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S. 670
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Malloy and Ford
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Introduced in the Senate on April 1, 2009
Introduced in the House on April 14, 2010
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Local foster care review boards
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/1/2009 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9 4/1/2009 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-9 1/20/2010 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Campbell (ch), Knotts, Campsen, Lourie 2/17/2010 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-12 3/30/2010 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-14 3/30/2010 Senate Read second time SJ-14 4/13/2010 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-15 4/14/2010 House Introduced and read first time HJ-18 4/14/2010 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-18
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
March 30, 2010
S. 670
S. Printed 3/30/10--S.
Read the first time April 1, 2009.
TO AMEND SECTION 63-11-710, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LOCAL FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARDS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THESE BOARDS BY THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION OF THE REGION SERVED BY THE BOARD, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION REQUIRING THE DELEGATION TO BE NOTIFIED OF VACANCIES BY CERTIFIED MAIL.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 63-11-710(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 361 of 2008, is amended to read:
"(A) There are created sixteen local boards for review of cases of children receiving foster care, one in each judicial circuit, composed of five members appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the legislative delegation of each county within the circuit for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. If the county legislative delegations within a judicial circuit have not recommended to the Governor a person to fill a review board vacancy within ninety days after being notified by certified mail regular mail or by electronic communication that the vacancy exists, then the local review boards in the judicial circuit may recommend to the Governor someone to fill the vacancy. All local board members must be residents of the judicial circuit which they represent, except where a current or former member is substituting for an absent member. Local boards shall elect their chairman."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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