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H. 3197
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Brady, Spires, Butler Garrick, Erickson and Long
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Companion/Similar bill(s): 302
Introduced in the House on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Department of Juvenile Justice
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/14/2010 House Prefiled
12/14/2010 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/11/2011 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 79)
1/11/2011 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 80)
2/1/2011 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Butler Garrick
3/2/2011 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Long
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 63-19-350, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE SHALL PROVIDE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE TO GRANT PROBATIONERS AND PAROLEES UNDER THE DEPARTMENT'S SUPERVISION UP TO A TEN-DAY REDUCTION OF THE PROBATIONARY OR PAROLE TERM FOR EACH MONTH THEY ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THEIR PROBATION OR PAROLE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 63-19-350 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:
"( ) granting up to a ten-day reduction of the probationary or parole term to probationers and parolees who are under the department's supervision for each month they are compliant with the terms and conditions of their probation or parole order."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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