A JOINT RESOLUTION

 

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE Department of Social Services, RELATING TO Residential Group Care Facilities for Children, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 5231, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS.

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

 

SECTION 1.  The regulations of the Department of Social Services, relating to Residential Group Care Facilities for Children, designated as Regulation Document Number 5231, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the S.C. Code, are approved.

 

SECTION 2.  This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services is amending Regulations 114-591 regarding criminal and child protective services background checks and 114-594 regarding additional requirements for specified group home populations.

 

The Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on June 23, 2023.

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