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OH SB56
Bill
Status
2/1/2011
Primary Sponsor
Charleta Tavares
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AI Summary
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Requires halfway house and community residential center operators to immediately notify the Adult Parole Authority when a resident under the Authority's supervision leaves without permission.
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Requires notification to the Adult Parole Authority within four hours (or sooner if specified by the Authority based on the resident's risk level) when a resident cannot be located or fails to return from a scheduled appointment or work assignment.
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Mandates that facility operators complete incident reports documenting all location attempts and the date/time of Authority notification, with copies sent to both the Authority and the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction's Bureau of Community Sanctions.
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Requires halfway houses and community residential centers to notify the Adult Parole Authority before evicting any resident under the Authority's supervisory authority.
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Requires the Division of Parole and Community Services to annually review licensure standards for halfway houses and community residential centers in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code.
Legislative Description
To require an operator of a halfway house or community residential center to notify the Adult Parole Authority when a resident who is under the Authority's supervisory authority leaves the facility without permission, cannot be located, or does not return to the facility at the time required from a scheduled appointment or work assignment; to require notice to the Adult Parole Authority before a halfway house or community residential center may evict a resident who is under the Authority's supervisory authority; and to require the Division of Parole and Community Services to annually review the licensure standards for halfway houses and community residential centers.
Halfway houses-licensing review/notify Parole Authority-offender evicted/absconds
Last Action
To Judiciary Criminal Justice
2/1/2011