Current Status Bill Number:370 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950117 Primary Sponsor:Bryan All Sponsors:Bryan, Giese, Washington and Peeler Drafted Document Number:pfm\7076bdw.95 Companion Bill Number:3207 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee 27 H3M Subject:Emotionally disturbed children
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19950518 Recommitted to Committee 27 H3M House 19950511 Debate adjourned until Thursday, 19950518 House 19950510 Recalled from Committee 27 H3M House 19950504 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee Senate 19950503 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19950502 Read second time Senate 19950501 Committee report: Favorable 08 SG Senate 19950117 Introduced, read first time, 08 SG referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
RECALLED
May 10, 1995
S. 370
S. Printed 5/10/95--H.
Read the first time May 4, 1995.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-5245 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACEMENT OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN IN SUBSTITUTE CARE SETTINGS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 20-7-5245. Except as provided in this section, all emotionally disturbed children considered for placement in a substitute care setting outside South Carolina must be referred to the Children's Case Resolution System. No child may be placed in a substitute care setting outside South Carolina without written explanation in the child's records by the involved agencies. The explanation must include, but is not limited to, what services have been utilized within South Carolina and what resources have been secured outside this State that are not available within South Carolina. If the appropriate substitute care setting is located outside South Carolina but within fifty miles of the state line and is closer to the child's home than an appropriate setting within South Carolina, the child's case is not required to be referred to the Children's Case Resolution System."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.