South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 4288


                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4288
Ratification Number:            584
Act Number:                     489
Primary Sponsor:                Shissias
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Day care center caregivers
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19940525
Computer Document Number:       436/11507AC.93
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19940714
Introduced Date:                19930603
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19940714
Last History Type:              Act No. 489
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Shissias
                                Harrison
                                Gamble
                                Waites
                                Felder
                                Worley
                                Beatty
                                Kelley
                                Littlejohn
                                McElveen
                                Delleney
                                Klauber
                                Phillips
                                D. Wilder
                                Corning
                                Wright
                                Keyserling
                                Stone
                                Davenport
                                Witherspoon
                                Thomas
                                Baxley
                                Stoddard
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

History

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
4288   ------  19940714      Act No. 489
4288   ------  19940714      Signed by Governor
4288   ------  19940602      Ratified R 584
4288   Senate  19940525      Read third time, enrolled for
                             ratification
4288   Senate  19940524      Read second time, notice of
                             general amendments
4288   Senate  19940505      Committee Report: Favorable     08
4288   Senate  19940324      Introduced, read first time,    08
                             referred to Committee
4288   House   19940323      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
4288   House   19940322      Read second time
4288   House   19940216      Committee Report: Favorable     27
4288   House   19930603      Introduced, read first time,    27
                             referred to Committee
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(A489, R584, H4288)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-2735 SO AS TO ESTABLISH EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CAREGIVERS IN CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS AFTER JUNE 30, 1994, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION.

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

Educational and experience requirements for child day care center employees

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 20-7-2735. (A) A caregiver who begins employment in a licensed or approved child day care center in South Carolina after June 30, 1994, must have at least a high school diploma or General Educational Development Certificate (GED) and at least six months' experience as a caregiver in a licensed or approved child day care 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 child day care facility. Within six months 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 child day care facility.

(B) A caregiver who has two years' experience as a caregiver in a licensed or approved facility and is employed as of July 1, 1994, in a licensed or approved child day care center in South Carolina is exempt from the high school diploma and General Education Development (GED) requirements of subsection (A)."

Time effective

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

Approved the 14th day of July, 1994.