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S. 979
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hayes
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Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2006
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Lay guardian ad litem
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/13/2005 Senate Prefiled
12/13/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/10/2006 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-23
1/10/2006 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-23
1/19/2006 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin, Lourie,
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF CHILDREN, INCLUDING THE APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANS AD LITEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT MAY APPOINT AN ATTORNEY FOR A LAY GUARDIAN AD LITEM BUT MAY NOT IF THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM IS AN ATTORNEY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-110(1) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 450 of 1996, is further amended to read:
"(1) Children must be appointed legal counsel and a guardian ad litem by the family court. The court also may appoint an attorney for a lay guardian ad litem; however, the court may not appoint an attorney for a guardian ad litem if the guardian ad litem is an attorney. Counsel for the child in no case may be the same as counsel for the parent, guardian, or other person subject to the proceeding or any governmental or social agency involved in the proceeding."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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