Current Status Bill Number:3228 Ratification Number:507 Act Number:421 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950111 Primary Sponsor:Neilson All Sponsors:Neilson, Cain, McMahand, Littlejohn, Meacham, Hallman, Rice, L. Whipper, White, Simrill, Jaskwhich, Elliott, Whatley, Herdklotz, Easterday, Haskins, Seithel, Davenport and Limehouse Drafted Document Number:BR1\18018AC.95 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19960530 Date of Last Amendment:19960530 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19960618 Subject:Parents, rights of
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19960626 Act No. A421
------ 19960618 Signed by Governor
------ 19960613 Ratified R507
House 19960530 Ordered enrolled for ratification
Senate 19960530 Conference Committee Report adopted 88 SCC
House 19960530 Conference Committee Report adopted 98 HCC
House 19960516 Conference powers granted, 98 HCC Jaskwhich
appointed Reps. to Committee of Neilson
Conference Cotty
Senate 19960515 Conference powers granted, 88 SCC Bryan
appointed Senators to Committee Washington
of Conference Mescher
Senate 19960515 Insists upon amendment
House 19960502 Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
Senate 19960430 Amended, read third time,
returned to House with amendment
Senate 19960429 Reconsidered vote whereby
read third time
Senate 19960429 Read third time, returned to House
with amendment
Senate 19960425 Amended, read second time
Senate 19960423 Committee report: Favorable with 04 SED
amendment
Senate 19950321 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED
referred to Committee
House 19950317 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19950316 Unanimous consent for third
reading on the next Legislative day
House 19950316 Amended, read second time
House 19950316 Objection withdrawn by Representative S. Whipper
Mason
Huff
Moody- Lawrence
House 19950315 Objection withdrawn by Representative Carnell
R. Smith
Fleming
House 19950302 Debate adjourned until
Monday, 19950306
House 19950301 Objection by Representative R. Smith
Huff
Kirsh
Carnell
Fleming
Moody- Lawrence
S. Whipper
Mason
House 19950301 Amended
House 19950228 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, 19950301
House 19950223 Committee report: Favorable with 21 HEPW
amendment
House 19950111 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
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(A421, R507, H3228)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-100, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EQUAL RIGHTS OF PARENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BOTH CUSTODIAL AND NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOL ACTIVITIES UNLESS PROHIBITED BY COURT ORDER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Parental right to participate in child's school activities unless prohibited by court order
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-100 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 512 of 1994, is further amended to read:
"Section 20-7-100. The mother and father are the joint natural guardians of their minor children and are equally charged with the welfare and education of their minor children and the care and management of the estates of their minor children; and the mother and father have equal power, rights, and duties, and neither parent has any right paramount to the right of the other concerning the custody of the minor or the control of the services or the earnings of the minor or any other matter affecting the minor. Each parent, whether the custodial or noncustodial parent of the child, has equal access and the same right to obtain all educational records and medical records of their minor children and the right to participate in their children's school activities unless prohibited by order of the court. Neither parent shall forcibly take a child from the guardianship of the parent legally entitled to custody of the child."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 18th day of June, 1996.