I understand it probably needs a lot of work but I decided that the first draft doesn't need to be perfect It just needs to be something.
So here it is, enjoy.
CIVIL RIGHTS MILD
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The World Assembly,
Noting that not all parents can provide the necessary support that young children and youth need,
Acknowledging having a youth stay with their biological parents is not always an option and thus the foster care system is a necessary thing that provides the support and resources that young children and youth need,
Acknowledging that the foster care system is a necessary thing that provides the support and resources that young children and youth need,
Noting that in some scenarios the system can inadvertently or maliciously be taken advantage of and cause damage to those in it,
Certain that there is a need for international regulations and restrictions to protect the youth and young children that so desperately need the support of the system,
Hereby:
1. Defines:
- "Foster care" as a state-supported service which cares for youth and young children that are not able to be cared for by their biological parents in the hope that they can be adopted,
- "Foster parent" as a person who is charged with the care of fostered youth before they are adopted, and
- "Fostered youth" as a person under the age of legal competency who’s in the foster care system; and
2. Mandates member states to:
- Put in place an approval process to determine whether the prospective foster parents can provide and care for a foster child that must include but is not limited to:
i. A background check that looks at criminal past history to determine whether they are a safe and suitable option as a foster parent,
ii. A home inspection to determine whether they have a suitable home environment, and
iii. An interview of the prospective Foster Parents to get to know the prospective foster parents better, - Provide funding to the foster care system to ensure that prospective foster parents can receive training from the member states and help to prepare for a fostered youth to join their home.
- Provide additional training to those who wish to foster a child with a disability.
- Conduct post-placement inspections to make sure that the foster parents are providing suitable support, shelter, and resources for the fostered youth.
- Establish legislation regarding inspections and penalties for failure to provide services including but not limited to support, shelter, financial, a suitable education, and emotional resources for the fostered youth as well as abuse of or mistreatment of fostered youth that must deter abusers of the system and those who wish to do harm to fostered youth