South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 3692


                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3692
Ratification Number:            504
Act Number:                     432
Primary Sponsor:                Vaughn
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Child placing agency
                                redefined
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19940517
Computer Document Number:       CYY/15134SD.93
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19940527
Introduced Date:                19930311
Date of Last Amendment:         19930520
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19940527
Last History Type:              Act No. 432
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Vaughn
                                Waldrop
                                J. Bailey
                                Hines
                                Farr
                                Kirsh
                                Stone
                                Walker
                                Littlejohn
                                Gamble
                                Richardson
                                Cobb-Hunter
                                Allison
                                Wells
                                Wofford
                                Chamblee
                                Corning
                                Cato
                                Holt
                                Harrelson
                                Davenport
                                Moody-Lawrence
                                P. Harris
                                Gonzales
                                Witherspoon
                                Cooper
                                Byrd
                                Riser
                                Wright
                                D. Wilder
                                Mattos
                                Houck
                                Jaskwhich
                                Klauber
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

History

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
3692   ------  19940527      Act No. 432
3692   ------  19940527      Signed by Governor
3692   ------  19940524      Ratified R 504
3692   Senate  19940517      Read third time, enrolled for
                             ratification
3692   Senate  19940511      Read second time, notice of
                             general amendments
3692   Senate  19940505      Committee Report: Favorable     08
3692   Senate  19930525      Introduced, read first time,    08
                             referred to Committee
3692   House   19930521      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
3692   House   19930520      Amended, read second time,
                             unanimous consent for third
                             reading on Friday, May 21, 1993
3692   House   19930506      Committee Report: Favorable     27
                             with amendment
3692   House   19930311      Introduced, read first time,    27
                             referred to Committee
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(A432, R504, H3692)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1650, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN REGARD TO ADOPTIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF CHILD PLACING AGENCY.

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

Definition of child placing agency revised

SECTION 1. Section 20-7-1650(e) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 653 of 1988, is further amended to read:

"(e) `Child placing agency' or `agency' means the State Department of Social Services and any person or entity who holds legal or physical custody of a child for the purpose of placement for adoption or a person or entity who facilitates the placement of children for the purpose of adoption. For the purposes of this subsection, a person or entity who offers services for compensation where the intent of those services is to arrange or secure adoptions must be considered `facilitating the placement of children for adoption', whether those services constitute counseling, referrals, searches, or any other form of adoption services. However, an attorney engaged in the practice of law who represents a client in an adoption or who otherwise facilitates an adoption in the course of that practice is exempt from this definition."

Time effective

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

Approved the 27th day of May, 1994.