H 4074  General Bill, By Herbkersman and Ott
 A BILL TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN THE 2019-2020 GENERAL
 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, WHICH WERE CONTINUED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021, TO THE
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
 HUMAN SERVICES, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES MUST BE USED TO FUND
 CERTAIN ADOPTION NEEDS.

   03/11/21  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 45)
   03/11/21  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 45)

TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN THE 2019-2020 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, WHICH WERE CONTINUED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES MUST BE USED TO FUND CERTAIN ADOPTION NEEDS.

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

SECTION    1.    The funds appropriated in the 2019-2020 General Appropriations Act, which were continued for the Fiscal Year 2021, to the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Social Services must be used to streamline the adoption process, make the adoption process less cumbersome, and provide a more caring process for adoptive parents and children.

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.