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Bill 5106

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      5106
Type of Legislation:              Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000523
Primary Sponsor:                  Harrison
All Sponsors:                     Harrison, D. Smith, Knotts, Altman, 
                                  Campsen, Cotty, Delleney, Easterday, Fleming, 
                                  Govan, Harris, Hawkins, Jennings, Klauber, 
                                  Lucas, Maddox, McGee, W. McLeod, Scott, 
                                  Seithel, Simrill, F. Smith, J. Smith, Taylor 
                                  and Whipper
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18292som00.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20000531
Subject:                          Probation and Parole Officers Week; July 
                                  23-29, 2000, Resolutions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000531  Received from Senate
Senate  20000531  Adopted, returned with concurrence
Senate  20000531  Recalled from Committee                03 SCP
Senate  20000524  Introduced, read first time,           03 SCP
                  referred to Committee
House   20000523  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate


              Versions of This Bill

TO DECLARE THE WEEK OF JULY 23-29, 2000, AS "SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS WEEK", TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE AND TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS THAT THE AGENTS AND OFFICERS OF THIS DEPARTMENT ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE OVERALL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE STATE.

Whereas, the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services is charged with the community supervision of offenders placed on probation by the court, the offenders paroled by the State Board of Paroles and Pardons, as well as the offenders on Youthful Offenders Release from the Department of Corrections; and

Whereas, of over thirty-six thousand offenders under the active supervision of the department, approximately thirty thousand seven hundred are on probation, three thousand two hundred are on parole, and two thousand five hundred are on Youthful Offender Act supervision; and

Whereas, the department has offices in each of the state's forty-six counties, and six hundred probation and parole officers located in these offices have direct or indirect caseload responsibilities over these offenders; and

Whereas, the officers supervise offenders in a variety of programs depending on the level of supervision and sanction required by the court. These programs include community control centers, restitution centers, home detention, electronic monitoring, intensive supervision, drug deterrence programs, and public service employment; and

Whereas, the officers also investigate cases, assemble information, and make sound recommendations for use by the court and the State Board of Paroles and Pardons to assist them in their decision making processes; and

Whereas, in addition to their criminal supervision duties, probation and parole officers have provided major assistance to local law enforcement authorities during the Hurricane Floyd emergency, Myrtle Beach Memorial Day Weekend, and various events held at the Statehouse; and

Whereas, for the multitude of tasks the officers perform, for the vast responsibility of supervising criminal offenders who are released into the communities, and for the excellent work and dedication to their profession shown by these officers, it is appropriate that the State commend them for their contributions. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the week of July 23-29, 2000, is declared "South Carolina Probation and Parole Officers Week", and that this is the appropriate time for the General Assembly to recognize the many contributions made by the probation and parole officers to insure the safety of the state's citizens, and help increase the public's awareness that the agents and officers of this department are an integral part of the overall criminal justice system in the State.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the director of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services.

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