H3509: Child protection and permanency

Legislative Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 8 To Chapter 7, Title 63 So As To Establish An Extended Foster Care Program And Related Procedures To Enable Certain Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Social Services On Their Eighteenth Birthday To Continue To Receive Services And Supports From The Department Until The Age Of Twenty-one; To Define Terms; To Provide For Voluntary And Court-ordered Extended Foster Care; To Require Case Review And Permanency Planning; And For Other Purposes; And To Amend Section 63-7-1700, Relating To Permanency Planning Hearings, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title