South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 12 To Title 44 So As To Establish The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities Comprised Of The Office Of Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities, The Office Of Mental Health, And The Office Of Substance Use Services, And To Provide For The Department's Powers, Duties, And Authority; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To Departments Of State Government, So As To Add The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities, And To Remove The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs, And The Department Of Mental Health; By Amending Section 8-17-370, Relating To Exemptions From The State Employee Grievance Procedure, So As To Exempt The Director Of The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities And Certain Other Department Staff From The State Employee Grievance Procedure; By Amending Sections 44-20-30, 44-20-210, 44-20-220, 44-20-230, 44-20-240, And 44-20-255, All Relating To The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs, So As To Make Conforming Changes To Include Definition Revisions, Elimination Of The…
Act No. 3 (2025-05-07)