South Carolina Statutes
§ 59-20-41 — Inclusion of children admitted to residential institutions of the Department of Mental Health.
South Carolina § 59-20-41
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-20-41 (2026).
Text
Notwithstanding any other provision of law: All school districts providing educational services to children admitted or committed to residential institutions of the Office of Mental Health are authorized to count children admitted or committed to residential institutions of the Office of Mental Health from the first day of residency in such institutions, provided, that the first day is within the particular district's school year. The inclusion of these children is for the purpose of participation in the districts' educational programs for handicapped children supported under the Education Finance Act of South Carolina.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 482, SECTION 2A. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 59-20-41, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/20/59-20-41.