Bill Text: SC H5372 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Children's advocacy toll free complaint number

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-03 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [H5372 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2017-H5372-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 63-11-2290, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY TOLL FREE COMPLAINT NUMBER, SO AS TO REQUIRE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS TO POST THE NUMBER.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 63-11-2290(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by an act bearing ratification number 171 of 2018, is amended to read:

"(B)    The following agencies must post the toll-free public telephone number and the web address of the department's electronic complaint submission form prominently in clear view of all employees and the public and in a conspicuous location on the agency's website:

(1)    Department of Social Services;

(2)    Department of Mental Health;

(3)    Department of Juvenile Justice;

(4)    Department of Health and Environmental Control;

(5)    Department of Health and Human Services;

(6)    Department of Disabilities and Special Needs;

(7)    John de la Howe School;

(8)    School for the Deaf and Blind; and

(9)    Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School; and

(10)    Children's Advocacy Centers."

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