Dr. Kay Phillips, executive director of the Dorchester Children’s Center, has been appointed to the South Carolina Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children.

The Committee on Children was created by statute to research issues regarding the children of South Carolina and to offer policy and legislative recommendations to the Governor and Legislature. Membership of the Committee on Children is comprised of three senators appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, three representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, three citizens appointed by the governor, the state Superintendent of Education and the directors of the Departments of Mental Health, Social Services, Juvenile Justice, and Disabilities and Special Needs.