2007-2008 Bill 1011: Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children

South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A251, R306, S1011

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Jackson, Leatherman, Patterson, Ford, Hutto, Short, Fair, Matthews, Elliott, Setzler, Lourie, Campbell, Williams, Reese, Hayes and Anderson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11949ac08.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 17, 2008
Introduced in the House on April 1, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on May 29, 2008
Governor's Action: June 4, 2008, Signed

Summary: Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/17/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   1/17/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
   1/29/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin, Lourie, 
                        Scott, Ceips
   3/26/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-13
   3/27/2008  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-29
   3/27/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-29
    4/1/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-8
    4/1/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-13
    4/1/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-13
   5/21/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-208
   5/28/2008  House   Read second time HJ-26
   5/29/2008  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-16
   5/29/2008          Ratified R 306
    6/4/2008          Signed By Governor
   6/10/2008          Copies available
   6/10/2008          Effective date 06/04/08
   6/13/2008          Act No. 251

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/17/2008
3/26/2008
3/27/2008
5/21/2008

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A251, R306, S1011)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-25 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE JOINT CITIZENS AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP, POWERS, AND DUTIES, TO DIRECT THE COMMITTEE TO STUDY ISSUES RELATING TO CHILDREN AS IT MAY UNDERTAKE OR AS DIRECTED OR REQUESTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO REQUIRE THE COMMITTEE TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE GOVERNOR AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW SHALL PROVIDE STAFFING FOR THE COMMITTEE, TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDING MAY BE PROVIDED IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT AND FROM OTHER SOURCES, AND TO TERMINATE THE COMMITTEE DECEMBER 31, 2015, UNLESS REAUTHORIZED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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

Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children established

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

"Section 20-7-25. (A) There is established the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children to be composed of three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, three members of the Senate to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore, and three members to be appointed by the Governor. The director of the Department of Juvenile Justice, the director of the Department of Social Services, the director of the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, the superintendent of the Department of Education, and the director of the Department of Mental Health shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the committee. Members appointed by the Governor must not be employees of the State of South Carolina. Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The committee shall study issues relating to children as the committee may undertake or as may be requested or directed by the General Assembly. The committee may contract for all necessary legal research and support services, subject to funding as provided in subsection (E).

(B) The committee shall become operative on July 1, 2008. The committee must submit an annual written report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House no later than the first of February, commencing in 2009. The report must detail the work of the committee, account for the committee's expenditures, and provide any findings and recommendations the committee develops relating to children's issues it has studied.

(C) The staffing for the committee must be provided by the Children's Law Center of the University of South Carolina School of Law, subject to funding as provided in subsection (E).

(D) The committee members are eligible for per diem and mileage as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions.

(E) The committee shall receive funding as may be provided in the annual general appropriations act or from any other source.

(F) The committee shall terminate and shall cease to exist effective December 31, 2015, unless the General Assembly reauthorizes its continued existence beyond that date by legislation."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2008.

Approved the 4th day of June, 2008.

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