South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3212

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Lourie
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11079ac03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on April 15, 2003
Last Amended on April 10, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Law enforcement education credits required in vulnerable adult abuse

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2002  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2002  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-87
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-87
    4/9/2003  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-7
   4/10/2003  House   Amended HJ-22
   4/10/2003  House   Read second time HJ-22
   4/10/2003  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-22
   4/11/2003  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3
   4/14/2003          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/15/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-49
   4/15/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-49

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2002
4/9/2003
4/10/2003
4/14/2003

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AMENDED

April 10, 2003

H. 3212

Introduced by Rep. Lourie

S. Printed 4/10/03--H.    [SEC 4/14/03 11:51 AM]

Read the first time January 14, 2003.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 23-6-435, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIRED CONTINUING LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION CREDITS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SO AS TO ALSO REQUIRE CREDITS IN VULNERABLE ADULT ABUSE.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 6, Title 23 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 379 of 2000, is amended to read:

"Section 23-6-435.    (A)    A law enforcement officer who is Class 1-LE certified in this State is required to shall complete Continuing Law Enforcement Education Credits (CLEEC) in domestic violence and also in vulnerable adult abuse each year of a three-year recertification period. The number of required annual CLEEC hours in domestic violence and in vulnerable adult abuse shall must be determined by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy Division of the Department of Public Safety but must be included in the forty CLEEC hours required over the three-year recertification period. The training must be provided or approved by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and must include, but is not limited to, the following curriculum: responding to crime scenes, Fourth Amendment issues, incident report writing, mutual restraining orders, orders of protection, determining primary aggressors, dual arrests, victim and offender dynamics, victims' resources, victims' rights issues, interviewing techniques, criminal domestic violence courts, courts with jurisdiction over vulnerable adult abuse, victimless prosecution, offender treatment programs, and recognizing special needs populations.

(B)    The Department of Public Safety shall develop guidelines to provide for an exemption from the requirement of certain Class 1-LE certified law enforcement officers whose job responsibilities may not include responding to domestic violence or vulnerable adult abuse cases from completing CLEEC hours in domestic violence or vulnerable adult abuse each year. The request for an exemption must be made by the chief executive officer of the law enforcement officer's employing agency. A waiver or exemption from domestic violence or vulnerable adult abuse training must may not reduce the forty CLEEC hours required over the three-year period.

(C)    For purposes of this section, 'vulnerable adult' has the same meaning as provided for in Section 43-35-10.

(D)    The requirement for law enforcement officers to complete continuing education credits in vulnerable adult abuse does not take effect until funding becomes available."

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

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