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This joint resolution approves regulations from the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) related to kinship family foster homes and kinship adoptive homes, specifically Regulation Document Number 5296. The regulation responds to a federal rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that allows agencies to claim Title IV-E federal financial participation for foster care maintenance payments for children placed in kinship foster homes with potentially different licensing standards than non-relative foster homes. The proposed Regulation 114-551 aims to establish less burdensome licensure standards specifically for kinship foster and adoptive homes, which would make it easier for relatives to become licensed foster or adoptive parents. The joint resolution formally approves these regulations and will take effect upon the Governor's approval, enabling DSS to implement the new, more flexible licensing approach for kinship care homes.

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