Kinship foster care; alternative living arrangements; Parental Child Safety Placement Program established. Establishes the Parental Child Safety Placement Program to promote and support placements of children with relatives by local boards of social services in order to avoid foster care. The bill establishes the requirements for a parental child safety placement agreement, the procedure for assessing a proposed caregiver, and the process for terminating the placement. This bill incorporates SB 162 and SB 467 and is identical to HB 27.

Statutes affected:
Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105803D-S1: 63.2-900.1
Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB39ER): 63.2-900.1
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0662): 63.2-900.1