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SC Code § 63-11-570 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-570. Funds.

 The General Assembly shall provide the funds necessary for the South Carolina Guardian ad Litem Program to carry out the provisions of Sections 63-11-500 through 63-11-560 and 63-7-1990(B)(5). The General Assembly shall not provide any funding for a county guardian ad litem program.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 288, Section 4.
SC Code § 63-11-710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-710. Local boards for review.

 (A) There are created sixteen local boards for review of cases of children receiving foster care, one in each judicial circuit, composed of five members appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the legislative delegation of each county within the circuit for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. If the county legislative delegations within a judicial circuit have not recommended to the Governor a person to fill a review board vacancy within ninety days after being notified by certified mail that the vacancy exists, then the local review boards in the judicial circuit may recommend to the Governor someone to fill the vacancy. All local board members must be residents of the judicial circuit which they represent, except where a current or former member is substituting for an absent member. Local boards shall elect their chairman.  (B) If the board of directors determines that additional local review boards are necessary in a judicial circuit because of an excessively large case load for review or if the local board is no longer necessary because of a reduced case load, the board may create or dissolve local review boards by resolution, and the boards created have all authority and duties provided for the boards by the provisions of this article.  (C) In Dorchester County, appointments made pursuant to this section are governed by the provisions of Act 512 of 1996.  (D) In Georgetown County, appointments made pursuant to this section are governed by the provisions of Act 515 of 1996.  (E) In the Fifth Judicial Circuit, the members of one of the local review boards authorized pursuant to subsection (B) must be appointed by the Kershaw County Legislative Delegation. The local review board appointed by the Kershaw County Legislative Delegation shall be the board in the Fifth Judicial Circuit which primarily deals with cases in Kershaw County.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2018 Act No. 175 (H.4832), Section 1, eff May 3, 2018.  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 175, Section 1, added (E).
SC Code § 63-11-740 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-740. Meetings of local boards; staffing.

 Local boards shall conduct meetings in the judicial circuit which they represent. Each board must be provided sufficient staff to perform its functions as set forth in this article with funds provided in the annual state general appropriations act. Members of the local boards and former members substituting for an absent member may not receive compensation for their services but must be allowed mileage, per diem, and subsistence as provided by law for state boards, committees, and commissions for attendance at board meetings. If needed to ensure a quorum at a board meeting, a current or former member of a local board may serve as a substitute on a board other than his own board, whether or not the substitute member is a resident of the judicial circuit of that board.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-11-750 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-750. Participation in child abuse and neglect proceedings.

 (A) The Foster Care Review Board may participate, through counsel, in child abuse and neglect proceedings pursuant to Sections 63-7-1660, 63-7-1700, 63-7-2520 and in any hearing held pursuant to a motion filed by a named party or party in interest. Participation includes the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses and to present its recommendation to the court.  (B) This section does not require notice of any hearing to be served upon the Foster Care Review Board unless it is a party to the case.  (C) If the Foster Care Review Board intends to participate in any hearing pursuant to this section, it shall inform the Department of Social Services, the court, and the guardian ad litem coordinator or counsel for the guardian ad litem of its intention to appear and participate in the hearing at least twenty-four hours in advance of the hearing.  (D) If the Foster Care Review Board intends to become a party to the action, it shall file a motion to intervene. There is a rebuttable presumption that the motion to intervene shall be granted absent a showing that intervention would be unjust or inappropriate in a particular case.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2016 Act No. 238 (H.4546), Section 6, eff June 5, 2016.  Effect of Amendment  2016 Act No. 238, Section 6, rewrote the section, allowing the board to introduce, examine, and cross-examine witnesses.
SC Code § 63-11-760 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-760. Immunity from liability.

 After participating in a training program of the system for the review of foster care of children, a local review board member is not liable for damages for personal injury as a result of an act or omission in the discharge of his duties as a member if he acts in good faith and his conduct does not constitute gross negligence, recklessness, wilfulness, or wantonness.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-11-770 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-770. Cooperation of public and private agencies.

 All public and private agencies and facilities which provide for or arrange foster care for children shall cooperate with the board of directors and local review boards by making available for review records as may be requested.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-11-780 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-780. Petitions for relief.

 A person or agency aggrieved by an action or recommendation of a local review board may seek relief by petition to the family court of that county which shall issue a rule to show cause why the action or recommendation of the local review board should not be set aside or modified.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-11-790 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-790. Effect of article on other agencies.

 The provisions of this article may not be construed to limit or delay actions by agencies or facilities to arrange for adoptions, foster care, termination of parental rights, or other related matters on their own initiative, nor do the provisions of this article in any manner alter or restrict the duties and authority of these agencies and facilities in those matters.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-11-910 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-910. Fund established.

