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2007 SESSION

060873768
SENATE BILL NO. 585
Offered January 11, 2006
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 63.2 a chapter numbered 9.1, consisting of sections numbered 63.2-913.1 and 63.2-913.2, relating to kinship care.
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Patron-- Miller
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Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 63.2 a chapter numbered 9.1, consisting of sections numbered 63.2-913.1 and 63.2-913.2, as follows:

CHAPTER 9.1.
KINSHIP CARE.

§ 63.2-913.1. Kinship care placement.

Kinship care placement shall include placement of a child with relatives by a court pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 16.1 (§ 16.1-226 et seq.) and placement by a local department pursuant to § 63.2-900.

§ 63.2-913.2. Services provided.

Children placed in kinship care and the relatives with whom they are placed shall be eligible for all services provided under Chapter 9 (§ 63.2-900 et seq.).