Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3436 Ratification Number:66 Act Number:35 Primary Sponsor:Mattos Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Immunizations required for child day care facilities Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930407 Computer Document Number:BBM/10118AC.93 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19930422 Introduced Date:19930209 Date of Last Amendment:19930331 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19930422 Last History Type:Act No. 35 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Mattos J. Bailey Boan Tucker Harrell Rogers McElveen Holt Sheheen H. Brown Waites G. Bailey Cobb-Hunter A. Young Hines R. Smith McKay Harwell G. Brown Quinn Wilkins White P. Harris Phillips Neilson M.O. Alexander Littlejohn Carnell Cooper Byrd Anderson Wright Neal Huff McMahand Wells Wofford Harrison Walker Rhoad Riser Kinon Shissias Stuart Sturkie Robinson Delleney Farr Breeland McLeod T.C. Alexander Worley Cato J. Wilder Baxley Trotter Kelley Davenport Chamblee Vaughn Clyborne Graham Stille Spearman McCraw Beatty Hutson Witherspoon Baker Gonzales D. Smith Williams Fair Inabinett Gamble Whipper Stone Hodges Houck Allison Kirsh Klauber Moody-Lawrence Marchbanks D. Wilder Law McTeer Haskins Richardson Corning Barber Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3436 ------ 19930422 Act No. 35
3436 ------ 19930422 Signed by Governor
3436 ------ 19930420 Ratified R 66
3436 House 19930407 Concurred in Senate
amendment, enrolled for
ratification
3436 Senate 19930401 Read third time, returned to
House with amendment
3436 Senate 19930331 Amended, read second time,
unanimous consent for third
reading on Thursday, April 1,
1993
3436 Senate 19930325 Recalled from Committee, 13
placed on Calendar
3436 Senate 19930216 Introduced, read first time, 13
referred to Committee
3436 House 19930212 Read third time, sent to
Senate
3436 House 19930211 Read second time, unanimous
consent for third reading on
Friday, February 12, 1993
3436 House 19930209 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without
reference
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(A35, R66, H3436)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-29-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO IMMUNIZATIONS REQUIRED OF SCHOOL PUPILS, SO AS TO INCLUDE CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES, TO REQUIRE THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO MONITOR IMMUNIZATION RECORDS OF CHILDREN IN DAY CARE, TO PROVIDE FOR A TEMPORARY AND A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION, AND TO EXCLUDE FAMILY GROUP HOMES FROM THESE REQUIREMENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Immunizations; required of school and day care center children
SECTION 1. Section 44-29-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 44-29-180. (A) No superintendent of an institution of learning, no school board or principal of a school, and no owner or operator of a public or private child day care facility as defined in Section 20-7-2700 may admit as a pupil or enroll or retain a child or person who cannot produce satisfactory evidence of having been vaccinated or immunized so often as directed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. Records of vaccinations or immunizations must be maintained by the institution, school, or day care facility to which the child or person has been admitted.
(B) The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall monitor the immunization status of each child who is enrolled or retained in a licensed child day care facility or a registered church or religious child day care facility. The monitoring of day care facilities shall consist of a review of the immunization or vaccination records to insure that required immunizations are complete as recommended and routinely provided by the Department of Health and Environmental Control for all infants and children.
(C) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Regulation 61-8, as amended, `Vaccination, Screening and Immunization Regarding Contagious Diseases', and its exemptions apply to this section.
(D) A South Carolina Certificate of Special Exemption signed by the school principal, authorized representative, or day care director may be issued to transfer students while awaiting arrival of medical records from their former area of residence or to other students who have been unable to secure immunizations or documentation of immunizations already received. A South Carolina Certificate of Special Exemption may be issued only once and is valid for only thirty calendar days from date of enrollment. At the expiration of this special exemption, the student must present a valid South Carolina Certificate of Immunization, a valid South Carolina Certificate of Medical Exemption, or a valid South Carolina Certificate of Religious Exemption.
(E) Registered family day care homes are exempt from requirements of this section."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect one hundred eighty days after approval by the Governor.
Approved the 22nd day of April, 1993.