H 4416 General Bill, By McEachern and M.S. McLeod
Summary: Requirements for placing a child with a caregiver
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-650, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PREREQUISITES TO PLACING A CHILD WITH AN ALTERNATIVE CAREGIVER, SO AS TO ADD REQUIREMENTS TO CONDUCT AN INTERVIEW AND A HOME VISIT BEFORE PLACING A CHILD WITH AN ALTERNATIVE CAREGIVER; BY ADDING SECTION 63-7-655 SO AS TO ESTABLISH SAFETY PLAN REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-690, RELATING TO THE TIME TO FORMALIZE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD WITH AN ALTERNATIVE CAREGIVER, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND THE ALTERNATIVE CAREGIVER MUST SIGN A SAFETY PLAN AGREEMENT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 63-7-695 SO AS TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO ALTERNATIVE CAREGIVER ARRANGEMENTS BEYOND THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF A SAFETY PLAN.
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12/10/13	House	Prefiled
12/10/13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/14/14	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 71)
01/14/14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 71)