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Bill 4815

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4815
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000323
Primary Sponsor:                  Lourie
All Sponsors:                     Lourie
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18150som00.doc
Companion Bill Number:            1145
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Public Safety Department, Class 1 law 
                                  enforcement officer; training in domestic 
                                  violence area; Domestic Relations


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20000323  Companion Bill No. 1145
House   20000323  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 6, TITLE 23 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SO AS TO ADD SECTION 23-6-435, TO PROVIDE A REQUIREMENT OF FOUR HOURS OF ANNUAL TRAINING IN CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO POSSESS CERTAIN CERTIFICATION, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS, AND TO PROVIDE A NONEXCLUSIVE LIST OF THE TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TRAINING.

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

SECTION 1. Article 9, Chapter 6, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 23-6-435 . (A) A law enforcement officer who currently possesses a Class 1-LE Certification in the State of South Carolina is required to complete four hours annually of Continuing Law Enforcement Education Credits (CLEEC) in domestic violence within the forty CLEEC hour requirements over the three-year recertification period.

(B) State Highway Patrol officers are not required to complete the training required by this section.

(C) The training in domestic violence must be provided by a source approved by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. The training shall include, but is not limited to:

(1) warrantless searches and arrests;

(2) mutual restraining orders and orders of protection;

(3) determining the primary aggressor and dual arrests;

(4) criminal domestic violence courts;

(5) interviewing techniques;

(6) incident report writing and response to incidents;

(7) victim and offender dynamics;

(8) victimless prosecution;

(9) victim resources;

(10) victims' rights;

(11) offender treatment programs; and

(12) recognizing special needs populations."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2000.

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