1. (A) Except as provided in section 5103.033 of the Revised Code, the department of job and family services may not issue a certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code to a foster home unless the foster caregiver successfully completes the following amount of preplacement training through a preplacement training program operated under section 5103.034 or 5153.60 of the Revised Code:

   1. (1) If the foster home is a family foster home, at least twelve hours;
   2. (2) If the foster home is a specialized foster home, at least thirty-six hours.
2. (B) No child may be placed in a family foster home unless the foster caregiver completes at least twelve additional hours of preplacement training through a preplacement training program operated under section 5103.034 or 5153.60 of the Revised Code.

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