S*0046 (Rat #0093, Act #0054 of 1995) General Bill, By Jackson, Elliott, M.T. Rose and Washington
    A Bill to amend Sections 20-7-2730, as amended, 20-7-2740, 20-7-2800, 20-7-2810, 20-7-2850, 20-7-2860, and 20-7-2900, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the issuance and renewal of licenses for private day care centers and approval and renewal of public day care centers, the registration of family day care home operators, and the registration of church or religious day care centers, so as to require that all persons applying for day care licensure, approval, or registration and all persons seeking employment or to be a caregiver in a day care center to undergo a fingerprint review to be conducted by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; to prohibit the issuance of a day care license, employment, or providing care giver services if the person has been convicted of certain crimes; to provide criminal penalties if a day care center employs a person or has a care giver who has been convicted of one of the specified crimes or if a person seeks a day care license, employment, or to provide caregiver services and the person has been convicted of one of these crimes; to require applications to provide notice of these criminal penalties and to provide the date where fingerprint reviews for current operators, employees, and caregivers must be completed; to add Section 20-7-2905 prohibiting SLED from charging more than twenty-five dollars to conduct a State criminal history review; to add Section 20-7-3097 so as to require that before the Department of Social Services hires an employee in its day care licensing or child protective services divisions the person must undergo a State and FBI fingerprint review and to prohibit the hiring of a person convicted of certain crimes; and to add Section 20-7-3098 so as to require the Department of Social Services to provide an explanatory brochure regarding hearings and appeals when the Department cites a day care center for a violation of this Chapter.-amended title
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09/19/94	Senate	Prefiled
09/19/94	Senate	Referred to Committee on General
01/10/95	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-23
01/10/95	Senate	Referred to Committee on General SJ-23
03/09/95	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment General SJ-13
03/14/95	Senate	Amended SJ-138
03/14/95	Senate	Read second time SJ-138
03/15/95	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-18
03/15/95	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-62
03/15/95	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-62
04/25/95	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-4
04/27/95	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 2, 1995 HJ-35
05/02/95	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 4, 1995 HJ-17
05/04/95	House	Objection by Rep. Simrill, Haskins, Trotter, Fair, Vaughn, Herdklotz, Easterday, Marchbanks, Davenport, Phillips, Robinson, Lanford & Townsend HJ-23
05/09/95	House	Objection withdrawn by Rep. Fair, Simrill & Easterday HJ-181
05/10/95	House	Objection withdrawn by Rep. Trotter, Townsend, Haskins, Vaughn & Herdklotz HJ-57
05/10/95	House	Objection by Rep. Gamble, Shissias, Rogers & Stuart HJ-57
05/17/95	House	Debate interrupted HJ-39
05/17/95	House	Amended HJ-58
05/17/95	House	Debate interrupted HJ-74
05/18/95	House	Read second time HJ-71
05/18/95	House	Roll call Yeas-70 Nays-34 HJ-71
05/23/95	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-158
05/24/95	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-27
06/06/95		Ratified R 93
06/12/95		Signed By Governor
06/12/95		Effective date 07/01/95
08/11/95		Copies available
08/11/95		Act No. 54