South Carolina § 44-49-80 - Establishment of drug abuse treatment program.
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§ 44-49-80. Establishment of drug abuse treatment program.
The Office of Substance Use Services shall establish a program to provide alcohol and drug abuse intervention, prevention, and treatment services for the public schools of the State. The office shall provide staff and support necessary to administer the program. Funds for this program must be annually appropriated by the General Assembly from the Education Improvement Act of 1984 Fund as it determines appropriate. The appropriated funds must be forwarded to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities from the Education Improvement Act of 1984 Fund in the manner the State Treasurer shall direct.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, SECTION 9, Division II, Subdivision B, SubPart 4, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1108.
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.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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