South Carolina Senate Bill 277 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 23-3-65 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program's Provision Of Counseling Services And Other Support Services, To Require The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division To Disclose To An Officer's Employing Agency Information That Identifies Whether Counseling Services Have Been Provided, Whether Future Counseling Is Recommended, And Any Additional Relevant Information That Would Be Necessary For The Officer's Employing Agency To Make A Reasonable Determination About The Officer's Ability To Handle Future Potentially Traumatic Experiences, And To Provide That A Law Enforcement Officer Utilizing The Sc Leap Program Must Disclose This Fact To His Employing Agency, Which Must Remove Him From Potentially Traumatizing Situations For The Pendency Of His Participation In The Program.

SLED, assistance program's provision of counseling and support services

Sen. Margie Matthews [D]

Sen. Brian Adams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-09	Senate	Prefiled

S0278 (Similar To) 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	3	65	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0277&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/277_20201209.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0227%202021-03-10%20amended.pdf