H3558: Safety Plans and Relative Placements

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 63-7-693 And 63-7-696 So As To Require Parties To Execute A Safety Plan Before The Department Of Social Services May Place A Child Outside The Home Without Taking Legal Custody, To Establish Limitations On The Use Of A Safety Plan For Child Protection, And For Other Purposes; By Amending Section 63-7-650, Relating To The Placement Of A Child Outside The Home Instead Of Entering State Custody, So As To Change Certain Requirements Relating To Assessing The Safety And Appropriateness Of An Out-of-home Placement; By Amending Section 63-7-690, Relating To The Allowable Timeframe To Make An Interim Out-of-home Placement Of A Child, So As To Change The Timeframe; And By Amending Section 63-7-730, Relating To Expedited Placement Of Child With A Relative At The Probable Cause Hearing, So As To Make Conforming Changes.