Bill 5227

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    5227
Primary Sponsor:                Govan
Type of Legislation:            CR
Subject:                        Child support guidelines
Residing Body:                  Senate
Computer Document Number:       CYY/16276AC.94
Introduced Date:                19940524
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940602
Last History Type:              Adopted, sent to Senate
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Govan
                                Inabinett
                                Neilson
                                McElveen
                                Hutson
                                J. Brown
                                Wofford
                                Neal
                                Shissias
                                Wells
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent
                                Resolution

Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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5227  House   19940602      Adopted, sent to Senate
5227  House   19940525      Committee Report: Favorable     24
5227  House   19940524      Introduced, referred to         24
                            Committee

COMMITTEE REPORT

May 25, 1994

H. 5227

Introduced by REPS. Govan, Inabinett, Neilson, McElveen, Hutson, J. Brown, Wofford, Neal, Shissias and Wells

S. Printed 5/25/94--H.

Read the first time May 24, 1994.

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 5227), to request the South Carolina Department of Social Services to continue to examine the fairness of the child support guidelines, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

DEWITT WILLIAMS, for Committee.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO CONTINUE TO EXAMINE THE FAIRNESS OF THE CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO THE SPECIFIC CATEGORIES WHICH MAKE UP THE CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES AMOUNT AND TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE GENERAL COMMITTEE BY NOVEMBER 1, 1994, FOR CONSIDERATION FOR POSSIBLE SUBMITTAL AS PROPOSED REGULATIONS.

Whereas, over eighty-six million dollars in child support obligations were collected by the South Carolina Department of Social Services in 1993; and

Whereas, over one hundred fifty-four million dollars is owed to the children of this State in delinquent child support; and

Whereas, in May 1990, the Department of Social Services promulgated regulations which required that child support guidelines, based on the income shares model, be used by the court as a rebuttable presumption to determine the child support award amount; and

Whereas, federal law requires that these guidelines be reviewed at least every four years to ensure that the guidelines are kept up-to-date and continue to reflect the state's cost of living; and

Whereas, regulations updating the 1990 Guidelines will become effective upon publication in the State Register, May 27, 1994. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the General Assembly requests the South Carolina Department of Social Services to continue to examine the fairness of the child support guidelines, particularly with respect to the specific categories which make up the child support guidelines amount and to report its findings to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and the Senate General Committee by November 1, 1994, for consideration for possible submittal as proposed regulations.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be published in the next issue of the State Register.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Social Services, Office of Child Support Enforcement.