Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4205 Primary Sponsor:Waites Committee Number:27 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Guardian Ad Litem Program Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Companion Bill Number:1200 Date Tabled:Feb 18, 1992 Computer Document Number:BR1/1987.AC Introduced Date:Jan 16, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Feb 18, 1992 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Waites Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 4205 House Feb 18, 1992 Tabled in Committee 27 4205 House Jan 16, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 27 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-121, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM MUST BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND; AND TO AMEND SECTION 5 OF ACT 441 OF 1988, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PROGRAM, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION IN WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM IS BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TRIO PROGRAMS THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-121 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 441 of 1988, is amended by adding at the end:
"This program must be administered by the State Workers' Compensation Fund."
SECTION 2. Section 5 of Act 441 of 1988 is amended to read:
"Section 5. The General Assembly shall provide the funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. Until the program has been implemented in each county as a part of the statewide system, the program must be administered by the University of South Carolina TRIO Programs through a contract with the Joint Legislative Committee on Children."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.