H*4614 (Rat #0522, Act #0450 of 1996) General Bill, By Kelley, Allison, Easterday and Moody-Lawrence
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    A Bill to enact the "Child Protection Reform Act of 1996" by amending Section 20-7-110, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to legal representation in abuse and neglect proceedings, so as to clarify a reference to the Department of Social Services; to amend Subarticle 1, Article 7, Chapter 7, Title 20, as amended, relating to general provisions concerning abuse and neglect, so as to set forth guiding principles and policies concerning state intervention in family life and child welfare and to revise definitions; to amend Subarticle 3, Article 7, Chapter 7, Title 20, as amended, relating to the identification and reporting of child abuse, so as to expand persons required to report, to expand medical examinations and tests authorized to provide immunity to employees of the Department of Social Services in performing child protective services in good faith; to amend Section 20-7-610, as amended, relating to emergency protective custody, so as to revise these procedures and to include emergency physical custody; to add Section 20-7-612 so as to establish procedures for law enforcement to assist the Department in taking a child into emergency custody; to add Section 20-7-616 so as to require an agency having sex offender registries to release information to the Department when an allegedly abused child is residing in an offender's home.-amended short title
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02/14/96	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-11
02/14/96	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-11
03/20/96	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-51
03/27/96	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 2, 1996 HJ-64
04/02/96	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 3, 1996 HJ-14
04/03/96	House	Amended HJ-20
04/03/96	House	Debate interrupted HJ-21
04/03/96	House	Read second time HJ-26
04/03/96	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-26
04/04/96	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
04/09/96	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-9
04/09/96	Senate	Referred to Committee on General SJ-9
05/21/96	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment General SJ-18
05/22/96	Senate	Amended SJ-39
05/22/96	Senate	Read second time SJ-39
05/22/96	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-39
05/23/96	Senate	Amended SJ-106
05/23/96	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-106
05/30/96	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-65
05/30/96	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Sens. Moore, Fair, Richter SJ-38
05/30/96	House	Conference committee appointed Kelley, Easterday & Allison HJ-133
05/30/96	House	Conference report received and adopted HJ-152
05/30/96	Senate	Conference report received and adopted SJ-47
05/30/96		Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-185
06/13/96		Ratified R 522
06/18/96		Signed By Governor
06/18/96		Effective date 01/01/97
07/09/96		Copies available
07/09/96		Act No. 450