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SC Code § 63-11-2295 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-2295. Complaints regarding State Child Advocate and department.

 (A) Complaints regarding any allegations against the State Child Advocate, the Department of Children's Advocacy, or any of its affiliated divisions should be submitted in writing to the State Inspector General under the authority provided by the provisions of Chapter 6, Title 1. The State Inspector General shall determine if an investigation is warranted and shall provide a written finding at the end of an investigation, which must be provided to the complainant, the Governor, the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children, and the State Child Advocate. The State Child Advocate shall develop policies and procedures for receipt of such complaints and their referral to the State Inspector General.  (B) No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action may be taken against an employee of an agency, an employee of an entity contracting with an agency, a foster parent, or a recipient of family and children's services for any communication made, or information given or disclosed, to aid the department in carrying out its responsibilities, unless the communication or information is made, given, or disclosed maliciously or without good faith.  HISTORY: 2018 Act No. 160 (S.805), Section 1, 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."
SC Code § 63-11-2400 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-2400. South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol; failure to comply with protocol.

 Section effective May 6, 2022.  In the investigation of a known or suspected crime against a child, a multidisciplinary team must follow the South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol as developed by the South Carolina Children's Justice Act Task Force and the South Carolina Network of Children's Advocacy Centers. Failure to comply with the South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol may not be used by the defense in any prosecution and is not grounds for dismissal of any criminal charge, nor does it provide any cause of action against any state agency, political subdivision, member of a multidisciplinary team, member of any prosecutor's office, member of any law enforcement agency, or law enforcement officer.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 28 (S.229), Section 2, eff May 6, 2022.  Editor's Note  2021 Act No. 28, Section 1, provides as follows:  "SECTION 1. This act must be known and may be cited as the 'South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol Act'."
SC Code § 63-11-2410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-2410. Establishment of Child Abuse Protocol Review Committee; membership; meetings.

 Text of (A) effective May 6, 2022.  (A) The South Carolina Children's Justice Act Task Force and the South Carolina Network of Children's Advocacy Centers shall develop and provide initial training on the protocol and updated training as needed for this purpose. The protocol must be publicly available and must be annually reviewed and updated as needed by an advisory committee known as the Child Abuse Protocol Review Committee.  (B)(1) The Governor shall appoint the members of the Child Abuse Protocol Review Committee and may consult with the South Carolina Children's Justice Act Task Force and the South Carolina Network of Children's Advocacy Centers in making his appointments. The committee shall consist of thirteen members as follows:  (a) the Executive Director of the South Carolina Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, or his designee;  (b) one member from state law enforcement;  (c) one member from county law enforcement;  (d) one member from a solicitor's office;  (e) the Executive Director of the Department of Social Services, or his designee;  (f) one member who is the Medical Director of the South Carolina Children's Advocacy Medical Response System, or his designee;  (g) one member from the State Guardian Ad Litem Program or Richland County Court Appointed Special Advocates;  (h) one member from a school district;  (i) one member from a statewide organization experienced in working with children with all disabilities;  (j) the Executive Director of the South Carolina Police Chief's Association, or his designee;  (k) the Executive Director of the South Carolina Sheriff's Association, or his designee; and  (l) two at-large members.  (2) The Department of Children's Advocacy shall convene the first meeting of the committee for the purpose of electing a chair and shall thereafter provide staff support to the committee. Members of the committee shall serve for terms of four years and may serve in a holdover capacity for up to six months after the expiration of their term, should a qualified successor not be appointed.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 28 (S.229), Section 2, eff May 6, 2021, eff May 6, 2022.  Editor's Note  2021 Act No. 28, Sections 1 and 4, provide as follows:  "SECTION 1. This act must be known and may be cited as the 'South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol Act'."  "SECTION 4. SECTION 1 and Section 63-11-2410(B), as added by this act, take effect upon approval by the Governor. The remaining provisions take effect one year after approval by the Governor."
SC Code § 63-11-2420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 11 - Children's Services Agencies|Section 63-11-2420. Maintenance of protocol.

 Section effective May 6, 2022.  The Department of Children's Advocacy shall maintain the protocol and the committee's updates to the protocol.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 28 (S.229), Section 2, eff May 6, 2022.
SC Code § 63-13-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-10. Purpose.

