H 3497 General Bill, By C.Y. Waites, R.S. Corning, S.G. Manly, L.S. Whipper and 
D.A. Wright
 A Bill to amend Section 20-7-2385, as amended, and Section 20-7-2388, Code of
 Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to local foster care review boards, so
 as to provide for substitution of members on the boards.

   02/12/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   02/12/91  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-9
   04/23/91  House  Tabled in committee

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-2385, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 20-7-2388, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LOCAL FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR SUBSTITUTION OF MEMBERS ON THE BOARDS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 20-7-2385, as last amended by Act 132 of 1989, is further amended to read:

"Section 20-7-2385. There are created sixteen local boards for review of cases of children receiving foster care, one in each judicial circuit, composed of five members appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the legislative delegation of each county within the circuit for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. If the county legislative delegations within a judicial circuit have not recommended to the Governor a person to fill a review board vacancy within ninety days after being notified by certified mail that the vacancy exists, then the local review boards in the judicial circuit may recommend to the Governor someone to fill the vacancy. All local board members must be residents of the judicial circuit which they represent, except where a current or former member is substituting for an absent member. Local boards shall elect their chairman.

If the board of directors determines that additional local review boards are necessary in a judicial circuit because of an excessively large case load for review or if the local board is no longer necessary because of a reduced case load, the board may create or dissolve local review boards by resolution, and the boards created have all authority and duties provided for the boards by the provisions of this subarticle."

SECTION 2. Section 20-7-2388 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 20-7-2388. Local boards shall conduct meetings in the judicial circuit which they represent. Each board must be provided sufficient staff to perform its functions as set forth in this subarticle with funds provided in the annual state general appropriations act. Members of the local boards shall and former members substituting for an absent member may not receive compensation for their services but must be allowed mileage, per diem, and subsistence as is provided by law for state boards, committees, and commissions for attendance at board meetings. If needed to ensure a quorum at a board meeting, a current or former member of a local board member may serve as a substitute on a board other than his own board, whether or not the substitute member is a resident of the judicial circuit of that board."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.