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1522.05
. (a) A foster family agency shall not place a child in a
certified family home until the foster family agency has received
both a criminal record clearance and a child abuse and neglect
registry clearance, as specified in Section 1522.1, from the
department, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).
(b) Any peace officer, or other category of person approved by the
department subject to criminal record clearance as a condition of
employment, and who has submitted fingerprints and executed a
declaration regarding criminal convictions, may receive a child in
placement pending the receipt of a criminal record clearance when the
certified family home has met all other licensing requirements.
(c) Any person currently licensed pursuant to this chapter by the
department or a county, when the certified family home has met all
other licensing requirements, and who has submitted fingerprints and
executed a declaration regarding criminal convictions, may receive,
or continue, a child in placement pending the receipt of a criminal
record clearance.