S 0302 General Bill, By Fair, Hutto, Jackson, Knotts, Rankin and Ford

Similar(H 3197)
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-19-350, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE SHALL
 PROVIDE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE TO GRANT
 PROBATIONERS AND PAROLEES UNDER THE DEPARTMENT'S SUPERVISION UP TO A TEN-DAY
 REDUCTION OF THE PROBATIONARY OR PAROLE TERM FOR EACH MONTH THEY ARE COMPLIANT
 WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THEIR PROBATION OR PAROLE.

   12/15/10  Senate Prefiled
   12/15/10  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/11/11  Senate Introduced and read first time
                     (Senate Journal-page 135)
   01/11/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 135)
   01/09/12  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Sheheen (ch), Knotts,
                     Campsen, Lourie, Campbell
   03/14/12  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 16)
   03/20/12  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 78)
   03/20/12  Senate Roll call Ayes-38  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 78)
   03/21/12  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 32)
   03/21/12  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 32)
   03/22/12  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
   03/22/12  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 11)

AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

March 21, 2012

S. 302

Introduced by Senators Fair, Hutto, Jackson, Knotts, Rankin and Ford

S. Printed 3/21/12--S.

Read the first time January 11, 2011.

TO AMEND SECTION 63-19-350, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE SHALL PROVIDE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE TO GRANT PROBATIONERS AND PAROLEES UNDER THE DEPARTMENT'S SUPERVISION UP TO A TEN-DAY REDUCTION OF THE PROBATIONARY OR PAROLE TERM FOR EACH MONTH THEY ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THEIR PROBATION OR PAROLE.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 17, Chapter 19, Title 63 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 63-19-1835.        The department may grant up to a ten-day reduction of the probationary or parole term to probationers and parolees who are under the department's supervision for each month they are compliant with the terms and conditions of their probation or parole order."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.