South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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A75, R111, H3742

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Pitts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5290cm17.docx

Introduced in the House on February 14, 2017
Introduced in the Senate on March 29, 2017
Passed by the General Assembly on May 10, 2017
Governor's Action: May 19, 2017, Signed

Summary: Probation, Parole and Pardon

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/14/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 44)
   2/14/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 44)
    3/2/2017  House   Recalled from Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 18)
    3/2/2017  House   Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 18)
   3/22/2017  House   Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 43)
   3/23/2017  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 34)
   3/23/2017  House   Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 35)
   3/23/2017  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 36)
   3/24/2017  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1)
   3/29/2017  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
   3/29/2017  Senate  Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology 
                        (Senate Journal-page 13)
   4/25/2017  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Corrections and Penology 
                        (Senate Journal-page 16)
    5/9/2017  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 18)
    5/9/2017  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 18)
   5/10/2017  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 28)
   5/15/2017          Ratified R 111
   5/19/2017          Signed By Governor
   5/25/2017          Effective date 5/19/17
   5/31/2017          Act No. 75

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/14/2017
3/22/2017
4/25/2017


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(A75, R111, H3742)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 24-21-230 AND 24-21-280, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT, DUTIES, AND POWERS OF DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES' AGENTS, HEARING OFFICERS, AND STAFF, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT MAY EMPLOY OFFENDER SUPERVISION SPECIALISTS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS REGARDING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THESE EMPLOYEES, AND PROCEDURES FOR CLASSIFYING OFFENDERS AS STANDARD AND LOW-RISK, AND TO PROVIDE THE DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF AN OFFENDER SUPERVISION SPECIALIST.

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

Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services

SECTION    1.    Section 24-21-230 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 273 of 2010, is further amended by adding the following appropriately lettered subsection at the end to read:

"( )    The director, in his discretion, may employ offender supervision specialists to oversee the supervision of standard and low-risk offenders. The department shall promulgate regulations for the qualifications of offender supervision specialists and procedures for classifying offenders as standard and low-risk offenders based on criminal risk factors."

Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services

SECTION    2.    Section 24-21-280 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 154 of 2016, is further amended by adding the following appropriately lettered subsection at the end:

"( )    Offender supervision specialists have the same duties and authority granted to probation agents, except for the authority granted in subsection (B)."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2017.

Approved the 19th day of May, 2017.

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