H*4079(Rat #0506, Act #0434)  Joint Resolution, By Breeland, J. Brown, 
A.W. Byrd, Cobb-Hunter, Govan, J. Hines, D.N. Holt, Inabinett, W.D. Keyserling, 
McMahand, J.H. Neal, L.S. Whipper and J.M. White
 A Joint Resolution to require the South Carolina Department of Juvenile
 Justice to provide accommodations and job training applicable to current and
 future job markets to nonviolent offenders between the ages of fifteen and
 eighteen; to consider facilities vacated by base closing for use a residential
 facilities; to encourage the use of shock incarceration methods with these
 offenders; and to require the Department to report on its implementation of
 these provisions.-amended title

   04/14/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-56
   04/14/93  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-56
   01/19/94  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-13
   01/20/94  House  Amended HJ-31
   01/20/94  House  Read second time HJ-31
   01/20/94  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-32
   01/21/94  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3
   01/25/94  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   01/25/94  Senate Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology SJ-5
   04/12/94  Senate Committee report: Favorable Corrections and
                     Penology SJ-17
   04/13/94  Senate Read second time SJ-27
   04/13/94  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-27
   04/20/94  Senate Amended SJ-7
   04/20/94  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-7
   05/10/94  House  Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until
                     Tuesday, May 17, 1994 HJ-127
   05/18/94  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-39
   05/24/94         Ratified R 506
   05/27/94         Signed By Governor
   06/07/94         Effective date 05/27/94
   06/07/94         Copies available

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS AND JOB TRAINING APPLICABLE TO CURRENT AND FUTURE JOB MARKETS TO NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF FIFTEEN AND EIGHTEEN; TO CONSIDER FACILITIES VACATED BY BASE CLOSING FOR USE AS RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF SHOCK INCARCERATION METHODS WITH THESE OFFENDERS; AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT ON ITS IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROVISIONS.

Whereas, it is detrimental to youth involved in nonviolent crimes to be adjudicated and placed in facilities with violent juvenile and youthful offenders; and

Whereas, it is incumbent upon the State to assist and encourage young nonviolent offenders to choose lives of productivity and responsibility rather than lives of crime and dependency; and

Whereas, in order to encourage and prepare youthful offenders to be contributing members of society, they must have marketable job skills that will advance their position in life and keep abreast with the future. Now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Programs for nonviolent fifteen to eighteen-year-old offenders

SECTION 1. (A) The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide nonviolent offenders in its custody, between the ages of fifteen and eighteen, appropriate accommodations and education and shall encourage job training. Facilities vacated by base closings in the State may be evaluated for use as residential facilities for these offenders. Job training provided to these offenders must be applicable to current and future job markets.

(B) The Department of Juvenile Justice is encouraged to utilize the shock incarceration program methods.

(C) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall report to the General Assembly by January 1, 1995, concerning their efforts to meet the requirement of this joint resolution and shall report annually for the next five years.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 27th day of May, 1994.