South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 1002

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Grooms, Hawkins and Short
Document Path: l:\s-res\lkg\006dayc.spl.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 25, 2004
Introduced in the House on May 4, 2004
Last Amended on April 28, 2004
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Group and family childcare homes, liability insurance

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/25/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-3
   2/25/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-3
   4/21/2004  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-47
   4/28/2004  Senate  Amended SJ-70
   4/28/2004  Senate  Read second time SJ-70
   4/29/2004  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
    5/4/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-7
    5/4/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-7

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/25/2004
4/21/2004
4/28/2004

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 28, 2004

S. 1002

Introduced by Senators Grooms, Hawkins and Short

S. Printed 4/28/04--S.

Read the first time February 25, 2004.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 7, TITLE 20 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CHILDCARE FACILITIES, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-2723 TO REQUIRE THAT ALL GROUP CHILDCARE HOMES AND FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES ACQUIRE AND MAINTAIN DAY CARE LIABILITY INSURANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER OCCURRENCE AND THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE TOTAL AGGREGATE AMOUNT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 7, Title 20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 20-7-2723.    (A)    An owner or operator of a group childcare home or a family childcare home, as defined by Section 20-7-2700, who does not carry liability insurance for the operation of his childcare business, must, by no later than January 1, 2005, obtain signed statements from each parent or guardian of each child currently enrolled in the group childcare home or family childcare home indicating that the parent or guardian has received notice that the group childcare home or family childcare home does not carry liability insurance for the operation of its childcare business. The owner or operator of a group childcare home or a family childcare home must maintain a file of these signed statements at the home during the period of time a child is enrolled. For new enrollees to a group childcare home or family childcare home, the owner or operator must provide a parent or guardian of a new enrollee with this information at the time of enrollment, obtain a signed statement from each parent or guardian at the time of enrollment, and maintain these signed statements at the home during the period of time a child is enrolled.

(B)    The department must send a letter to each group childcare home and family childcare home licensed or registered with the department, informing each home of the requirements of subsection (A), and that each home must comply with these requirements by no later than January 1, 2005. For group childcare homes and family childcare homes licensed or registered after the effective date of this section, the department must send information of subsection (A) at the time the group childcare home or family childcare home applies for a license or registration."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, except that the Department of Social Services must comply with Section 20-7-2723(B) within sixty days after the effective date.

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