 (A) The intent of this chapter is to define the regulatory duties of government necessary to safeguard children in care in places other than their own homes, ensuring for them minimum levels of protection and supervision. Toward that end, it is the purpose of this chapter to establish statewide minimum regulations for the care and protection of children in childcare facilities, to ensure maintenance of these regulations and to approve administration and enforcement to regulate conditions in such facilities. It is the policy of the State to ensure protection of children under care in childcare facilities, and to encourage the improvement of childcare programs.  (B) It is the further intent of this chapter that the freedom of religion of all citizens is inviolate. Nothing in this chapter shall give any governmental agency jurisdiction or authority to regulate, supervise, or in any way be involved in any Sunday school, Sabbath school, religious services or any nursery service or other program conducted during religious or church services primarily for the convenience of those attending the services.  (C) Nothing in this chapter shall create authority for the Department of Social Services to influence or regulate the curriculum of childcare facilities.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-30. Caregiver requirements.

 (A) A caregiver who begins employment in a licensed or approved childcare center in South Carolina after June 30, 1994, must have at least a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) and at least six months' experience as a caregiver in a licensed or approved childcare facility. If a caregiver does not meet the experience requirements, the caregiver must be directly supervised for six months by a staff person with at least one year experience as a caregiver in a licensed or approved childcare facility. Within six months of being employed, a caregiver must have six clock hours of training in child growth and development and early childhood education or shall continue to be under the direct supervision of a caregiver who has at least one year of experience as a caregiver in a licensed or approved childcare facility.  (B) A caregiver who has two years' experience as a caregiver in a licensed or approved facility and is employed as of July 1, 1994, in a licensed or approved childcare center in South Carolina is exempt from the high school diploma and General Educational Development (GED) requirements of subsection (A).  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-45 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-45. Notice to parents of childcare center provisional staff employment; statements from parents indicating receipt of notice.

 (A) An owner or operator of a childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home, as defined by Section 63-13-20, must notify and obtain signed statements from the custodial parent or parents or guardian or guardians of each child currently enrolled in the childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home indicating that the parent or parents or guardian or guardians have received notice that the childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home may provisionally employ a person in order to comply with Section 63-7-1980 and Section 63-13-40(D) when an unexpected staff vacancy occurs. Provisional employment may only occur pursuant to the provisions of Section 63-13-40(D).  (B) Within sixty days of this act's effective date, an owner or operator of a childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home, as defined by Section 63-13-20 of the 1976 Code, must notify and obtain signed statements pursuant to the provisions of this section from the custodial parent or parents or guardian or guardians of each child enrolled on this act's effective date in the childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 262, Section 3.
SC Code § 63-13-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-50. Fingerprint exemptions.

 The fingerprint reviews required by this chapter are not required of a certified education personnel who has undergone a fingerprint review pursuant to Section 59-26-40 or of a person licensed as a foster parent who has undergone a state and federal fingerprint review pursuant to Section 63-7-2340, and the results of these reviews have been submitted to the department and the person has remained employed since the review in certified education or licensed as a foster parent or the reviews have been conducted within the preceding six months.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2019 Act No. 52 (S.595), Section 2, eff May 16, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 52, Section 2, substituted "six months" for "year" at the end.
SC Code § 63-13-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-60. Criminal history review fee.

 For conducting a state criminal history review as required by this chapter State Law Enforcement Division may not impose a fee greater than the fee imposed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for conducting such a review.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-70. Register required.

 Every childcare center or group childcare home shall maintain a register setting forth essential facts concerning each child enrolled under the age of eighteen years.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-80. Investigations and inspections.

