South Carolina General Assembly

General Appropriations Bill H. 4700 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998

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 4     SECTION 12 - J20 - ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
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 6         12.1. (DAODAS: School Intervention Activity)  $1,149,204 of the amount appropriated as "Total Distribution to Subdivisions" in
 7     Program III, Division of Programs and Services is intended to be used for the School Intervention activity and none of this sum shall be
 8     used by the Department for the employment of personnel, except that funds may be used to employ one supervisory coordinator for this
 9     program.
10         12.2. (DAODAS: Training & Conference Revenue) The Department may charge fees for training events and conferences.  The
11     revenues from such events shall be deposited in the General Fund at the end of the state fiscal year once vendor expenses pertaining to
12     such events have been met by the Department.
13         12.3. (DAODAS: Other Funded New Positions)  The Department of Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Services may fill the other funded
14     personnel authorized in this section only if such funds are available at the time the new positions are to be filled.
15         12.4. (DAODAS: Chemical Dependency Programs-The Bridge)  The Department shall use one-time the non-recurring funding
16     provided in the current fiscal year to reduce the recidivism rate of juvenile offenders through a transitional treatment program for
17     addictions.  The Department will review the ability of parents of juvenile offenders to off-set the costs of this program through a sliding
18     scale fee-for-service and report on this in the evaluation of this program.  In addition, the Department will develop a second plan for a
19     coordinated, non-duplicative service delivery network through comprehensive utilization of community-wide services and coordination
20     of chemical dependency funding streams.  The ability of parents of juvenile offenders to pay for services rendered on a sliding fee scale
21     will be assessed based on federal poverty guidelines.  The Department shall report to the House Ways and Means Committee on the amount
22     of fees collected from these families or offenders as part of the evaluation of this program.  The families who cannot pay for services will
23     be required to volunteer for duties as needed by the county agencies providing services at a minimum of four hours per week.
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