S*0980 (Rat #0348, Act #0288 of 2008) General Bill, By Lourie
Summary: Guardian ad litem program
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-121, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CREATION, PURPOSE, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY PROVIDING GUARDIAN AD LITEM SERVICES ON THIS ACT'S EFFECTIVE DATE MAY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES IF THE COUNTY'S PROGRAM IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION AND TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PROGRAMS MUST COMPLY WITH ALL STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 20-7-126 AND 20-7-127, BOTH AS AMENDED, RELATING, RESPECTIVELY, TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS AND IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY, SO AS TO FURTHER SPECIFY THAT THESE PROVISIONS APPLY TO COUNTY GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-129, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH FUNDING MUST NOT BE PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR A COUNTY GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM. - ratified title
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01/10/08	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-3
01/10/08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-3
01/15/08	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin, Lourie, Scott, Ceips
04/23/08	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-17
04/24/08	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-65
04/24/08	Senate	Read second time SJ-65
04/29/08	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-52
04/30/08	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-4
04/30/08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-4
05/28/08	House	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-184
06/03/08	House	Read second time HJ-27
06/04/08	House	Read third time and enrolled HJ-52
06/05/08		Ratified R 348
06/11/08		Signed By Governor
06/18/08		Copies available
06/18/08		Effective date 06/11/08
06/19/08		Act No. 288