South Carolina General Assembly
108th Session, 1989-1990

Bill 4476

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               4476
Ratification Number:       709
Act Number                 576
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Information provided, fees
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(A576, R709, H4476)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-5-590, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A FEDERALLY-APPROVED CHILD SUPPORT PLAN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY, BOARD, OR COMMISSION PROVIDING INFORMATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT CHARGE THE DEPARTMENT A FEE FOR THE PROVISION OF THIS INFORMATION, EXCEPT FOR INFORMATION OR VITAL RECORDS FURNISHED BY AGENCIES UNDER FEDERAL MANDATE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ANY FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCY.

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

Information provided, fees

SECTION 1. Section 43-5-590(d) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(d) The department shall create a single and separate organizational unit which is responsible for developing and implementing a federally-approved state plan for child support. The unit shall maintain a parent locator service to locate absent relatives owing or allegedly owing child support utilizing all sources of information and legally available records and the parent locator service of the Federal Department of Health and Human Services, by filing in accordance with Section 453(B) of the social security Act. A state or local agency or private employer of this State upon request of the Department of Social Services shall provide the department with information regarding the name, address, and social security number of a person owing or allegedly owing an obligation of support for a dependent child. A state or local agency, board, or commission providing this information to the department may not charge the department a fee for the provision of this information. This provision does not apply to information or for vital records furnished by agencies under federal mandate to be reimbursed for information provided to any federal or state agency. The department, upon receipt of this information, may make it available only to the appropriate officials or agencies of this or any other state operating a program pursuant to Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act."

Time effective

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

Approved the 11th day of June, 1990.