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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3146 Ratification Number:148 Act Number:80 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Cobb-Hunter All Sponsors:Cobb-Hunter, Moody-Lawrence Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\psd\7081ac99.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19990603 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19990611 Subject:Domestic violence, treatment of perpetrators of; Battered Spouse State Plan, Social Services, Domestic Relations History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19990702 Act No. A80 ------ 19990611 Signed by Governor ------ 19990609 Ratified R148 House 19990603 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 19990603 Read third time, returned to House with amendment Senate 19990603 Committee amendment adopted Senate 19990602 Read second time, with notice of general amendments, carrying over all amendments to third reading Senate 19990602 Committee report: Favorable with 08 SG amendment Senate 19990224 Introduced, read first time, 08 SG referred to Committee House 19990224 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19990223 Read second time House 19990217 Committee report: Favorable 27 H3M House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee House 19981216 Prefiled, referred to Committee 27 H3M Versions of This Bill Revised on February 17, 1999 - Word format Revised on June 2, 1999 - Word format Revised on June 3, 1999 - Word format
(A80, R148, H3146)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 43-1-205 SO AS TO REQUIRE AN AGENCY RECEIVING FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERPETRATORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO COMPLY WITH PROGRAM STANDARDS CONTAINED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL BATTERED SPOUSE STATE PLAN INCLUDING THAT TREATMENT SERVICES AND SUPERVISION MUST BE PROVIDED BY A PERSON WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK, COUNSELING, OR ANOTHER RELATED FIELD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Compliance required with state plan treatment program standards to receive funds
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 43-1-205. For an agency, entity, or organization to receive funds from the Department of Social Services for treatment programs for perpetrators of domestic violence, the agency, entity, or organization must comply with treatment program standards contained in the department's annual Battered Spouse State Plan. These standards must include, but are not limited to, these requirements:
(1) treatment services must be provided by persons with a minimum of a master's degree in social work, counseling, or another related field;
(2) each treatment program shall have at least one person providing supervision to paid and volunteer staff who:
(a) has a minimum of three years of experience working with both perpetrators and victims of domestic violence;
(b) has a minimum of one year of experience in group facilitation; and
(c) holds at least a master's degree in social work, counseling, or another related field."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1999.
Ratified the 9th day of June, 1999.
Approved the 11th day of June, 1999.
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