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Bill 3146

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3146
Ratification Number:              148
Act Number:                       80
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Cobb-Hunter
All Sponsors:                     Cobb-Hunter, Moody-Lawrence
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\psd\7081ac99.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     19990603
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        19990611
Subject:                          Domestic violence, treatment of 
                                  perpetrators of; Battered Spouse State Plan, 
                                  Social Services, Domestic Relations


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  19990702  Act No. A80
------  19990611  Signed by Governor
------  19990609  Ratified R148
House   19990603  Concurred in Senate amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
Senate  19990603  Read third time, returned to House
                  with amendment
Senate  19990603  Committee amendment adopted
Senate  19990602  Read second time, with notice of
                  general amendments, carrying
                  over all amendments to third
                  reading
Senate  19990602  Committee report: Favorable with       08 SG
                  amendment
Senate  19990224  Introduced, read first time,           08 SG
                  referred to Committee
House   19990224  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19990223  Read second time
House   19990217  Committee report: Favorable            27 H3M
House   19990112  Introduced, read first time,           27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
House   19981216  Prefiled, referred to Committee        27 H3M


                             Versions of This Bill
Revised on February 17, 1999 - Word format
Revised on June 2, 1999 - Word format
Revised on June 3, 1999 - Word format

(A80, R148, H3146)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 43-1-205 SO AS TO REQUIRE AN AGENCY RECEIVING FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERPETRATORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO COMPLY WITH PROGRAM STANDARDS CONTAINED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL BATTERED SPOUSE STATE PLAN INCLUDING THAT TREATMENT SERVICES AND SUPERVISION MUST BE PROVIDED BY A PERSON WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK, COUNSELING, OR ANOTHER RELATED FIELD.

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

Compliance required with state plan treatment program standards to receive funds

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 43-1-205. For an agency, entity, or organization to receive funds from the Department of Social Services for treatment programs for perpetrators of domestic violence, the agency, entity, or organization must comply with treatment program standards contained in the department's annual Battered Spouse State Plan. These standards must include, but are not limited to, these requirements:

(1) treatment services must be provided by persons with a minimum of a master's degree in social work, counseling, or another related field;

(2) each treatment program shall have at least one person providing supervision to paid and volunteer staff who:

(a) has a minimum of three years of experience working with both perpetrators and victims of domestic violence;

(b) has a minimum of one year of experience in group facilitation; and

(c) holds at least a master's degree in social work, counseling, or another related field."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1999.

Ratified the 9th day of June, 1999.

Approved the 11th day of June, 1999.

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