Sunday, October 12, 2008
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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
SB585: Kinship care; allows caregivers access to all foster care services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 63.2 a chapter numbered 9.1, consisting of sections numbered 63.2-913.1 and 63.2-913.2, as follows:
§ 63.2-913.1. Kinship care placement.
Kinship care placement shall include placement of a child with relatives by a court pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 16.1 (§ 16.1-226 et seq.) and placement by a local department pursuant to § 63.2-900.
§ 63.2-913.2. Services provided.
Children placed in kinship care and the relatives with whom they are placed shall be eligible for all services provided under Chapter 9 (§ 63.2-900 et seq.).
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