The Committee on Family and Veterans' Services proposes the following amendment (SR-858.QG0001S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 63-11-700(A) and inserting:

 (A) There is created, within the Department of Children's Advocacy, the Division for Review of the Foster Care of Children Foster Care Review Division. The division must be supported by a board consisting of seven members, all of whom must be past or present members of local review boards. There must be one member from each congressional district, all appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 63-11-710(B) and inserting:

 (B) A member of a local board who is guilty of malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetency, absenteeism, conflicts of interest, misconduct, persistent neglect of duty in office, or incapacity must be subject to removal by the Director upon any of the foregoing causes being made to appear to the satisfaction of the Director. Before removing any such member, the Director shall inform him and the local legislative delegation in writing of the specific grounds for removal brought against him and give him an opportunity on reasonable notice to be heard. The consent of the majority of the local legislative delegation is needed to remove a member of a local board. The state board may recommend to the Director that a member of a local board be removed pursuant to this section.
 (B) If the board of directors determines that additional local review boards are necessary in a judicial circuit because of an excessively large case load for review or if the local board is no longer necessary because of a reduced case load, the board may create or dissolve local review boards by resolution, and the boards created have all authority and duties provided for the boards by the provisions of this article.
 (C) If the Department determines that a local board is no longer necessary, then the Department may dissolve that local review board with the consent of the majority of the local legislative delegation.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.