H 3211 {Rat #129, Act #123 of 2022} General Bill, By Bernstein, Collins and Kimmons

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 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE JOINT CITIZENS AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, SO
 AS TO ADD ADDITIONAL EX OFFICIO COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND TO REPEAL THE
 COMMITTEE'S SUNSET PROVISION. - ratified title

   12/09/20  House  Prefiled
   12/09/20  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/12/21  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 116)
   01/12/21  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 116)
   03/03/21  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 37)
   03/09/21  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 17)
   03/09/21  House  Roll call Yeas-114  Nays-2 (House Journal-page 18)
   03/10/21  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 11)
   03/10/21  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
   03/10/21  Senate Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans'
                     Services (Senate Journal-page 3)
   01/25/22  Senate Polled out of committee Family and Veterans'
                     Services (Senate Journal-page 9)
   01/25/22  Senate Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans'
                     Services (Senate Journal-page 9)
   01/27/22  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 10)
   01/27/22  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 10)
   01/31/22         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/10/22  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 6)
   02/10/22  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 6)
   02/10/22  Senate Roll call Ayes-36  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 6)
   02/16/22  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 29)
   02/16/22  House  Roll call Yeas-108  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 30)
   03/09/22         Ratified R  129
   03/14/22         Signed By Governor
   03/16/22         Effective date  03/14/22
   03/16/22         Act No.  123

(A123, R129, H3211)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JOINT CITIZENS AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, SO AS TO ADD ADDITIONAL EX OFFICIO COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND TO REPEAL THE COMMITTEE'S SUNSET PROVISION.

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

Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children

SECTION    1.    Section 63-1-50(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 1 of 2019, is further amended to read:

"(A)    There is established the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children to be composed of three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, three members of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and three members to be appointed by the Governor. The Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Director of the Department of Social Services, the Director of the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, the Superintendent of the Department of Education, the Director of the Department of Mental Health, the Director of the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, the Director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the committee. Members appointed by the Governor must not be employees of the State. Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The committee shall study issues relating to children as the committee may undertake or as may be requested or directed by the General Assembly. The committee may contract for all necessary legal research and support services, subject to funding as provided in subsection (E)."

Sunset clause, repeal

SECTION    2.    Section 63-1-50(F) of the 1976 Code is repealed.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 9th day of March, 2022.

Approved the 14th day of March, 2022.