South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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S. 298

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Fair, Jackson, Knotts and Rankin
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11083ahb11.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3201

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Corporal punishment

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2010  Senate  Prefiled
  12/15/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 134)
   1/11/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 134)
    3/7/2011  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Campsen, Coleman, 
                        Davis, Nicholson

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2010

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 63-13-870 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT WITH WRITTEN PARENTAL PERMISSION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION

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

SECTION 1.    Article 7, Chapter 13, Title 63 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 63-13-870.    Corporal punishment may not be administered except when authorized in writing by the parent or guardian of the child. If corporal punishment is administered, it must:

(1)    be perpetrated for the sole purpose of restraining or correcting the child;

(2)    be reasonable in manner and moderate in degree;

(3)    not bring about permanent or lasting damage to the child; and

(4)    not be reckless or grossly negligent behavior."

SECTION 2.    Section 63-13-820(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

"( )    post information and notices regarding parental training programs offered by local community service organizations to assist parents in making informed choices about child care."

SECTION    3.    Section 63-13-825(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 292 of 2010, is further amended to read:

"(A)    An operator of a family childcare home and any a person employed by or who contracts with an operator of a family childcare home, annually shall complete and provide documentation to the Department of Social Services of a minimum of two hours of training approved by the department. An operator shall complete this training within thirty days of initially registering as a family childcare home. A person employed by or who contracts with an operator of a family childcare home shall complete the required training within thirty days from the date of hire or contracting."

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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