South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-40(b), Relating To Safe Haven For Abandoned Babies, So As To Provide That The Safe Haven Must Offer The Person Leaving The Infant Information Prepared By The Department Concerning The Legal Effect Of Leaving The Infant With The Safe Haven; By Amending Section 63-7-1700(a), Relating To Permanency Planning, So As To Decrease The Time In Which A Permanency Planning Hearing Must Be Held From No Later Than One Year To No Later Than Nine Months After The Child Is First Placed In Foster Care; By Amending Section 63-7-1700(e), Relating To The Filing Of A Petition To Terminate Parental Rights, So As To Require The Department To Complete And File With The Court A Background Investigation And Report Regarding The Child Within Sixty Days Of The Filing Of A Petition To Terminate Parental Rights; By Amending Section 63-7-1700(f) And Section 63-7-1700(h), Relating To An Extension For Reunification, So As To Decrease The Time In Which An Extension May Be Granted For Reunification Efforts From Eighteen Months To Fifteen Months; By Amending Section 63-7-1700(i), Relating To Permanency Planning Hearings, By Providing That A Termination…
Referred to Committee on Judiciary (2026-01-14)