Reference is to Printer's Date 3/29/17-S.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, PART II, after SECTION 10, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:
/ SECTION ___. Section 63-19-480 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 63-19-480.
There is created a fund within the Department of Juvenile
Justice for the compensation of victims of crime. All
contributions deducted from a juvenile's wages pursuant to
Section 63-19-450(E)(3) or 63-19-460(C)(3) must be deposited
into this fund. Of the amount contributed to the fund by each
juvenile, ninety-five percent must be paid by the department on
behalf of the juvenile as restitution to the victim or victims
of the juvenile's adjudicated crime as ordered by the family
court or the releasing entity, and five percent must be
submitted to the South Carolina Victims' Compensation
Fund Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina
Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim
Compensation, Victim Compensation Fund. If the amount of
restitution ordered has been paid in full or if there is no
victim of the juvenile's adjudicated crime, the juvenile's
contributions must be submitted to the South Carolina
Victims' Compensation Fund Office of the Attorney
General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division,
Department of Crime Victim Compensation, Victim Compensation
Fund." /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART II, SECTION 2, by deleting Section 1-7-1100 and inserting:
/ Section 1-7-1100. The
following agencies, boards, and commissions, including all the
allied, advisory, affiliated, or related entities, as well as
the employees, funds, property, and all contractual rights and
obligations associated with any such agency, except for those
subdivisions specifically included under another department, are
hereby transferred to and incorporated in and shall be
administered as part of the Office of the Attorney General,
South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division:
(1) State Office of
Victim Assistance, provided for in Articles 13 and 14, Chapter
3, Title 16;
(2) South Carolina
Crime Victim Ombudsman, provided for in Article 16, Chapter 3,
Title 16;
(3) that portion of the
Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs of the Department
of Public Safety that administers the Victims of Crime Act
grants, the Violence Against Women Act grants, and the State
Victim Assistance Program grants;
(4) on July 1, 2018,
those grants and awards available under the Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, the Residential
Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program,
the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
(the Coverdell law), Title II Formula Grants Program, the
Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP), Juvenile Accountability
Block Grants (JABG), and Statistical Analysis Center grant
program. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART II, SECTION 8 A., by deleting Section 16-3-1095 and inserting:
/ Section 16-3-1095. (A)
The Department of Crime Victim Assistance
Grants is created within the Office of the Attorney General,
South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division to administer the
Victims of Crime Act grants, the Violence Against Women Act
grants, the State Victim's Assistance Program grants, and
beginning on July 1, 2018, the following: the Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, the Residential
Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program,
the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
(the Coverdell law), Title II Formula Grants Program, the
Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP), Juvenile Accountability
Block Grants (JABG), and Statistical Analysis Center grant
program.
(B) The Director of the
Crime Victim Services Division shall appoint a deputy director
of the department. The deputy director shall establish a
process to solicit and administer the disbursement of funds for
Victims of Crime Act grants, the Violence Against Women Act
grants, and the State Victim's Assistance Program grants
available under Public Law 98-473 establishing the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984, and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA-I)
established under Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1944, Public Law No. 103-322, 108 Stat. 1796
(September 13, 1994); and beginning on July 1, 2018, the
following: the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
(JAG) Program awards authorized by the 42 U.S.C. Section 3751(a)
designated under Section 507 of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968; the Residential Substance Abuse
Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program under the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Pub. L. No.
103-322, Section 1901); the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science
Improvement Grant Program authorized by Title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Part BB, codified at
42 U.S.C. Section 3797j-3797o (the Coverdell law); the
Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Grant Act of 1998 (Public Law
105-181); Title II Formula Grants Program authorized under the
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDP Act) of
1974, as amended, at 42 U.S.C. 5631-5633; Juvenile
Accountability Block Grants (JABG) authorized under the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee et
esq.); Statistical Analysis Center grant program administered by
the Bureau of Justice Statistics within the U.S. Department of
Justice; and administer all other crime victim service and other
Department of Justice grant program funding as provided by law
including, but not limited to, the authority to solicit for
federal formula or discretionary grant awards and foundation
funding." /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART II, SECTION 8 D., by deleting Section 23-6-520(5) and inserting:
/ (5) in collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Assistance Grants establish a process to solicit and administer the disbursement of funds for Victims of Crime Act grants, the Violence Against Women Act grants, the State Victim's Assistance Program grants available under Public Law 98-473 establishing the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA-I) established under Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1944, Public Law No. 103-322, 108 Stat. 1796 (September 13, 1994); and beginning on July 1, 2018, the following: the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program awards authorized by the 42 U.S.C. Section 3751(a) designated under Section 507 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Pub. L. No. 103-322, Section 1901); the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program authorized by Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Part BB, codified at 42 U.S.C. Section 3797j-3797o (the Coverdell law); the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Grant Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-181); Title II Formula Grants Program authorized under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDP Act) of 1974, as amended, at 42 U.S.C. 5631-5633; Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee et esq.); Statistical Analysis Center grant program administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics within the U.S. Department of Justice; and all other crime victim service and other Department of Justice grant program funding as provided by law including, but not limited to, the authority to solicit for federal formula or discretionary grant awards and foundation funding." /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, PART VII, by deleting SECTION 16 and inserting:
/ SECTION 16. This act
takes effect on July 1, 2017, except that the transfer of those
grants and awards delineated in PART II, SECTION 2, Section
1-7-1100(4), are effective on July 1, 2018.
/
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.