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Bill 4038

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4038
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010426
Primary Sponsor:                  White
All Sponsors:                     White, Owens, Bales, Barrett, Battle, 
                                  Bingham, J. Brown, Carnell, Cato, Coates, 
                                  Cobb-Hunter, Dantzler, Freeman, Gilham, Govan, 
                                  Harrison, Keegan, Kelley, Kirsh, Klauber, Lee, 
                                  Lloyd, Martin, McCraw, Miller, J.M. Neal, Ott, 
                                  Phillips, Rhoad, Riser, Rivers, Robinson, 
                                  Rodgers, Sandifer, Scott, Snow, Stuart, 
                                  Taylor, Thompson, Webb, Weeks and A. Young
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11596ac01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Medical, Military, Public and Municipal 
                                  Affairs Committee 27 H3M
Subject:                          Prisoners, use of; to assist in various 
                                  community projects; Property, Prisons, 
                                  Corrections Department, Charitable


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010426  Introduced, read first time,           27 H3M
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-65, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PROVIDING PRISONERS FOR LITTER CONTROL PROJECTS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF PRISONERS FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO ASSIST IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND TO REQUIRE PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 24-13-65 of the 1976 Code as added by Act 530 of 1988, is amended to read:

    "Section 24-13-65.    The Department of Corrections shall provide prisoners not otherwise engaged in a useful prison occupation for litter control projects proposed by counties and municipalities and for community projects to assist in the residential construction and repair of low-income housing proposed by local governments or proposed by private organizations such as Habitat for Humanity. In order for the department to provide prisoners for projects for private organizations, the organization must submit for approval an application to the department on forms and in the manner as prescribed by the department."

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

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