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SC H3097
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jermaine Johnson
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AI Summary
- Changes the term "special needs child" to "child with challenging adoption circumstances" throughout South Carolina adoption statutes
- Defines children with challenging adoption circumstances as those unlikely to be adopted without assistance due to: being part of a sibling group, having marginalized ethnic backgrounds, being age six or older, or having physical, mental, or emotional disabilities
- Maintains the $2,000 tax deduction for adoptive parents of qualifying children who are under 21, dependent on the taxpayer, and enrolled in school or incapable of self-support
- Prohibits placement fees for adopting children with challenging adoption circumstances and extends the deadline for final adoption hearings from six months to twelve months for these cases
- Preserves enhanced adoption subsidies for children who qualified as "special needs" prior to the act's effective date
Legislative Description
Adoption
Last Action
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, B.L.Cox, Holman, Brewer, Murphy
2/6/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary12/5/2024
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