GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 332

Short Title:  Foster Care Training/AB.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Lucas; Allran, Blust, Carpenter, Carrington, Clark, Dalton, Dannelly, Foxx, Horton, Jenkins, Kinnaird, Ledbetter, Martin of Guilford, McDaniel, Phillips, Rucho, Weinstein, Wellons, and Winner.

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Referred to:  Children & Human Resources.

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March 10, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW THE COMPLETION OF FOSTER CARE TRAINING BY FOSTER PARENTS WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER A PROVISIONAL LICENSE IS ISSUED AND BY FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION SOCIAL WORKERS WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER ASSUMING DSS DUTIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 131D-10.6A is repealed.
Section 2.  Chapter 131D of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 131D-10.3B.  Training and continuing education of foster parents and certain foster care and adoption social workers required.
(a)	Foster parents shall complete a minimum of 30 hours of preservice training either prior to licensure, or within six months from the date a provisional license is issued pursuant to G.S. 131D-10.3(f).  Foster parents shall complete a minimum of 10 hours of continuing education every year.
(b)	Foster care and adoption social workers shall complete a minimum of 84 hours of preservice training within six months of assuming the duties of a foster care or adoption social worker in a county department of social services.  Foster care and adoption social workers employed by county departments of social services shall complete a minimum of 18 hours of continuing education every year.
(c)	The Department of Human Resources shall provide for in-house training to ensure that the requirements of this section are met."
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.