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H 3733 - Enacts the Community-Law Enforcement Partnership for Deflection and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: David Weeks
Last Action: 1/30/2019 - House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer, Wooten, W.Newton, Thigpen, Kirby, Sandifer, Jefferson, Henegan, Erickson, Bennett, Funderburk, Henderson-Myers, Huggins
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

05.07.2019 The House Judiciary Committee adjourned debate on this bill.
05.07.2019 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.
04.30.2019 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee carried over this bill.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Authorizes law enforcement agencies to establish deflection programs in partnership with treatment facilities and community organizations to facilitate treatment.

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H 3733 General Bill, By Weeks, Fry, West, Thayer, Wooten, W. Newton, Thigpen, Kirby, Sandifer, Jefferson, Henegan, Erickson, Bennett, Funderburk, Henderson-Myers and Huggins
Summary: Community-Law Enforcement Partnership for Deflection and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 50 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO ENACT THE "COMMUNITY-LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR DEFLECTION AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT ACT"; TO AUTHORIZE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ESTABLISH DEFLECTION PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TREATMENT FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO FACILITATE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN PERSONS COMMITTING OFFENSES INSTEAD OF ARREST AND ADDITIONAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONAL TERMS; AND TO CREATE CERTAIN IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A DEFLECTION PROGRAM AND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHEN IMPLEMENTING DEFLECTION PROGRAMS IN GOOD FAITH.
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01/23/19House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
01/23/19House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 9)
01/30/19House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer, Wooten, W.Newton, Thigpen, Kirby, Sandifer, Jefferson, Henegan, Erickson, Bennett, Funderburk, Henderson-Myers, Huggins



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