspect all documents, records, files or other data required to be maintained by a resource family parent pursuant to this act. c. If an applicant meets the requirements of this act, the department shall issue a license to that person. d. (1) The license shall be valid for the time period designated by the commissioner, subject to the resource family parent's continued compliance with the provisions of this act. (2) The department shall determine if the license shall be renewed based upon the results of the annual on-site inspection and evaluation of the resource family home conducted pursuant to this section. If the on-site inspection and evaluation indicate the resource family home's full or substantial compliance with the provisions of this act, the department shall renew the license. L.2001, c.419, s.5; amended 2004, c.130, s.74; 2007, c.228, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.8 - Criminal history record background check required for licensure.

30:4C-27.8 Criminal history record background check required for licensure.  6. a. The department shall ensure that a State and federal criminal history record background check is conducted on a resource family parent applicant and any adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1985, c.396 (C.30:4C-26.8). b. The Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall promptly notify the department in the event a resource family parent or any adult member of the resource family parent's household, who was the subject of a criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to this section, is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. Upon receipt of such notification, the department shall make a determination whether to suspend or revoke the resource family parent's license. L.2001,c.419,s.6; amended 2004, c.130, s.75.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.9 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license.

30:4C-27.9 Denial, suspension, revocation of license.  7. The department may deny, suspend or revoke a license for good cause, including, but not limited to: a. Failure of a resource family parent applicant or resource family parent to comply with the provisions of this act; b. Failure of a resource family parent applicant or any adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1985, c.396 (C.30:4C-26.8) or a division child abuse record information check pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C.9:6-8.11); c. The conviction of a resource family parent applicant or any adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household of a crime enumerated under section 1 of P.L.1985, c.396 (C.30:4C-26.8); d. A determination that an incident of child abuse or neglect by a resource family parent applicant or any adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household has been substantiated, except that the department may issue the license if the department determines that the resource family parent applicant or adult household member poses no continuing risk of harm to the child and the issuance of the license is in the child's best interests; e. Violation of the terms and conditions of a license; f. Use of fraud or misrepresentation by a resource family parent applicant or resource family parent in obtaining a license; g. Refusal by a resource family parent applicant or resource family parent to furnish the department with information, files, reports or records required for compliance with the provisions of this act; h. Refusal by a resource family parent applicant or resource family parent to permit an inspection of a resource family home by an authorized representative of the department; and i. Any conduct, engaged in or permitted, which adversely affects or presents a serious hazard to the education, health, safety, general well-being or physical, emotional and social development of the child residing in the resource family home, or which otherwise fails to comply with the standards required for the provision of resource family care to a child and the maintenance of a resource family home. L.2001,c.419,s.7; amended 2004, c.130, s.76.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.10 - Notice before denial, suspension, revocation of license, hearing.

30:4C-27.10 Notice before denial, suspension, revocation of license, hearing.  8. Before denying, suspending or revoking a license, the department shall give notice to a resource family parent applicant or resource family parent personally or by mail to the last known address of the resource family parent applicant or resource family parent with return receipt requested. The notice shall afford the resource family parent applicant or resource family parent the opportunity to be heard and to contest the department's action. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2001,c.419,s.8; amended 2004, c.130, s.77.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.11 - Judicial review.

30:4C-27.11 Judicial review.  9. A person aggrieved by a final decision of the department is entitled to seek judicial review in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. All petitions for review shall be filed in accordance with the Rules of Court. L.2001,c.419,s.9; amended 2004, c.130, s.78.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.12 - Fraud, misrepresentation, fourth degree crime.

30:4C-27.12 Fraud, misrepresentation, fourth degree crime.  10. A person who uses fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license, or offers, advertises or provides any service not authorized by a valid license is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.2001,c.419,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.14 - Report to Governor, Legislature.

30:4C-27.14 Report to Governor, Legislature.  12. The commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than six months after the effective date of this act in an interim report, and no later than 12 months after the effective date of this act in a final report, on the implementation of this act. The reports shall include: a. the number of licenses that were approved, denied, suspended or revoked; b. the number of licenses that were denied, suspended or revoked as a result of the criminal history record background and division child abuse record information checks conducted pursuant to this act; c. data on the progress of implementing the recommendations contained in the division's Strategic Plan regarding the improvement of the State's foster care system; and d. recommendations for modifying the provisions of this act, which the commissioner believes to be necessary and appropriate. L.2001,c.419,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.15 - Rules, regulations.

30:4C-27.15 Rules, regulations.  13. a. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to carry out the purposes of this act. The regulations shall include standards governing: the safety and adequacy of the physical premises of a resource family home; the health, safety, general well-being and physical, emotional, social and educational needs of a child in resource family care; the training of a resource family parent; the responsibility of a resource family parent to participate in the case plan of a child in resource family care and to allow access by the department to the child; the maintenance and confidentiality of records and furnishing of required information to the department; the transportation of a child in resource family care; and the provision of other needed services on behalf of a child in resource family care. The commissioner shall also adopt rules and regulations for license application, issuance, denial, suspension and revocation. b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to permit the department to adopt any code or standard that exceeds the standards established pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) and the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.). L.2001,c.419,s.13; amended 2004, c.130, s.79.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.16 - Definitions relative to background checks for residential child care staff.

