South CarolinaState department supports local boards reviewing foster care cases
The department creates local boards to review foster care cases and provides them administrative and technical help with funds from the state’s annual budget.
What it does
The department creates local boards to review cases of children receiving foster care.
The director appoints local board members on county lawmakers’ recommendations and may remove them for listed reasons, with notice, a chance to be heard, and lawmakers’ consent. The department may dissolve a board it finds is no longer needed after notifying local lawmakers.
The department provides each local review board administrative and technical help to do its work, using money provided in the state’s annual budget.
Argument forState administrative and technical help could give local board members more support as they review children’s foster care cases.
Argument againstDirector removal powers and board dissolutions could reduce local oversight of foster care cases, even with notice and safeguards for members.
More detail
The department creates local boards to review foster care cases. The boards review cases of children receiving foster care. The act took effect May 18, 2026.
The director appoints local board members and may remove them for listed misconduct or inability to serve; the department may dissolve a board it finds is no longer needed. These rules apply to members and local boards in the foster care review system. The director appoints members on the recommendation of the county legislative delegation. Current members serve until their terms end. Before removing a member, the director must give the member and delegation written reasons and a chance to be heard on reasonable notice. A majority of the delegation must agree to removal. The department must notify a majority of the delegation before dissolving a board. The act took effect May 18, 2026.
The department provides local boards administrative and technical help. The help is for each local review board. The help supports each board’s work and must use funds provided in the state’s annual budget. The act took effect May 18, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 5Effective date 05/18/26Latest
- Jun 2Act No. 199
- May 18Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- May 15Ratified R 237
- May 14Concurred in House amendment and enrolledTo Governor
- May 14Scrivener's error corrected
- May 14Read third time and returned to Senate with amendmentsPassed 2nd Chamber
- May 13Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-18
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- May 13Read second timeMinor
- May 13AmendedMajor
- May 13Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Edgerton, Magnuson, Frank, Morgan, White, Harris
- May 13Requests for debate-Rep(s). Frank, Morgan, Edgerton, Harris, White, Magnuson, Cromer
- May 12Debate adjourned
- May 7Debate adjourned
- May 7Scrivener's error corrected
- May 6Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public WorksMinor
- Mar 4Referred to Committee on Education and Public WorksMinor
- Mar 4Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Feb 26Read third time and sent to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 18Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Read second timeMinor
- Feb 18Committee Amendment AdoptedMajor
- Feb 11Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' ServicesMinor
- Jan 28Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' ServicesMinor
- Jan 28Introduced and read first timeIntroduced