Rep. BENNETT proposes the following Amendment No. to H.5150 as introduced by Ways & Means

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EXPLANATION:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 113, AID TO SUBDIVISIONS- STATE TREASURER, page 482, after line 9, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:

/ (AS-TREAS: Monitoring Pilot Program) From the funds received from the Local Government Fund, the City of Charleston may implement a pilot program of electronic monitoring of repeat offenders who are court ordered as a condition of bond on criminal charges. The city shall determine participants based on criminal history and the likelihood to reoffend while out on bond. Under the program, the city itself shall monitor the participants of the program. The Department of Probation, Pardon and Parole shall coordinate with the City of Charleston Police Department to collect data for the purpose of considering a statewide program. The program may not adopt any policy or practice that is inconsistent with the manner in which bond is issued or revoked. /

Amend totals and titles to conform.