30:4C-27.16 Definitions relative to background checks for residential child care staff.  1. As used in sections 1 through 6 and 8 through 11 of P.L.2003, c.186 (C.30:4C-27.16 et al.): "Department" means the Department of Children and Families. "Division" means the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families. "Residential child care facility" or "facility" means any public or private establishment subject to the regulatory authority of the department that provides room, board, care, shelter, or treatment services for children on a 24-hour-a-day basis. The term shall include: residential facilities operated by or under contract or agreement with the division to serve 13 or more children with emotional or behavioral problems as defined pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-2); State-operated children's psychiatric facilities providing inpatient treatment; group homes, treatment homes, teaching family homes, alternative care homes, and supervised transitional living homes operated by or under contract or agreement with the division to serve 12 or fewer children with emotional or behavioral problems as defined pursuant to N.J.A.C.10:128-1.2; and shelter care facilities and homes, including shelters serving children in juvenile-family crisis and in need of temporary shelter care, as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-22). "Staff member" means an individual 18 years of age or older who is an administrator of, employed by, or works in a facility on a regularly scheduled basis during the facility's operating hours, including full-time, part-time, voluntary, contract, consulting, and substitute staff, whether compensated or not. L.2003, c.186, s.1; amended 2004, c.130, s.125; 2006, c.47, s.139; 2012, c.16, s.90.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.17 - Background checks required for securing, maintaining certificate of approval.

30:4C-27.17 Background checks required for securing, maintaining certificate of approval.  2. a. As a condition of securing or maintaining a certificate of approval from the department, the administrator of a facility shall ensure that a criminal history record background check is conducted on each staff member of the facility. b. If the administrator of the facility refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check, the department shall suspend, deny, revoke or refuse to renew the facility's certificate of approval, as appropriate. c. If a staff member of a facility, other than the administrator, refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check, the individual shall be immediately terminated from employment at the facility. L.2003,c.186,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.18 - Facilities established after effective date; procedures.

30:4C-27.18 Facilities established after effective date; procedures.  3. a. In the case of a facility established after the effective date of this act, the administrator of the facility, prior to the facility's opening, shall ensure that a request for a criminal history record background check on each staff member is sent to the department for processing by the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A staff member shall not be left alone as the only adult caring for a child at the facility until the staff member's criminal history record background has been reviewed by the department pursuant to this act. b. In the case of a facility granted a certificate of approval prior to the effective date of this act, the administrator of the facility, at the time of the facility's first renewal of its certificate of approval, shall ensure that a request for a criminal history record background check on each staff member is sent to the department for processing by the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. c. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins employment at a facility, the administrator of the facility shall ensure that a request for a criminal history record background check on the new staff member is sent to the department for processing by the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A new staff member shall not be left alone as the only adult caring for a child at the facility until the staff member's criminal history record background has been reviewed by the department pursuant to this act. L.2003,c.186,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.20 - Eligibility for employment for certain rehabilitated offenders; determination.

30:4C-27.20 Eligibility for employment for certain rehabilitated offenders; determination.  5. a. For crimes and offenses other than those cited in subsection a. of section 4 of this act, an applicant or staff member may be eligible for employment at, or to administer, a facility if the individual has affirmatively demonstrated to the department clear and convincing evidence of rehabilitation pursuant to subsection b. of this section. b. In determining whether an individual has affirmatively demonstrated rehabilitation, the following factors shall be considered: (1) the nature and responsibility of the position at the facility that the convicted individual would hold, has held or currently holds, as the case may be; (2) the nature and seriousness of the offense; (3) the circumstances under which the offense occurred; (4) the date of the offense; (5) the age of the individual when the offense was committed; (6) whether the offense was an isolated or repeated incident; (7) any social conditions that may have contributed to the offense; and (8) any evidence of rehabilitation, including good conduct in prison or in the community, counseling or psychiatric treatment received, acquisition of additional academic or vocational schooling, successful participation in correctional work-release programs, or the recommendation of those who have had the individual under their supervision. c. The department shall make the final determination regarding the employment of the administrator of a facility with a criminal conviction specified under this section. d. The administrator of the facility or the facility's board of directors shall make the final determination regarding the employment of a staff member or applicant with a criminal conviction specified under this section. e. If the administrator of a facility has knowledge that a staff member has criminal charges pending against the staff member, the administrator shall promptly notify the department to determine whether or not any action concerning the staff member is necessary in order to ensure the safety of the children who are placed in the facility. L.2003,c.186,s.5.