Official:Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by creating a new Chapter 21-1800, entitled "Foster Care," to provide for standards and procedures for approving foster parents and the placement of children in foster care, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: November 4, 2010
Signed: June 9, 2011
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill establishes new standards and procedures for approving foster parents and placing children in foster care in Philadelphia.
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