 (A) In exercising the powers of licensing, approving, renewing, revoking, or making provisional licenses and approvals, the department shall investigate and inspect licensees and approved operators and applicants for a license or an approval. The authorized representative of the department may visit a childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home anytime during the hours of operation without prior notice once a year for purposes of investigations and inspections. In conducting investigations and inspections, the department may call on political subdivisions and governmental agencies for appropriate assistance within their authorized fields. The inspection of the health and fire safety of childcare centers and group childcare homes must be completed upon the request of the department by the appropriate agencies (i.e., Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, or local authorities). Inspection reports completed by state agencies and local authorities must be furnished to the department and become a part of its determination of conformity for licensing and approval. After careful consideration of the reports and consultation where necessary, the department shall assume responsibility for the final determination of licensing, approving, renewing, revoking, or making provisional licenses and approvals. However, upon receipt of a regulatory complaint, the department shall conduct an unannounced inspection of the facility to investigate the complaint. If the complaint is written, the department shall provide a copy to the director upon request.  (B) Before issuing a license or approval the department shall conduct an investigation of the applicant and the proposed plan of care for children and for operating a childcare center or a group childcare home. If the results of the investigation satisfy the department that the provisions of this chapter and the applicable regulations promulgated by the department are satisfied, a license or approval must be issued.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2014 Act No. 295 (H.4665), Section 2, eff June 23, 2014.  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 295, Section 2, in subsection (A), in the first sentence, substituted "center, group childcare home, or family childcare home anytime during the hours of operation without prior notice once a year" for "center or group childcare home anytime during the hours of operation", and added the last sentence.
SC Code § 63-13-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-90. Zoning.

 At the time of initial licensing, approval, or registration a childcare facility must provide proof of conformity or authorized nonconformity with county or municipal zoning ordinances or resolutions. The department may impose conditions on the license, approval, or registration consistent with restrictions imposed by zoning authorities.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-100. Provisional licensure, approval, and registration.

 (A) The department has power to issue a provisional registration, provisional license, or provisional approval only when the department is satisfied that:  (1) the regulations can and will be met within a reasonable time; and  (2) the deviations do not seriously threaten the health or safety of the children. A provisional registration, provisional license, or provisional approval, may be extended for a period as may be determined by the department.  (B) Except as noted in subsection (C) of this section, no provisional license or provisional approval may be issued effective for any longer than one year.  (C) Any facility granted a license or exempt from obtaining a license under the act previously in effect in this State and which does not qualify for a regular license under this chapter must be granted a provisional license in accord with subsection a. of this section. The provisional license may be issued without regard to the time limit of subsection (B) of this section. No provisional license issued under subsection (C) is effective, either by its initial issue or by renewal, for a period greater than three years.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-110. First aid and CPR certificates.

 During the hours of operation all childcare facilities, except registered family childcare homes, must have on the premises at least one caregiver with a current certificate for the provision of basic first aid and child-infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-120. Training on domestic violence.

 The Department of Social Services in conjunction with existing training regulations shall make available to childcare owners and operators staff training on domestic violence including, but not limited to:  (1) the nature, extent, and causes of domestic and family violence;  (2) issues of domestic and family violence concerning children;  (3) prevention of the use of violence by children;  (4) sensitivity to gender bias and cultural, racial, and sexual issues;  (5) the lethality of domestic and family violence;  (6) legal issues relating to domestic violence and child custody.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-130. Consultation.

 The department shall offer consultation through employed staff or other qualified person to assist applicants and operators in meeting and maintaining regulations.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-140. Compliance review.

 Upon request of an applicant or operator, the department shall offer consultation to address any aspect of compliance with this chapter or the regulations promulgated under this chapter. Consultation includes, but is not limited to, review and comment on drawings and specifications related to construction and renovations proposed by a facility.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-150. Violation citations.

 At any time the department cites a childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home for a violation of this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the department shall provide the owner and operator of the center with a brochure stating, in language easily understood, the rights and procedures available to the owner or operator for a hearing in accordance with the department's fair hearing regulations and the rights and procedures available to appeal a decision rendered under the department's fair hearing process.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-160. Injunctions.

 The department is empowered to seek an injunction against the continuing operation of a childcare facility in the family court having jurisdiction over the county in which the facility is located:  (1) when a facility is operating without a license or statement of registration;  (2) when there is any violation of this chapter or of the regulations promulgated by the department which threatens serious harm to children in the childcare facility;  (3) when an operator has repeatedly violated this chapter or the regulations of the department.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-13-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 13 - Childcare Facilities|Section 63-13-170. Penalties.

 A person violating the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.