Bill 3163

                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3163
Ratification Number:            69
Act Number:                     196
Primary Sponsor:                Cobb-Hunter
Type of Legislation:            JR
Subject:                        Joint Legislative Committee
                                on Children and Families
Companion Bill Number:          237
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19930318
Computer Document Number:       436/12826AC.93
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19930423
Introduced Date:                19930119
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19930423
Last History Type:              Act No. 196
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Cobb-Hunter
                                Waites
                                Harwell
                                Wofford
                                Rogers
                                Stille
                                Baxley
                                Byrd
                                Thomas
                                Mattos
                                McMahand
                                Littlejohn
                                Whipper
                                Canty
                                Hines
                                Gonzales
                                Simrill
                                Wright
                                Harvin
                                McTeer
                                J. Harris
                                Meacham
                                Shissias
Type of Legislation:            Joint
                                Resolution

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
3163   ------  19930423      Act No. 196
3163   ------  19930423      Signed by Governor
3163   ------  19930420      Ratified R 69
3163   Senate  19930318      Read third time, enrolled for
                             ratification
3163   Senate  19930317      Read second time
3163   Senate  19930316      Committee Report: Favorable     08
3163   Senate  19930303      Introduced, read first time,    08
                             referred to Committee
3163   House   19930302      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
3163   House   19930225      Read second time
3163   House   19930224      Committee Report: Favorable     27
3163   House   19930119      Introduced, read first time,    27
                             referred to Committee

(A196, R69, H3163)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO RENAME THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

Whereas, children are the cornerstones of our future, our greatest natural resource; and

Whereas, in order to do our best for our children and to maximize our efforts and their potential for a sound and promising future, we must not narrowly define issues of children but rather we must view and address them in their natural setting, the family; and

Whereas, addressing the issues of children means addressing the issues of families; many of the needs of children and of families are closely interwoven if not inseparable; some of these basic needs are for shelter, food, clothing, and health care; and

Whereas, these needs are critical to survival in our society and must be guaranteed as a right and not considered a privilege if we are truly to prepare these children adequately for the future; and

Whereas, the South Carolina General Assembly has been a leader in the country in many ways in children's issues; since 1969, the General Assembly has had a study committee, the Joint Legislative Committee on Children, dedicated to studying issues relating to children and their welfare, and South Carolina was the first state to compile the laws affecting children into a comprehensive "Children's Code"; and

Whereas, this committee and the valuable contributions it has made in addressing the needs of children has made a significant impact on families, a natural and logical result of committee action, and this should be broadly embraced and fully integrated into the work of the committee; and

Whereas, it is therefore proper and fitting that this legislative committee reflect the results of its efforts and the natural expansion of its mission in the committee name. Now, therefore,

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

Committee name changed

SECTION 1. The Joint Legislative Committee on Children, created in 1969 by H. 1772 under the name of the Committee to Further Study the Statutes of the State Relating to Divorce, Separation of Married People, Neglected and Delinquent Children and to Consider the Feasibility of Establishing Family Courts on a statewide basis was renamed the Joint Legislative Committee on Children in 1979 by S. 456 and continued annually in the appropriations act as the Joint Legislative Committee on Children, is renamed the Joint Legislative Committee on Children and Families.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 23rd day of April, 1993.