S1112: Background Checks for Group Home Volunteers and Child Placing Agencies

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-2340, Relating To Fingerprint Review, So As To Provide For Fingerprint-based Background Checks For Persons Applying For Licensure As A Foster Parent, Adoptive Parent, Legal Guardian, Or Employee Or Volunteer Of A Child Placing Agency, Residential Treatment Program, Or Contracted Service Provider Who Has Direct Unsupervised Contact With Children; By Amending Section 63-7-2345, Relating To Payment Of Costs Of Federal Bureau Of Investigation Fingerprint Reviews, So As To Provide That Costs For Fingerprint-based Background Checks Must Be Paid By The Individual Or Entity Requesting The Background Checks; By Amending Section 63-7-2350, Relating To Restrictions On Foster Care, Adoption, Or Legal Guardian Placements, So As To Provide That A Child May Be Placed In The Home Of A Kin Or Fictive Kin Caregiver Who Has Been Convicted Or Pled Guilty To A Criminal Offense If More Than Five Years Have Passed Since The Conviction And The Offense Was Not A Felony Involving Violence Or Any Crime Against A Child; By Amending Section 63-13-50, Relating To Fingerprint Exemptions, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-60, Relating To Criminal History Review Fee, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-190, Relating To Fingerprint Reviews Of Department Of Social Services Personnel, So As To Provide That Volunteers Or Employees Of A Contractor Or Subcontractor Who Contracts For Delivery Of Protective Services, Family Preservation Services, Foster Care Services, Family Reunification Services, Adoption Services And Other Related Services Or Programs Or A Person Who Has Direct Unsupervised Contact With A Child In The Custody Of The Department Of Social Services Shall Undergo A State Fingerprint-based Background Check; By Amending Section 63-13-420, Relating To Licensure Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-430, Relating To License Renewal, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-620, Relating To Statement Of Approval Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-630, Relating To Approval Renewal, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-820, Relating To Registration Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-830, Relating To Statement Of Registration, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-13-1010, Relating To Registration Required For Church And Religious Centers, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-11-70, Relating To Background Checks And Pardons, So As To Make Conforming Changes.