S*0836(Rat #0529, Act #0473 of 1986)  General Bill, By E.J. Patterson, 
N.W. Smith and N.A. Theodore

Similar(H 3292)
 A Bill to amend Section 20-7-20, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the Children's Policy of the State of South Carolina, so as to
 provide that each agency, department, institution, committee, or commission
 which is concerned or responsible for children must submit certain information
 regarding the services it provides for children as part of its annual budget
 request and as part of any annual report to the General Assembly it is
 required to submit by law, and to make the above requirements applicable to
 all agencies and not just state agencies which are concerned with or are
 responsible for children.-amended title

   01/15/86  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-92
   01/15/86  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-92
   03/18/86  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-1060
   03/25/86  Senate Read second time SJ-1196
   04/03/86  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1431
   04/08/86  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2233
   04/08/86  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-2233
   05/13/86  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
                     HJ-3003
   05/22/86  House  Amended HJ-3258
   05/22/86  House  Read second time HJ-3258
   05/23/86  House   Read third time HJ-3300
   05/23/86  House  Returned HJ-3300
   05/24/86  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-3151
   06/04/86         Ratified R 529
   06/05/86         Signed By Governor
   06/05/86         Effective date 06/05/86
   06/05/86         Act No. 473
   06/12/86         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CHILDREN'S POLICY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, INSTITUTION, COMMITTEE, OR COMMISSION WHICH IS CONCERNED OR RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILDREN MUST SUBMIT CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE SERVICES IT PROVIDES FOR CHILDREN AS PART OF ITS ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST AND AS PART OF ANY ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IT IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT BY LAW, AND TO MAKE THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL AGENCIES AND NOT JUST STATE AGENCIES WHICH ARE CONCERNED WITH OR ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILDREN.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Listing of programs to be submitted

SECTION 1. Subsection (F) of Section 20-7-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(F) In order to carry out this policy each agency, department, institution, committee, and commission which is concerned or responsible for children, shall submit as a part of its annual budget request a listing of programs and services for children, the priority order of these programs and services in relation to other services, if any, that are provided by the agency, department, institution, committee, or commission, and a summary of the expenses incurred for the administration of its children's services and programs. In addition, each agency, department, institution, committee, and commission which must submit pursuant to law an annual report to the General Assembly, shall include as part of the report a comprehensive statement of how its children's services and programs contributed to the implementation of this policy. Copies of all these budget requests and annual reports must be provided to the Joint Legislative Committee on Children and the Governor's Office by the agency, department, institution, committee, or commission."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.