South Carolina Senate Bill 291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-24 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relating To The South Carolina Children's Code, By Adding Chapter 21, To Enact The "persons With Disabilities Right To Parent Act"; To Amend Section 63-7-720, Relating To Emergency Protective Custody, To Provide That Reasonable Efforts Required To Prevent The Removal Of A Child From A Parent Or Legal Guardian Who Has A Disability Must Include Efforts That Are Individualized And Based Upon A Parent's Or Legal Guardian's Specific Disability, Including Referrals For Access To Adaptive Parenting Equipment, Referrals For Instruction On Adaptive Parenting Techniques, And Reasonable Accommodations With Regard To Accessing Services That Are Otherwise Made Available To A Parent Or Legal Guardian Who Does Not Have A Disability; To Amend Section 63-7-1640(a), Relating To Family Preservation, To Provide That Reasonable Efforts Required To Preserve Or Reunify A Family In Which The Parent Or Legal Guardian Has A Disability Must Include Efforts That Are Individualized And Based Upon A Parent's Or Legal Guardian's Specific Disability, Including Referrals For Access To Adaptive Parenting Equipment, Referrals For Instruction On Adaptive Parenting Techniques, And Reasonable Accommodations With Regard To Accessing Services That Are Otherwise Made Available To A Parent Or Legal Guardian Who Does Not Have A Disability; To Amend Section 63-7-2570(6), Relating To Grounds For Termination Of Parental Rights, To Provide That The Department, And Any Other Covered Entity, Must Not Terminate The Rights Of A Parent Or Legal Guardian With A Disability Solely On The Basis Of The Disability.

Persons with Disabilities Right to Parent Act

Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-24	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2017-01-24	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3538 (Similar To) 2017-05-18 - Act No. 36

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	7	1640	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	7	2570	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	7	720	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0291&session=122&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/291_20170124.htm