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Senate subcommittee gives favorable report to housekeeping changes for Department of Children’s Advocacy
Summary
The subcommittee on child welfare approved a favorable report for House Bill 3654, which clarifies record-sharing for guardian ad litem staff, converts several positions to full-time employee status, and consolidates reporting duties within the Department of Children’s Advocacy.
The South Carolina Senate Subcommittee on Child Welfare gave a favorable report to House Bill 3654 on a voice vote after testimony from Amanda Whittle, state child advocate and director of the Department of Children’s Advocacy.
The bill would amend several statutes to clarify that appointed guardian ad litem volunteers and the agency’s staff may share reports and information with county guardian ad litem program staff, the guardian ad litem division, and the state child advocate. It would also clarify staffing and reporting provisions for the foster care review board and the continuum-of-care division and specify that funding for the Department of Children’s Advocacy be provided in the annual general appropriations act.
Amanda Whittle, the state child advocate and director of the Department of Children’s Advocacy, told the committee the changes are…
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