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SB 366 Interstate Compact on Placement of Children; interstate placement of children.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Interstate placement of children.  Provides that regulations adopted by the State Board of Social Services cannot prohibit the placement of a nonresident child in a children's residential facility in the Commonwealth by a custodial parent who assumes full financial responsibility for the child prior to final approval of the placement pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children when the placement is made without the involvement of a public officer or agency.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.  Makes numerous revisions to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, including clarification of the purposes of the compact; powers, duties, and roles of member states; and requirements for interstate placements of children. The bill also establishes the Interstate Commission on the Placement of Children, which shall promulgate rules and take steps to ensure effective implementation of the goals, purposes, and obligations of the compact; provide for dispute resolution among member states; and enforce compliance with the compact.