Bruce Bannister
- Republican
- Representative
- District 24
Primary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-7-10 AND 63-7-1620, RELATING TO PRINCIPLES OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROCEEDINGS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT MUST ENSURE THAT CHILD WELFARE AND SAFETY ARE THE PREDOMINANT BASIS OF ANY RECOMMENDATIONS AND DECISIONS AND THAT LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT HAVE THE SOLE DISCRETION OVER DECISIONS PERTAINING TO CHILD WELFARE PROCEEDINGS.
Read third time and sent to Senate
Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
Introduced and read first time
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, King
Read second time
Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-1
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Prefiled
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| 12/05/2024 | HTML |
| 02/06/2025 | HTML |
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