H 3465

A Bill To Amend Section 63-7-20, As Amended, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Definitional Terms Used In The Children'S Code, So As To Change The Definition Of A "Party In Interest"; To Amend Section 63-7-1630, Relating To Child Protection Hearing Notice Requirements, So As To Require The Department Of Social Services To Provide Notice In Additional Circumstances; To Amend Section 63-7-1700, As Amended, Relating To Permanency Planning, So As To Require The Department Of Social Services To Provide Notice Of Permanency Planning Hearings To Certain Individuals, To Allow Certain Individuals To File A Motion For Review Of A Case At Any Time, And To Grant Certain Individuals The Right To Intervene In A Child Abuse Or Neglect Action; To Amend Section 63-7-1710, As Amended, Relating To Standards For Termination Of Parental Rights, So As To Require Certain Evidence Before Selecting A Permanent Plan Other Than Termination Of Parental Rights; To Amend Section 63-7-2530, As Amended, Relating To Petitions To Terminate Parental Rights To A Child, So As To Allow A Party To Seek Adoption Of The Child; To Amend Section 63-9-60, As Amended, Relating To Individuals Who May Adopt A Child, So As To Add Circumstances Under Which A Nonresident May Adopt And To Provide For The Right To File A Petition For Adoption; To Amend Section 63-9-330, Relating To Consent And Relinquishment, So As To Allow A Person Or Agency To Specify A Person To Whom Consent And Relinquishment Is Directed; By Adding Section 63-9-370 So As To Establish Certain Requirements Pertaining To The Adoption Of A Child Who Is In The Custody Of The Department Of Social Services; To Amend Section 63-9-750, Relating To Adoption Hearings, So As To Make Technical Corrections; And To Amend Section 63-11-720, As Amended, Relating To The South Carolina Foster Care Review Board, So As To Clarify Certain Rights Of Foster Parents.