Current Status Bill Number:3972 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970410 Primary Sponsor:Campsen All Sponsors:Campsen, Altman and Woodrum Drafted Document Number:kgh\15091ac.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Foster care placements, parent of child adjudicated delinquent prohibited as foster parent; Minors
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House 19970410 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1642, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROHIBITING FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS WITH PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT OR WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD FOR CERTAIN CRIMES, SO AS TO ALSO PROHIBIT SUCH PLACEMENTS WITH A PERSON WHO IS THE PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR IN LOCO PARENTIS TO A CHILD WHO HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-1642 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 101 of 1993, is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
"( ) who is the parent or guardian of or in loco parentis to a child who has been adjudicated delinquent for the commission of any crime or for a status offense."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.