South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
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S. 862
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Shealy and Gustafson
Document Path: SR-0106JG23.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 9, 2024
Introduced in the House on February 27, 2024
Last Amended on May 8, 2024
Currently residing in conference committee
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
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11/30/2023 | Senate | Prefiled |
11/30/2023 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services |
1/9/2024 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
1/9/2024 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services |
2/14/2024 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' Services (Senate Journal-page 9) |
2/20/2024 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 12) |
2/20/2024 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 12) |
2/20/2024 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-27 Nays-17 (Senate Journal-page 12) |
2/21/2024 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 13) |
2/21/2024 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 13) |
2/21/2024 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 13) |
2/27/2024 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 30) |
2/27/2024 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 30) |
4/25/2024 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 21) |
5/2/2024 | House | Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-7-24 (House Journal-page 31) |
5/7/2024 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, B Newton, Carter, Sessions, Guest, Hewitt, Calhoon, Erickson (House Journal-page 109) |
5/7/2024 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 199) |
5/7/2024 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 199) |
5/7/2024 | House | Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 202) |
5/8/2024 | House | Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 121) |
5/8/2024 | Senate | House amendment amended |
5/8/2024 | Senate | House amendment amended |
5/8/2024 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 |
5/8/2024 | Senate | Returned to House with amendments |
5/9/2024 | House | Non-concurrence in Senate amendment |
5/9/2024 | House | Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-102 |
5/9/2024 | Senate | Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Shealy, Young, McElveen |
5/9/2024 | House | Conference committee appointed Erickson, Hartnett, JL Johnson |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
11/30/2023
02/14/2024
02/20/2024
02/21/2024
04/25/2024
05/07/2024
05/08/2024
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House Amendments Amended
May 08, 2024
S. 862
Introduced by Senators Shealy and Gustafson
S. Printed 05/08/24--S.
Read the first time January 9, 2024
A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-30, RELATING TO CAREGIVER REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND PRE-SERVICE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 63-13-30 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
Section 63-13-30. (A) A caregiver who begins employment in a licensed or approved childcare center in South Carolina after June 30, 1994, must have at least a high school diploma or, General Educational Development (GED), Certificate of Completion, or a South Carolina High School Employability Credential and at least six months' experience as a caregiver in a licensed or approved childcare facility. If a caregiver does not meet the experience requirements, the caregiver must be directly supervised for six months by a staff person with at least one year experience as a caregiver in a licensed or approved childcare facility. Within six three months five days of being employed, a caregiver must have six clock hours of training in child growth and development and early childhood education or shall continue to be under the direct supervision of a caregiver who has at least one year of experience as a caregiver in a licensed or approved childcare facilitycomplete fifteen hours of health and safety service provider training. The caregiver shall be directly supervised by a staff person with at least one year experience as a caregiver in a licensed or approved childcare facility until such time as the caregiver has completed the required health and safety service provider training, provided the caregiver is also in compliance with Section 63-13-40 relating to required background checks.
(B) A caregiver who has two years' a high school diploma, General Educational Development (GED), Certificate of Completion, or a South Carolina High School Employability Credential and at least six months' experience as a caregiver in a licensed or approved facility and is employed as of July 1, 1994, in a licensed or approved childcare center in South Carolina is exempt from the high school diploma and General Educational Development (GED) requirements of subsection (A).
SECTION 2. This act takes effect five business days after approval by the Governor.
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