---
type: "Bill"
title: "Foster care and residential treatment programs"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR \"QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM\" AND OTHER TERMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-7-1210 AND 63-7-2350, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL ABUSE AND RESTRICTIONS ON FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY ADDING SECTIONS 63-7-1730 AND 63-7-1740 SO AS TO REQUIRE ASSESSMENT, CASE PLANNING, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW FOR CHILDREN PLACED IN QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-1700, RELATING TO PERMANENCY PLANNING, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3567"
citation: "South Carolina H 3567 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernstein", "Collins", "Felder", "Henegan", "Hosey", "Jefferson", "Murray", "R. Williams"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-16"
last_action: "2021-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c14b204f-f7ac-4182-9551-91ccdfeb71ea"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3567&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "d5d29f937bea35d154fd850e4dd05e98f7677c84be598166a5e3c461605fa427"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 3567 (2021-2022) — Foster care and residential treatment programs

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR "QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM" AND OTHER TERMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-7-1210 AND 63-7-2350, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL ABUSE AND RESTRICTIONS ON FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY ADDING SECTIONS 63-7-1730 AND 63-7-1740 SO AS TO REQUIRE ASSESSMENT, CASE PLANNING, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW FOR CHILDREN PLACED IN QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-1700, RELATING TO PERMANENCY PLANNING, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3567.htm)
2. **12/16/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3567_20201216.htm)
3. **2/18/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3567_20210218.htm)
4. **2/19/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3567_20210219.htm)
5. **4/14/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3567_20210414.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- Hosey — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- R. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-12-16** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-16** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-19** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-02-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murray, Henegan, Jefferson, R.Williams
- **2021-02-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-18
- **2021-02-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Polled out of committee Family and Veterans' Services
- **2021-04-14** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2021-04-21** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Ratified R 35
- **2021-04-26** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-28** Effective date 04/26/21
- **2021-04-28** Act No. 24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c14b204f-f7ac-4182-9551-91ccdfeb71ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).