SB314:

Foster care; placement and discharge requirements.

Bill Summary:

Foster care; placement and discharge requirements.
Requires children's residential facilities, child-placing agencies,
and qualified residential treatment programs that receive state or
federal funds for placement costs to (i) accept any foster child
in Virginia who meets the applicable admissions criteria, subject
to certain requirements set forth in the bill, and (ii) prioritize
the admission of children in foster care in Virginia over out-of-state
applicants. The bill prohibits children's residential facilities,
child-placing agencies, and qualified residential treatment programs
that have entered into a placement agreement with a local department
of social services from discharging a child except as provided in
the placement agreement. The bill also requires children's residential
facilities, child-placing agencies, and qualified residential treatment
programs to work with certain parties to secure an alternative placement
for a child prior to discharge in the event the child fails to meet
certain placement criteria.