Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4670 Primary Sponsor:Wilkins Committee Number:27 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Juvenile Aftercare Program Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Computer Document Number:DKA/3715.AL Introduced Date:Apr 02, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Apr 02, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Wilkins Jaskwhich Cooper Chamblee Tucker Wright Hyatt Quinn Wofford Manly Harrison Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4670 House Apr 02, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 27
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-2115, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO JUVENILE AFTERCARE PROGRAMS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE JUVENILE PAROLE BOARD IS INDEPENDENT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-2115 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 20-7-2115. The department shall be is charged with the responsibility of making aftercare investigations to determine suitable placement for children considered for conditional release from the correctional schools. The department shall also have has the responsibility of supervising the aftercare program, making revocation investigations and submitting findings to the parole board.
The commissioner and such his staff as he shall designate in the performance of their, with duties of investigation, counseling and supervision, and revocation investigations, shall be regarded as are official representatives of the parole board.
The commissioner and counsels shall be are subject to the rules and regulations for parole and parole revocation promulgated by the parole board and shall meet with the parole board at its meetings when requested. Community-based counselors, or their supervisors, with assigned clients committed to institutions of the department shall periodically visit the institutions in order to counsel their clients and accomplish such the duties as outlined in this subarticle.
Employees of the department that serve as counselors for the purpose of presenting juvenile progress reports and release recommendations to the parole board and the immediate supervisor of these employees shall be employed by the Commissioner with the advice and consent of the Parole Board. The service of these employees in such capacity shall continue at the pleasure of the Parole Board. Recognizing the need to maintain autonomy and to provide a check and balance system, the parole board shall employ a Director of Parole and other staff necessary to carry out the duties of parole examinations, victim liaison, and revocation hearings. The director serves at the will and pleasure of the parole board. All staff are employees of the parole board and are directly responsible to the parole board both administratively and operationally. Funds allocated for the functions designated in this section must be incorporated as a line item within the department's budget and are subject to administrative control by the parole board.
The department shall continue to provide the budgetary, fiscal, personnel, and training information resources and other support considered necessary by the parole board to perform its mandated functions."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.