Current Status Bill Number:378 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970213 Primary Sponsor:Wilson All Sponsors:Wilson and Giese Drafted Document Number:gjk\20076ac.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Date of Last Amendment:19970410 Subject:Foster care review division, policy recommendations made to Governor, Minors
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19970416 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 19970415 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19970410 Read second time Senate 19970410 Committee amendment adopted Senate 19970409 Committee report: Favorable with 11 SJ amendment Senate 19970213 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
April 10, 1997
S. 378
S. Printed 4/10/97--S.
Read the first time February 13, 1997.
TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-2379, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIVISION FOR REVIEW OF THE FOSTER CARE OF CHILDREN, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION SHALL SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING FOSTER CARE POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND DEFICIENCIES OF AGENCIES TO THE GOVERNOR RATHER THAN TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-2379(D) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 450 of 1996, is further amended to read:
"(D) The board shall meet at least quarterly and more frequently upon the call of the division director to review and coordinate the activities of the local review boards and make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly with regard to foster care policies, procedures, and deficiencies of public and private agencies which arrange for foster care of children as determined by the review of cases provided for in Section 20-7-2376(A) and (B). These recommendations must be submitted to the Governor at such times and in a format as the Governor prescribes and included in an annual report, filed with the General Assembly, of the activities of the state office and local review boards."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.