H3752: Social Work Interstate Compact Act

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "social Work Interstate Compact Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 63, Title 40 So As To Provide The Purpose, Functions, Operations, And Definitions Concerning The Compact, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 40-63-32 So As To Require Certain Criminal Records Checks For Social Worker Licensure Applicants, And To Provide For The Confidentiality And Permitted Uses Of The Results Of These Criminal Records Checks; To Designate The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 63, Title 40 As Article 1, Entitled "general Provisions"; And By Amending Section 23-23-60, Relating To Certificates Of Compliance Issued By The Law Enforcement Training Council And Criminal Justice Academy, So As To Provide Individuals Seeking Such Certification Shall Undergo Certain Fingerprint-based State And Federal Criminal Records Checks, To Authorize The Retention And Specific Uses Of Such Fingerprints, And To Provide Certification Classifications. - Ratified Title