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Part 1B, Section 39 - N12 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE Page 452
2002-2003 Conference Committee Report
SECTION 39 - N12 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
39.1. (DJJ: Meal Ticket Revenue) The revenue generated from sale of meal tickets by the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be retained and carried forward into the current fiscal year by the agency and expended for the operation of the agency�s cafeterias and food service programs.
39.2. (DJJ: Interstate Compact Revenue) The revenue returned to the Interstate Compact Program and the revenue returned from the Juvenile Restitution Program shall be retained and carried forward into the current fiscal year by the agency and expended for the operation of the respective program areas.
39.3. (DJJ: Educational Funds Audit) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Education Finance Act, the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice shall have its educational funds audited by the Office of the State Auditor pursuant to a schedule established by the State Auditor, and said audit shall be sufficient to satisfy the timetable for audits required in Regulation 43175.
39.4. (DJJ: Children�s Projects Revenue) Funds generated from the projects undertaken by children under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice may be retained by the department and utilized for the benefit of those children. Such funds may be carried forward into the following fiscal year.
39.5. (DJJ: Revenues Generated) All revenues generated from USDA federal grants, the Education Finance Act (EFA), the Detention Center, and Medicaid federal funding may be retained, carried forward into current fiscal year, and expended by the Department of Juvenile Justice, in accordance with applicable regulations, for the costs associated with these programs.
39.6. (DJJ: Instructional Salaries) The certified instructional personnel of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall receive a percentage increase in their annual salary for the current fiscal year equal to the percentage allocated to the instructional personnel throughout the State.
39.7. (DJJ: Juvenile Justice Parole Board Compensation) The department is authorized to pay the Juvenile Justice Parole Board member up to $200 per day for services rendered to the agency in the performance of their official duties. The total amount of agency funds which can be utilized in this manner cannot exceed $48,000 per year.
39.8. (DJJ: Arbitration Program) The Department of Juvenile Justice, the Attorney General, and the South Carolina Commission on Prosecution Coordination shall collaborate and report to the House Ways and Means, Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Senate Finance, Criminal Justice Subcommittee by August 31, 2001. This report shall contain recommendations combining the Youth Mentor Program and the Arbitration Program for implementation by the circuit solicitors to divert nonviolent offenders. This report shall make recommendations as to the most efficient and effective use of those funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the Youth Mentor Act.
39.9. (DJJ: Beds for Females) The Department of Juvenile Justice may utilize any remaining funds originally authorized by Act 111 of 1997 for �Greenwood Facility Renovation� for the purpose of constructing additional beds for females or for any other capital improvement project at existing or new facilities.
39.10. (DJJ: Reimbursements for Expenditures) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Juvenile Justice may retain for general operating purposes any reimbursement of funds for expenses incurred in a prior fiscal year.
39.11. (DJJ: Elimination of Detention Screening Responsibilities) DELETED
39.12. (DJJ: Juvenile Arbitration/Community Advocacy Program) The amount appropriated and authorized in this section for the Juvenile Arbitration Program shall be retained and expended by the Department of Juvenile Justice for the purpose of providing juvenile arbitration services through the sixteen (16) Judicial Circuit Solicitors� offices in the state and used to fund necessary administrative and personnel costs for the programs.
The Department of Juvenile Justice shall contract with Solicitors to administer the Juvenile Arbitration Program and disburse up to $45,000 per Judicial Circuit based on services rendered. The amount payable to Solicitors may vary based on consistent adherence to established statewide program guidelines to assess program performance.
The $175,000 appropriated for the Community Advocacy Program in the first Judicial Circuit, will be used to fund necessary administrative and personnel costs for this status offender diversion program. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall monitor and provide support to this program.
All unexpended funds may be retained and carried forward from the prior fiscal year to be used for the same purposes.
39.13. (DJJ: Community Evaluations) DELETED
39.14. (DJJ: Anderson County Upstate Youth Camp) DELETED
39.15. (DJJ: Video Cameras) Of the funds appropriated/authorized by this section, the department shall develop a plan to purchase and install video cameras to assist in the management of juveniles and reduce assault behavior between juveniles. This plan must be coordinated with court appointed monitors in the case of Alexander S. v. Wood.
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