Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3666 Primary Sponsor:Neal Committee Number:27 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Child abuse, reporting of Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Computer Document Number:436/11048AC.93 Introduced Date:19930309 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930309 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Neal Whipper Littlejohn Clyborne Cobb-Hunter Breeland White Harvin Scott Byrd Delleney Shissias Allison Wells Beatty Sturkie Robinson Jaskwhich Moody-Lawrence Vaughn Stille Phillips Thomas Mattos Neilson Graham Riser Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3666 House 19930309 Introduced, read first time, 27
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TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-510, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL REPORTS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT RECEIVED BY TELEPHONE ARE RECORDED AND THAT THE IDENTITY OF THE CALLER IS CONFIDENTIAL AND MUST BE PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-510 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:
"(D) All reports of abuse or neglect received by telephone must be recorded. The identity of the person reporting is confidential and must not be disclosed by law enforcement except as provided for in this section and must not be disclosed by the Department of Social Services except as provided for in Section 20-7-690."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.