Pat Mccrory: Foster Parents

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North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed a measure to support foster care youths and their families. Through the new measure, foster parents will be able to get liability insurance for coverage of events that happen in their capacity as licensed foster parents. Further, foster youth will be able to purchase automobile insurance once they turn 16 years old, making it easier to obtain a driver’s license. The law also aligns the state with federal standards through the establishment of the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard, which requires caregivers to consider the health, safety, and best interests of the child when making decisions about participation in extracurricular, social or cultural