 (A) There is established the Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina, an eleemosynary corporation, the resources of which must be used to award grants to private nonprofit organizations and qualified state agencies in order to stimulate a broad range of innovative child abuse and neglect prevention programs to meet critical needs of South Carolina's children.  (B) The trust fund must accept gifts, bequests, and grants from any person or foundation. The trust fund must supplement and augment but not take the place of services provided by state agencies. A state agency is eligible to receive funds under this article only when the state agency:  (1) proposes a program that meets grant qualifications under this article; and  (2) provides matching funds in an amount at least equal to the grant to maximize the effectiveness of the grant.  (C) The board of directors for the trust fund shall carry out activities necessary to administer the fund including assessing service needs and gaps, soliciting proposals to address identified service needs, and establishing criteria for the awarding of grants.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 273, Section 1.
SC Code § 63-11-920 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-920. Board of directors; terms; filling vacancies; compensation; reports.

 There is created the Board of Directors for the Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina composed of seventeen members appointed by the Governor, ten at large from the State from nominees of the Board of Directors of the Children's Trust Fund, plus one from each of the state's congressional districts. Members shall serve for terms of four years and until successors are appointed and qualify. Vacancies for any reason must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired term.  Members may be paid per diem, mileage, and subsistence as established by the board not to exceed the amounts provided by law for state boards, committees, and commissions. A complete report of the activities of the trust fund must be made annually to the General Assembly.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 273, Section 1; 2012 Act No. 279, Section 30, eff June 26, 2012.  Editor's Note  2008 Act No. 273, Section 15 provides as follows:  "The members of the governing board of the Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina serving on the effective date of this act shall continue to serve until the expirations of their terms, after which their successors must be appointed pursuant to Section 63-11-920 of the 1976 Code, as amended by this act. In appointing the eight additional at-large directors provided pursuant to this act, four must be appointed for initial terms of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The Governor shall note the terms on the appointment."  2012 Act No. 279, Section 33, provides as follows:  "Due to the congressional redistricting, any person elected or appointed to serve, or serving, as a member of any board, commission, or committee to represent a congressional district, whose residency is transferred to another district by a change in the composition of the district, may serve, or continue to serve, the term of office for which he was elected or appointed; however, the appointing or electing authority shall appoint or elect an additional member on that board, commission, or committee from the district which loses a resident member as a result of the transfer to serve until the term of the transferred member expires. When a vacancy occurs in the district to which a member has been transferred, the vacancy must not be filled until the full term of the transferred member expires. Further, the inability to hold an election or to make an appointment due to judicial review of the congressional districts does not constitute a vacancy."  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment substituted "ten at large" for "eleven at large".
SC Code § 63-11-930 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-930. Powers and duties.

 To carry out its assigned functions, the board is authorized, but not limited to:  (1) assess the critical needs for child abuse and neglect prevention;  (2) receive gifts, bequests, and devises for deposit and investment into the trust fund and to award grants to private nonprofit organizations and state agencies that meet certain qualifications;  (3) invest trust fund monies;  (4) solicit proposals for programs which will be aimed at meeting identified child abuse and neglect prevention needs;  (5) provide technical assistance to private, nonprofit organizations, when requested, in preparing proposals for submission to the trust fund;  (6) establish criteria for awarding of grants for child abuse and neglect prevention which shall include the consideration of at least:  (a) the priority of the service need that the proposal addresses;  (b) the quality and soundness of the proposal and its probable effectiveness in accomplishing its objectives;  (c) a cost-benefit analysis of the project;  (d) the degree of community support for the proposal;  (e) the utilization of local resources including volunteers, when appropriate, and matching or in-kind contributions which may be, but are not required;  (f) the qualifications of employees to be hired under the grant;  (g) the experience of the proposed project administrators in providing on going accountability for the program;  (7) enter into contracts for the awarding of grants to private, nonprofit organizations for child abuse and neglect prevention.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 273, Section 1.
SC Code § 63-11-940 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-940. Director.

 The board of directors may employ a director and other staff as necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities assigned by the board.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 273, Section 1.
SC Code § 63-11-950 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-950. Disbursement of funds.

 (A) The amount deposited in the trust fund from contributions plus all earnings from the investment of monies of the trust fund credited during the previous fiscal year, after allowances for operating expenses, is available for disbursement upon the authorization of the board of directors.  (B) A quorum of the board members is necessary to authorize the disbursement of funds.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 273, Section 1.
SC Code § 63-11-960 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-960. Deposit and distribution of contributions pursuant to Section 12-6-5060.

 Funds from the receipt of contributions pursuant to Section 12-6-5060 must be deposited in the Trust Fund for disbursement as prescribed by this article.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 273, Section 1.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the reference to Section 12-6-2416 was corrected to reference Section 12-6-5060, as provided in 2008 Act No. 361 Section 2.
SC Code § 63-11-1310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-1310. Purpose.

