VA HB632

Creates a barrier crime waiver process allowing kinship foster parents with certain criminal convictions to be approved if the offense is not a federal barrier crime, violent felony, or sex offense requiring registration

Requires local departments to assess eight factors before submitting waiver applications, including crime type, number of convictions, time elapsed since conviction, evidence of rehabilitation, and community opinions

Mandates the Department of Social Services notify rejected kinship foster home applicants about the waiver application process

Requires annual reporting to the General Assembly by December 1 each year detailing waiver submissions by locality, request types, and dispositions, with the first report due December 1, 2026

Exempts initial Department of Social Services regulations implementing this act from Administrative Process Act requirements