South Carolina § 63-7-2345 Payment of costs of Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint-based background checks.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 63-7-2345 — Payment of costs of Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint-based background checks.

South Carolina § 63-7-2345

Title 63SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE

Ch. 7CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-2345 (2026).

Text

(A)Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 63-7-2350, the department is authorized to pay from funds appropriated for foster care the costs of Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint-based background checks for foster care families recruited and selected as potential adoption and foster care providers for children in the custody of the department.

(B)Costs for Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint-based background checks required for prospective employees or volunteers of a qualified residential treatment program or residential facility, or prospective legal guardians or persons in a prospective placement household aged eighteen years and older, must be paid by the individual or entity requesting the background checks.

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(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 63-7-2350, the department is authorized to pay from funds appropriated for foster care the costs of Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint-based background checks for foster care families recruited and selected as potential adoption and foster care providers for children in the custody of the department. (B) Costs for Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint-based background checks required for prospective employees or volunteers of a qualified residential treatment program or residential facility, or prospective legal guardians or persons in a prospective placement household aged eighteen years and older, must be paid by the individual or entity requesting the background checks.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 353, SECTION 2, Pt 24.D.1; 2012 Act No. 238, SECTION 2, eff June 18, 2012; 2024 Act No. 195 (H.3220), SECTION 6, eff May 21, 2024. Effect of Amendment The 2012 amendment substituted "recruited and selected as potential adoption and foster care providers for children in the custody of" for "recruited, selected, and licensed by". 2024 Act No. 195, SECTION 6, inserted the (A) designator and substituted "fingerprint-based background checks" for "fingerprint reviews"; and added (B).