South Carolina H 3111: Foster Care

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026



H. 3111



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Garvin and Cobb-Hunter

Document Path: LC-0067VR25.docx



Introduced in the House on January 14, 2025

Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary



Summary: Foster Care





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	12/5/2024	House	Prefiled
 

	12/5/2024	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary

	1/14/2025	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal‑page 96)

	1/14/2025	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal‑page 96)



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



12/05/2024

























A bill



TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 63‑7‑2410 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT OUTCOMES OF YOUTH WHO HAVE AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:



SECTION 1.	Article 5, Chapter 7, Title 63 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:



	Section 63‑7‑2410.	The Department of Social Services shall collect information about the outcomes of youth who have aged out of foster care and provide a report annually to the General Assembly that sets forth the outcomes and analyzes the data. If the department is required to collect and submit such information to the Children’s Bureau or another federal agency, the department may provide to the General Assembly the information collected for and submitted to the federal government to comply with the requirements of this provision.



SECTION 2.	This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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