Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:5106 Ratification Number:494 Act Number:424 Primary Sponsor:Sheheen Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Children's Trust Fund provisions Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19940512 Computer Document Number:CYY/16024AC.94 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19940524 Introduced Date:19940414 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19940524 Last History Type:Act No. 424 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Sheheen Marchbanks Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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5106 ------ 19940524 Act No. 424
5106 ------ 19940524 Signed by Governor
5106 ------ 19940519 Ratified R 494
5106 Senate 19940512 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
5106 Senate 19940511 Read second time
5106 Senate 19940509 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without
reference
5106 House 19940506 Read third time, sent to
Senate
5106 House 19940505 Unanimous consent for third
reading on next Legislative
day
5106 House 19940505 Read second time
5106 House 19940421 Committee Report: Favorable 30
5106 House 19940414 Introduced, read first time, 30
referred to Committee
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(A424, R494, H5106)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-5010, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF THE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND SECTION 20-7-5030, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST FUND, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND AND THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD ARE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT RATHER THAN FOR A BROAD ARRAY OF PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Purpose of Children's Trust Fund
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-5010 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 20-7-5010. There is established the Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina, an eleemosynary corporation, the resources of which shall stimulate a broad range of innovative child abuse and neglect prevention programs to meet critical needs of South Carolina's children through the awarding of grants to private nonprofit organizations. The Trust Fund shall accept gifts, bequests, and grants from any person or foundation. The Trust Fund shall supplement and augment but not take the place of services provided by state agencies. No state agency is eligible to receive funds under this article. The Board of Trustees for the Trust Fund shall carry out activities necessary to administer the fund including assessing service needs and gaps, soliciting proposals to address identified service needs, and establishing criteria for the awarding of grants."
Board functions address child abuse and neglect
SECTION 2. Section 20-7-5030 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 20-7-5030. To carry out its assigned functions, the board is authorized but not limited to:
(A) assess the critical child abuse and neglect prevention needs of children in cooperation with state agencies, establish priorities, and develop goals and objectives for the Trust Fund;
(B) receive gifts, bequests, and devises for deposit and investment into the Trust Fund and for awarding grants to private nonprofit organizations;
(C) invest Trust Fund monies;
(D) solicit proposals for programs which will be aimed at meeting identified child abuse and neglect prevention needs;
(E) provide technical assistance to private, nonprofit organizations, when requested, in preparing proposals for submission to the Trust Fund; (F) establish criteria for awarding of grants for child abuse and neglect prevention which shall include the consideration of at least:
(1) the priority of the service need that the proposal addresses;
(2) the quality and soundness of the proposal and its probable effectiveness in accomplishing its objectives;
(3) a cost-benefit analysis of the project;
(4) the degree of community support for the proposal;
(5) the utilization of local resources including volunteers, when appropriate, and matching or in-kind contributions which may be, but are not required;
(6) the qualifications of employees to be hired under the grant;
(7) the experience of the proposed project administrators in providing on-going accountability for the program.
(G) enter into contracts for the awarding of grants to private nonprofit organizations for child abuse and neglect prevention."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 24th day of May, 1994.