H*3013(Rat #0057, Act #0027)  General Bill, By P.B. Harris, Carnell, 
J.L. Harris and J.G. Mattos

Similar(S 29)
 A Bill to amend Section 44-15-60, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to establishment and appointment of community mental health
 boards, so as to include parents of emotionally disturbed children and
 adolescents for consideration as consumer and family representatives on the
 boards and provide for the number of county members to be proportional to its
 population instead of its share of the budget.-amended title

   01/12/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-19
   01/12/93  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-19
   02/10/93  House  Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-2
   02/11/93  House  Read second time HJ-41
   02/11/93  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-43
   02/12/93  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-4
   02/16/93  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-2
   02/16/93  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-2
   03/11/93  Senate Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs SJ-19
   03/16/93  Senate Read second time SJ-16
   03/16/93  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-16
   03/17/93  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-13
   03/18/93  Senate Recalled from Legislative Council SJ-3
   03/18/93  Senate Reconsider vote whereby read third time and
                     enrolled SJ-3
   03/23/93  Senate Amended SJ-16
   03/23/93  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-16
   03/25/93  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-19
   04/20/93         Ratified R 57
   04/23/93         Signed By Governor
   04/23/93         Effective date 04/23/93
   05/19/93         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-15-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH BOARDS, SO AS TO INCLUDE PARENTS OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS FOR CONSIDERATION AS CONSUMER AND FAMILY REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARDS AND PROVIDE FOR THE NUMBER OF COUNTY MEMBERS TO BE PROPORTIONAL TO ITS POPULATION INSTEAD OF ITS SHARE OF THE BUDGET.

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

Parents of emotionally disturbed children and adolescents on mental health boards; number of county members proportional to population

SECTION 1. Section 44-15-60 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 382 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"Section 44-15-60. Every county, city, town, or political subdivision, or combination of them, establishing a community mental health services program, before it may come within this article, shall establish a community mental health board to be made up of not less than seven nor more than fifteen members. Membership of the boards, so far as may be practicable, must be representatives of local health departments, medical societies, county welfare boards, hospital boards, and lay associations concerned with mental health as well as labor, business, and civic groups, and the general public. At least one member of the board must be a medical doctor licensed to practice medicine in this State. The members must be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the legislative delegations of the counties participating. The legislative delegations and the Governor shall consider consumer and family representation, including parents of emotionally disturbed children and adolescents, when recommending and appointing members to the board. By resolution a county legislative delegation may delegate to the governing body of the county they represent the authority to recommend board members to the Governor. The resolution is not revocable, and copies of the resolution must be sent to the Governor, the Department of Mental Health, and the governing bodies of the counties concerned. The number of members representing each county must be proportional to its population. The term of office of each member of the community mental health board is four years and until the member's successor is appointed. Vacancies must be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments. A member of a board may be removed by the Governor for neglect of duty, misconduct, or malfeasance in office, after being given a written statement of charges and an opportunity to be heard on them. A person may serve consecutive terms."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 23rd day of April, 1993.