South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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A245, R274, S872

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Fair, Hutto, Jackson and L. Martin
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22584vr14.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2014
Introduced in the House on March 6, 2014
Last Amended on May 20, 2014
Passed by the General Assembly on May 29, 2014
Governor's Action: June 6, 2014, Signed

Summary: Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/17/2013  Senate  Prefiled
  12/17/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2014  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 54)
   1/14/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 54)
   1/22/2014  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Coleman (ch), Shealy, Turner
   2/26/2014  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 14)
    3/4/2014  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 21)
    3/4/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 21)
    3/5/2014  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 26)
    3/5/2014  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 26)
    3/5/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-44  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 26)
    3/6/2014  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
    3/6/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 8)
   5/14/2014  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 4)
   5/20/2014  House   Amended (House Journal-page 45)
   5/20/2014  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 45)
   5/20/2014  House   Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 45)
   5/21/2014  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        (House Journal-page 7)
   5/29/2014  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled 
                        (Senate Journal-page 98)
   5/29/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 98)
    6/5/2014          Ratified R 274
    6/6/2014          Signed By Governor
   6/13/2014          Effective date 06/06/14
   6/16/2014          Act No. 245

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/17/2013
2/26/2014
3/5/2014
5/14/2014
5/20/2014


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(A245, R274, S872)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JOINT CITIZENS AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, SO AS TO REAUTHORIZE THE COMMITTEE THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND TO DELETE OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.

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

Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children

SECTION    1.    Section 63-1-50 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 63-1-50.    (A)    There is established the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children to be composed of three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, three members of the Senate to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and three members to be appointed by the Governor. The Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Director of the Department of Social Services, the Director of the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, the Superintendent of the Department of Education, and the Director of the Department of Mental Health serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the committee. Members appointed by the Governor must not be employees of the State. Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The committee shall study issues relating to children as the committee may undertake or as may be requested or directed by the General Assembly. The committee may contract for all necessary legal research and support services, subject to funding as provided in subsection (E).

(B)    The committee shall submit an annual report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House no later than the first of February. The report must detail the work of the committee, account for the committee's expenditures, and provide findings and recommendations the committee develops relating to children's issues it has studied.

(C)    The staffing for the committee must be provided by the Children's Law Center of the University of South Carolina School of Law, subject to funding as provided in subsection (E).

(D)    The committee members may not receive compensation but are entitled to mileage, subsistence, and per diem as allowed by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions.

(E)    The committee shall receive funding as may be provided in the annual general appropriations act or from any other source.

(F)    The committee shall terminate and shall cease to exist effective December 31, 2023, unless the General Assembly reauthorizes its continued existence beyond that date by legislation."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 5th day of June, 2014.

Approved the 6th day of June, 2014.

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