Bill 370

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       370
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950117
Primary Sponsor:                   Bryan
All Sponsors:                      Bryan, Giese, Washington and
                                   Peeler 
Drafted Document Number:           pfm\7076bdw.95
Companion Bill Number:             3207
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Medical, Military, Public and
                                   Municipal Affairs Committee 27
                                   H3M
Subject:                           Emotionally disturbed
                                   children

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19950518  Recommitted to Committee                 27 H3M
House   19950511  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 19950518
House   19950510  Recalled from Committee                  27 H3M
House   19950504  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950503  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950502  Read second time
Senate  19950501  Committee report: Favorable              08 SG
Senate  19950117  Introduced, read first time,             08 SG
                  referred to Committee

RECALLED

May 10, 1995

S. 370

S. Printed 5/10/95--H.

Read the first time May 4, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-5245 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACEMENT OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN IN SUBSTITUTE CARE SETTINGS.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 20-7-5245. Except as provided in this section, all emotionally disturbed children considered for placement in a substitute care setting outside South Carolina must be referred to the Children's Case Resolution System. No child may be placed in a substitute care setting outside South Carolina without written explanation in the child's records by the involved agencies. The explanation must include, but is not limited to, what services have been utilized within South Carolina and what resources have been secured outside this State that are not available within South Carolina. If the appropriate substitute care setting is located outside South Carolina but within fifty miles of the state line and is closer to the child's home than an appropriate setting within South Carolina, the child's case is not required to be referred to the Children's Case Resolution System."

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