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Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Govan, Robinson and J.L. Johnson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11365hb22.docx
Introduced in the House on May 10, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Study committee on youth violence and deliquency
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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5/10/2022 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 653)
5/10/2022 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 653)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO CREATE THE "STUDY COMMITTEE ON YOUTH VIOLENCE AND DELINQUENCY" TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES OF YOUTH VIOLENCE AND DELINQUENCY IN THIS STATE AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROPOSED CHANGES TO STATE LAWS AND OTHER REMEDIES TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC ISSUES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GANG VIOLENCE AND THE SCHOOL HOUSE TO JAIL HOUSE PIPELINE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. (A) There is created a study committee to investigate the causes of youth violence and delinquency in this State and to make recommendations for proposed changes to state laws and other remedies to address systemic issues including, but not limited to, gang violence and the school house to jail pipeline.
(B) The study committee shall be composed as follows:
(1) three members appointed by the Governor;
(2) one member appointed by the President of the Senate;
(3) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(4) two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives;
(5) two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
(6) one member appointed by the Department of Mental Health;
(7) one member appointed by the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus;
(8) one member appointed by the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice;
(9) one member appointed by the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services;
(10) one member appointed by the South Carolina Department of Education;
(11) one member appointed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division;
(12) one member appointed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Association;
(13) one member appointed by the South Carolina Sheriffs' Association;
(14) one member appointed by the South Carolina Department of Social Services;
(15) one member appointed by the National Urban League;
(16) one member appointed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;
(17) three members appointed by the Governor who must be clergy members in this State;
(18) one member appointed by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce;
(19) one member appointed by the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance; and
(20) one member appointed by the South Carolina Technical College System.
(C) Members of the study committee shall serve without compensation, but are allowed the mileage, subsistence, and per diem allowed by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions, to be paid equally from approved accounts of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(D) The study committee shall choose its officers and must be provided with clerical, administrative, and research services by the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(E) The study committee shall make a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 2023, at which time the study committee terminates.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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