H 3820 General Bill, By J.S. Shissias, Allison, Anderson, Bailey, J. Brown, 
A.W. Byrd, Cato, C.D. Chamblee, R.S. Corning, Fair, Gamble, L.O. Graham, 
Harrison, Haskins, J. Hines, W.S. Houck, H.G. Hutson, Littlejohn, 
Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, Neilson, Quinn, Robinson, T.F. Rogers, Scott, 
Simrill, R. Smith, C.H. Stone, Stuart, Vaughn, C.Y. Waites, Walker, Wilder, 
J.B. Wilder, Wilkins and Young-Brickell
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 20-7-1640 so as to require that a person applying for licensure as a foster
 parent and a person eighteen years of age or older residing in that home must
 undergo a State Law Enforcement Division and Federal Bureau of Investigation
 fingerprint review before the person may be licensed as a foster parent; and
 to provide that a fee for a Federal Bureau of Investigation review must be
 paid by the individual.

   04/01/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   04/01/93  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-8

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-1640 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A PERSON APPLYING FOR LICENSURE AS A FOSTER PARENT AND A PERSON EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER RESIDING IN THAT HOME MUST UNDERGO A STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION AND FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FINGERPRINT REVIEW BEFORE THE PERSON MAY BE LICENSED AS A FOSTER PARENT; AND TO PROVIDE THAT A FEE FOR A FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REVIEW MUST BE PAID BY THE INDIVIDUAL.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 20-7-1640. (A) a person applying for licensure as a foster parent and a person eighteen years of age or older, residing in a home in which a person has applied to be licensed as a foster parent, must undergo a state fingerprint review to be conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division to determine any state criminal history and a fingerprinting review to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine any other criminal history. No person may be licensed as a foster parent until these fingerprint reviews have been conducted and the results submitted to the Department of Social Services.

(B) Any fee charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the fingerprint review must be paid by the individual."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.