SC H4302

Residential facilities receiving state funding must assign foster youth to housing units and sleeping quarters based on anatomical sex at birth as indicated on the original birth certificate

Department of Social Services must monitor compliance and enforce the requirement by suspending or terminating funding for noncompliant facilities

Facilities found in violation become ineligible for state funding for at least one full fiscal year following a noncompliance determination

Single-occupancy accommodations are permitted when necessary for youth safety and well-being, provided they do not violate the sex-based assignment requirement

Applies to group homes, residential treatment centers, emergency shelters, wilderness therapeutic camps, and other facilities contracted with or licensed by the Department of Social Services