 It is the purpose of this article to develop and enhance the delivery of services to severely emotionally disturbed children and youth and to ensure that the special needs of this population are met appropriately to the extent possible within this State. To achieve this objective, the Continuum of Care for Emotionally Disturbed Children Division is established as a division of the Department of Children's Advocacy. This article supplements and does not supplant existing services provided to this population.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.MM.2, eff July 1, 2015; 2018 Act No. 160 (S.805), Section 6, eff July 1, 2019.  Editor's Note  2018 Act No. 160, Sections 18.A and 18.B, provide as follows:  "SECTION 18. A. Where the provisions of this act transfer duties, programs, or services of the Department of Administration to the Department of Children's Advocacy, the employees, authorized appropriations, and assets and liabilities of these divisions, services, and programs also are transferred to and become part of the Department of Children's Advocacy. All classified or unclassified personnel employed by the divisions, programs, services, or initiatives transferred from the Department of Administration, either by contract or by employment at will, become on July 1, 2019, employees of the Department of Children's Advocacy, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. Before the transfer of the applicable divisions, programs, services, or initiatives of the Department of Administration pursuant to this act, these agencies and organizations shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations."  "B. Applicable regulations promulgated by the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the Department of Children's Advocacy. Applicable contracts entered into by the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be devolved upon the Department of Children's Advocacy at the time of the transfer."  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.MM.2, substituted "as a division of the Department of Administration" for "in the office of the Governor".  2018 Act No. 160, Section 6, in the second sentence, substituted "Department of Children's Advocacy" for "Department of Administration".
SC Code § 63-11-1320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-1320. Clients.

 (A)(1) The Continuum of Care serves children:  (a) who have been diagnosed as severely emotionally disturbed;  (b) who have exhausted existing available treatment resources or services;  (c) whose severity of emotional, mental, or behavioral disturbance requires a comprehensive and organized system of care.  (2) Priority in the selection of clients must be based on criteria to be established by the Continuum of Care.  (B) Before a court refers a child to the Continuum of Care, it must be given the opportunity to evaluate the child and make a recommendation to the court regarding:  (1) the child's suitability for placement with the Continuum of Care pursuant to the provisions of this article, related regulations, and policies and procedures of administration and operation;  (2) the agencies which offer services most appropriate to meet the child's needs and the proportionate share of the costs among the agencies to meet those needs;  (3) the necessity of obtaining other services for the child if the services provided in item (2) are not available through the existing service delivery system.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-11-1330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-1330. Duties.

 The Continuum of Care shall perform the following duties and functions:  (1) identify needs and develop plans to address the needs of severely emotionally disturbed children and youth;  (2) coordinate planning, training, and service delivery among public and private organizations which provide services to severely emotionally disturbed children and youth;  (3)(a) augment existing resources by providing or procuring services to complete the range of services needed to serve this population in the least restrictive, most appropriate setting. The scope of services includes, but is not limited to:  (i) in-home treatment programs;  (ii) residential treatment programs;  (iii) education services;  (iv) counseling services;  (v) outreach services;  (vi) volunteer and community services;  (b) provide needed services until they can be procured;  (4) provide case management services directly;  (5) supervise and administer the development and operation of its activities and services on a statewide regional basis.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-11-1340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-1340. Director and other staff; promulgation of regulations.

 The State Child Advocate may appoint a Director of the Continuum of Care to serve at his pleasure. The director shall employ staff necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. The funds for the division director, staff, and other purposes of the Continuum of Care Division must be provided in the annual general appropriations act. The department, upon the recommendation of the division director, may promulgate regulations in accordance with this article and the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act and formulate necessary policies and procedures of administration and operation to carry out effectively the objectives of this article.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.MM.3, eff July 1, 2015; 2018 Act No. 160 (S.805), Section 7, eff July 1, 2019.  Editor's Note  2018 Act No. 160, Sections 18.A and 18.B, provide as follows:  "SECTION 18. A. Where the provisions of this act transfer duties, programs, or services of the Department of Administration to the Department of Children's Advocacy, the employees, authorized appropriations, and assets and liabilities of these divisions, services, and programs also are transferred to and become part of the Department of Children's Advocacy. All classified or unclassified personnel employed by the divisions, programs, services, or initiatives transferred from the Department of Administration, either by contract or by employment at will, become on July 1, 2019, employees of the Department of Children's Advocacy, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. Before the transfer of the applicable divisions, programs, services, or initiatives of the Department of Administration pursuant to this act, these agencies and organizations shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations."  "B. Applicable regulations promulgated by the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the Department of Children's Advocacy. Applicable contracts entered into by the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be devolved upon the Department of Children's Advocacy at the time of the transfer."  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.MM.3, substituted "appoint a Director of the Continuum of Care" for "employ a director" in the first sentence; inserted "division" before "director" in the third sentence; and substituted "department, upon the recommendation of the division director, may" for "division shall" in the last sentence.  2018 Act No. 160, Section 7, in the first sentence, substituted "State Child Advocate" for "Governor", and deleted "who is subject to removal pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-3-240" following "serve at his pleasure".