Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 523, after line 19, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:
/117. . (GP: Criminal Justice Case Management Integration Study Committee) There is established for the current fiscal year the South Carolina Criminal Justice Case Management Integration Study Committee. The study committee shall be composed of eleven members, two of whom shall be members of the Senate, one appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and one appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee; two of whom shall be members of the House of Representatives, one appointed by the Speaker of the House and one appointed by the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee; seven of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, one representing solicitors, one representing public defenders, one representing the Office of Court Administration, one representing clerks of court, one representing the Department of Corrections, one representing the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, and one representing the State Law Enforcement Division.
The study committee must meet as soon as practicable after appointment and organize itself by electing one of its members as chair and such other officers as the study committee may consider necessary. Thereafter, the study committee must meet at the call of the chair or by a majority of the members. A quorum consists of seven members.
The study committee shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) to study the requirements of the State's solicitors, public defenders, the Office of Court Administration, clerks of court, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, the State Law Enforcement Division, and all other law enforcement agencies in regard to the consolidation of their separate case management information technology systems into a standardized, fully integrated, paperless incident and case management system that facilitates the collection, storage, maintenance, and availability of case-related data;
(2) to calculate the costs associated with implementation of a standardized, fully integrated, paperless incident and case management system; and
(3) to submit to the General Assembly and the Governor no later than February 15, 2019, the results of the study.
The study committee members are entitled to such mileage, subsistence, and per diem as authorized by law for members of boards, committees, and commissions while in the performance of the duties for which appointed. These expenses shall be paid from the general fund of the State on warrants duly signed by the chair of the study committee and payable by the authorities from which a member is appointed.
The study committee is encouraged to apply for and may expend grants, gifts, or federal funds it receives from other sources to carry out its duties and responsibilities.
The study committee must use clerical and professional employees of the General Assembly for its staff, who must be made available to the study committee.
The study committee may employ or retain other professional staff or consultants, upon the determination of the necessity for other staff by the study committee. /
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