Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children Fall Public Hearing

The South Carolina Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children will hold its first fall public hearing of 2024 in the Burroughs & Chapin Auditorium at Horry Georgetown Technical College (Conway campus) at 2050 Hwy. 501, Conway, SC 29526 on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Committee holds annual hearings in the fall to receive input and recommendations from citizens and experts around the state to help shape its legislative initiatives regarding children. Past hearings have included testimony from kinship caregivers, child welfare practitioners, mental health professionals, and concerned members of the community about a variety of topics affecting South Carolina’s children. 

The Conway hearing is the first in a series of hearings that will continue in Columbia, Spartanburg, and Charleston.

Individuals wishing to testify should email childrenscommittee@sc.edu to sign up for a specific time. Each speaker will have three minutes to present. Additionally, individuals may submit written testimony to childrenscommittee@sc.edu no later than Friday, October 4, 2024.

All sessions will be livestreamed on the South Carolina State House’s website, www. www.scstatehouse.gov, and will include closed captioning.

Please contact Shealy Reibold at shealyreibold@sc.edu for additional information on the Committee on Children or its upcoming hearings.