Reference is to Printer's Date 4/26/17-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by inserting an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:
/ SECTION . Section 23-23-80 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 225 of 2014, is further amended to read:
"Section 23-23-80.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council is
authorized to:
(1) receive and
disburse funds, including those hereinafter provided in this
chapter;
(2) accept any
donations, contributions, funds, grants, or gifts from private
individuals, foundations, agencies, corporations, or the state
or federal governments, for the purpose of carrying out the
programs and objectives of this chapter;
(3) consult and
cooperate with counties, municipalities, agencies, or official
bodies of this State or of other states, other governmental
agencies, and with universities, colleges, junior colleges, and
other institutions, concerning the development of police
training schools, programs, or courses of instruction,
selection, and training standards, or other pertinent matters
relating to law enforcement;
(4) publish or cause to
be published manuals, information bulletins, newsletters, and
other materials to achieve the objectives of this chapter;
(5) make such
regulations as may be necessary for the administration of this
chapter, including the issuance of orders directing public law
enforcement agencies to comply with this chapter and all
regulations so promulgated;
(6) certify and train
qualified candidates and applicants for law enforcement officers
and provide for suspension, revocation, or restriction of the
certification, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the
council;
(7) require all public
entities or agencies that employ or appoint law enforcement
officers to provide records in the format prescribed by
regulation of employment information of law enforcement
officers; and (8) provide by
regulation for mandatory continued training of certified law
enforcement officers, this training to be completed within each
of the various counties requesting this training on a regional
basis; and
(9) provide
by regulation for mandatory continued training of certified law
enforcement officers to recognize post-traumatic stress disorder
and other trauma and stress related disorders in other officers.
The council is also authorized to establish a mechanism to
recommend participation in the South Carolina Law Enforcement
Assistance Program (SC LEAP) for officers involved in an
incident resulting in death or serious bodily injury. The
council must provide by regulation that participation in the SC
LEAP program must not be considered in employment
decisions." /
AMEND THE BILL FURTHER, AS AND IF AMENDED, BY INSERTING AN APPROPRIATELY NUMBERED SECTION TO READ:
/ SECTION . Section 23-3-65 of the 1976 code is amended to read:
Section 23-3-65. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division shall administer the South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program (SC LEAP). The purpose of this program includes, but is not limited to, responding to and providing counseling services to all requesting law enforcement agencies and departments in the State which have experienced deaths or other tragedies involving law enforcement officers or other employees as well as providing counseling services to law enforcement officers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma and stress related disorders, and providing any other critical incident support services for all South Carolina law enforcement agencies and departments upon their request. The SC LEAP may also utilize local critical incident support service providers including, but not limited to chaplains, mental health professionals, and law enforcement peers. In consultation with the professional staff of the SC LEAP and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Chaplains' Association, the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy shall develop a course of training for the critical incident stress debriefing and peer support team. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.