S 1103 South Carolina Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Child identification kits

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-3-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN FINGERPRINT AND DNA IDENTIFICATION KITS TO ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE KITS AT THE REQUEST OF THE PARENT OR LEGAL CUSTODIAN OF ANY STUDENT OF SUCH SCHOOLS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF SUCH KITS BY PARENTS TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT IN LOCATING AND RETURNING MISSING OR TRAFFICKED CHILDREN, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT EXPEND FUNDS TO PROCURE THE KITS UNLESS EXPRESSLY APPROPRIATED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. - ratified title
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Mar 1, 2022 Signed May 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2022 · House May 4, 2022

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 45
May 11, 2022
D Democratic15
12 Yea 3
80% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican29
27 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 16, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 4, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-16)
house
Apr 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Apr 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Apr 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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