An Act to Amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by Adding Article 22 to Chapter 11, Title 63 So as to Create the Department of Children's Advocacy, to Provide That the Department Shall Be Headed by the State Child Advocate, to Provide That the Department Shall Be Comprised of Deputy Child Advocates, Investigators, and Other Staff to Be Employed as Necessary by the State Child Advocate, to Provide That the State Child Advocate Is Responsible for Ensuring That Children Receive Adequate Protection and Care from Services or Programs Offered by the Department of Social Services, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, the John De La Howe School, the Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School, and the School for the Deaf and the Blind, to Provide That Records Acquired by the Department Are Confidential, to Provide for the Duties and Responsibilities of the Department, Including the Right to Perform an Independent Investigation of a Critical Incident or Review a Completed Critical Incident Investigation Performed by a State Agency, and for Other Purposes; to Amend Section 63-7-360, Relating to Mandatory Reporting to the Coroner, So as to Require the Medical Examiner or Coroner to Report Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect Findings to the Department of Children's Advocacy; to Amend Section 63-11-500, Relating to the Cass Elias Mccarter Guardian Ad Litem Program, So as to Provide That the Program Is Administered by the Department of Children's Advocacy; to Amend Sections 63-11-700 and 63-11-730, Both Relating to the Division for Review of the Foster Care of Children, So as to Provide That the Division Is Within the Department of Children's Advocacy; to Amend Sections 63-11-1310, 63-11-1340, 63-11-1360, and 63-11-1510, All Relating to the Continuum of Care for Emotionally Disturbed Children, So as to Provid
It became law on May 14, 2018.
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