H 3695 General Bill, By Rodgers, Allison, Freeman, Haskins, Hinson, Lee, Martin, 
Miller, Moody-Lawrence, Parks, Stuart, A. Young, Cobb-Hunter, Gilham, 
Meacham-Richardson, Lourie and Knotts

Similar(S 667)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 20-4-160 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FUND WITHIN THE STATE
 TREASURY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF AWARDING GRANTS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS AND PROGRAMS IN THE
 STATE THAT MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA; TO ADD SECTION 20-1-375 SO AS TO INCREASE
 THE MARRIAGE LICENSE FEE BY TWENTY DOLLARS WHICH MUST BE CREDITED TO THE
 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FUND; AND TO AMEND SECTION 8-21-310, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
 VARIOUS FEES TO BE COLLECTED BY CLERKS OF COURT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE FILING
 FEE FOR DIVORCE OR SEPARATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS BY TWENTY DOLLARS WHICH ALSO
 MUST BE CREDITED TO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FUND.

   03/12/01  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   03/12/01  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5
   03/20/01  House  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-26
   03/20/01  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-26
   04/19/01  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways
                     and Means HJ-10
   04/25/01  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rutherford, Sinclair,
                     Weeks, Easterday, GM Smith, J Young, Knotts,
                     Howard, Mack, Whipper, Harrell, Allen and Hinson HJ-38
   04/26/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Harrell and
                     Hinson HJ-26
   04/26/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Knotts HJ-31
   05/01/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Mack HJ-40
   05/10/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). J Young HJ-23
   05/16/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Weeks HJ-29
   05/16/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). GM Smith and
                     Sinclair HJ-33
   05/17/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Whipper HJ-41
   05/22/01  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Altman HJ-23
   05/24/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Allen HJ-37
   05/24/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Rutherford HJ-45
   05/24/01  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Robinson, Townsend,
                     Davenport, Hamilton, Scarborough and Hinson HJ-46
   05/24/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Robinson HJ-47
   05/29/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Scarborough,
                     Davenport and Hinson HJ-94
   05/29/01  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rice, Law, Merrill,
                     Kirsh, Lloyd and Dantzler HJ-95
   05/29/01  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hinson, Rodgers, A.
                     Young, Martin, Allison and Stuart HJ-96
   05/30/01  House  Amended HJ-64
   05/30/01  House  Read second time HJ-67
   05/30/01  House  Roll call Yeas-81  Nays-20 HJ-67
   05/31/01  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
   06/04/01  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   06/04/01  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-9

May 30, 2001

    H. 3695

Introduced by Reps. Rodgers, Allison, Freeman, Hinson, Lee, Martin, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, Parks, Stuart, A. Young, Haskins, Cobb-Hunter, Gilham, Meacham-Richardson, Lourie and Knotts

S. Printed 5/30/01--H.    [SEC 5/31/01 1:53 PM]

Read the first time March 12, 2001.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-4-160 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FUND WITHIN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AWARDING GRANTS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS AND PROGRAMS IN THE STATE THAT MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA; TO ADD SECTION 20-1-375 SO AS TO INCREASE THE MARRIAGE LICENSE FEE BY TWENTY DOLLARS WHICH MUST BE CREDITED TO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FUND; AND TO AMEND SECTION 8-21-310, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO VARIOUS FEES TO BE COLLECTED BY CLERKS OF COURT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE FILING FEE FOR DIVORCE OR SEPARATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS BY TWENTY DOLLARS WHICH ALSO MUST BE CREDITED TO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FUND.

    Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 20-4-160.    (A)    There is established the Domestic Violence Fund, a fund separate and distinct from the general fund, in the State Treasury. The fund must be administered by the Department of Social Services and revenues of the fund must be used solely to award grants to domestic violence centers and programs in the State.

    (B)    In order for a domestic violence center or program to be eligible to receive funds, it must be a nonprofit corporation and must:

        (1)    have been in operation on the preceding July 1, and continue to be in operation;

        (2)    offer the following services:

            (a)    a twenty-four hour hotline;

            (b)    transportation services;

            (c)    community education programs;

            (d)    daytime services, including counseling;

            (e)    other criteria as may be established by the department.

    (C)    The Domestic Violence Fund shall receive its revenue from that portion of marriage license fees provided for in Section 20-1-375 and donations, contributions, bequests, or other gifts made to the fund. Contributions to the fund may not be used to supplant existing funds appropriated to the department for domestic violence programs and grants. Monies in the fund may be carried forward from one fiscal year to the next, and interest earned on monies in the fund must be retained by the fund."

SECTION    2.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 20-1-375.    In addition to the marriage license fee authorized pursuant to Section 20-1-230 there is imposed an additional twenty dollar fee for each marriage license applied for. This additional fee must be remitted to the State Treasurer and credited to the Domestic Violence Fund established pursuant to Section 20-4-160."