S 0387 General Bill, By Fair
Summary: Foster care and adoption, restrictions on placement
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1642, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF PLACING CHILDREN FOR FOSTER CARE WITH CERTAIN PERSONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CHILD MAY NOT BE PLACED IN FOSTER CARE WITH A PERSON WHO IS ENGAGED IN A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER PERSON RESIDING IN THE PROPOSED FOSTER HOME OTHER THAN THEIR LAWFUL SPOUSE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR COUNSELING AND CERTIFICATION RELATING TO COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1670, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PERSONS WHO MAY ADOPT A CHILD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CHILD MAY NOT BE PLACED FOR ADOPTION WITH A PERSON WITH A SUBSTANTIATED HISTORY OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT, WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENSES, OR WHO IS ENGAGED IN A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER PERSON RESIDING IN THE PROPOSED ADOPTIVE HOME OTHER THAN THEIR LAWFUL SPOUSE.
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02/19/03	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-5
02/19/03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-5
03/30/04	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-8
03/31/04		Scrivener's error corrected
05/18/04	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary SJ-36