State Representative Gayle Manning Delivers Testimony to Fix Ohio Child Care Law

State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) recently gave testimony in the Ohio House Civil Justice Committee on House Bill 506, which would change current law to protect children within a foster care home.

“As with much of our legislation, this bill was brought to me by a constituent,” said Manning. “There have been concerns for a child’s safety when they are removed from a foster home and placed with a relative they do not know or have never met.”

Under current law, if a child is placed in foster care, they can be removed from the foster care home if a relative wants to care for the child. In Manning’s testimony, she spoke about a concerning case on this issue that occurred in Cuyahoga County.

“The child did not know the relative and died in the relative’s care,” said Manning. “The child went to the hospital with signs of abuse from the relative. The child went home with the relative even though there were signs of abuse.”

Manning is the primary sponsor of House Bill 506, the legislation currently remains in the House Civil Justice Committee and awaits a second hearing.