South Carolina Code 63-13-180. Regulations and suggested standards
(1) Other state agencies, including the State Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the Office of the Attorney General.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-13-180
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Child: means a person under the age of eighteen. See South Carolina Code 63-1-40
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- family childcare home: means a facility within a residence occupied by the operator in which childcare regularly is provided for no more than six children, unattended by a parent or legal guardian, including those children living in the home and the children received for childcare who are related to the resident caregiver. See South Carolina Code 63-13-810
(2) Parents, guardians, or custodians of children using the service.
(3) Child advocacy groups.
(4) The State Advisory Committee on the Regulation of Childcare Facilities established by this chapter.
(5) Operators of childcare facilities from all sectors.
(6) Professionals in fields relevant to childcare and development.
(7) Employers of parents, guardians, or custodians of children using the service.
Draft formulations must be widely circulated for criticism and comment.
(B) The regulations for operating and maintaining childcare centers and group childcare homes and the suggested standards for family childcare homes must be designed to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the children who are to be served by assuring safe and adequate physical surroundings and healthful food; by assuring supervision and care of the children by capable, qualified personnel of sufficient number. The regulations with respect to licensing and approval, and the suggested standards with respect to registration of family childcare homes must be designed to promote the proper and efficient processing of matters within the cognizance of the department and to assure applicants, licensees, approved operators, and registrants fair and expeditious treatment under the law.
(C) The department shall conduct a comprehensive review of its licensing and approval regulations and family childcare home suggested standards at least once each three years.
(D) No regulations for childcare facilities may exceed policies or minimum standards set for public childcare facilities regulated under this chapter.
(E) The department shall submit final drafts of its regulations to the Legislative Council as proposed regulations, and the Administrative Procedures Act Sections 1-23-10 et seq., governs their promulgation.
(F) The department shall establish a procedure for its representatives to follow in receiving and recording complaints. Standard forms may be produced and made available to parents and users of facilities upon request to the department. A copy of any complaint must be made available to the involved operator immediately upon his request.