LATEST NEWS: March 2022 - The next Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 4, at 9:00am in the Blatt Building, Room 410, on the Statehouse grounds. The meeting will be livestreamed on the Statehouse website.
We are excited to release our 2022 Annual Report! This report covers three overarching themes: youth mental health, child well-being, and juvenile justice reform and includes discussion of coordinating and expanding access to children’s mental health services, providing youth and caregivers better access to birth certificates, providing counsel for children in child welfare proceedings, and adopting the Juvenile Justice Reform Act, among other topics.
Act No. 123, JCLCC Reauthorization Bill, was signed by the Governor on March 14th. With this Act, we are excited to welcome four new ex officio agencies to our Committee: Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Department of Health and Human Services, and SC First Steps.
Committee on Children
We believe how we treat children is the most accurate indicator of our state's future.
About Us
The Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children was created by statute to research issues regarding the children of South Carolina and to offer policy and legislative recommendations to the Governor and Legislature.
What We Do
Assess child well being issues, based on data and research.
Offer policy recommendations to the Governor and Legislature.
Help state agencies and stakeholders address children's needs.
Promote better outcomes for South Carolina's children.
Upcoming Committee on Children Meetings
March Committee Hearing
DATE: May 4, 2022
TIME: 9:00am
LOCATION: Blatt Building, Room 410
To view past Committee on Children meetings, please visit the South Carolina Statehouse Video Archives.
Contact Us
The Committee on Children invites public comments, questions, and suggestions.
Also, staff to the Committee on Children will provide you with information about annual reports, publications, meetings, public hearings, and Committee-sponsored bills. You may also join our ListServ to stay up to date with the Committee on Children.
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