CWLA Legislative Post – January 26, 2015
Read about the Children’s Welfare League and what they are up to this week here. Monitor CWLA Jan 26
Children’s Trust of South Carolina Legislative Agenda for 2015
Tracking our legislative agenda For the bills and topics are are tracking on our legislative agenda, we have a summary that auto-updates as these topics move through the South Carolina House and Senate. Bookmark this page to keep track of their progress. Track specific legislation related to our legislative agenda
Read the Children’s Welfare League of America’s January Report
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Second Report on Legislative Pre-Files for 2015
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Legislation Prefiled to Address Child Welfare Concerns
DSS Senate Oversight Committee Holds Last Hearing of Year The Department of Social Services Oversight Subcommittee recently heard testimony from several individuals. Dr. Olga Rosa, board certified child abuse pediatrician and DSS Acting Director, Amber Gilliam both testified. The committee heard about needs for centralized intake hotline for child abuse cases, increased collaboration with S.C. Children’s Advocacy Medical Response System and creation of local child fatality review committees. Video of the testimony is available. Prefiled legislation addresses some of the concerns raised during these hearings. S. 150 (Sen. Shealy, R-Lexington) restructures DSS through the creation of the Department of Family Protective Services S. 250 (Sen. Shealy, R-Lexington; Sen. Lourie, D-Richland; Sen. Young, R-Aiken) would allow medical records to be released without consent of parent(s) to the medical provider who is evaluating a child for suspected abuse and neglect. Obtaining written consent to release the child’s medical records can be very difficult — even [...]
Legislative Tracking Report
Read the Legislation that has impact on our programs and children for the 2014-2015 year. LegtrackPrefiles1214 (1)