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Senator Michael Turner (subcommittee chair) told the committee that S374 was considered in subcommittee with Senators Adams, Devine, Bennett and Sutton serving on the panel. Turner summarized that DJJ had told the subcommittee the current $50-per-day amount no longer covers rising operating and security expenses and that DJJ seeks to revert to the statutory cost split and negotiate memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with counties and cities.

According to Turner’s report, DJJ Director Eden Hendrick testified in favor of the bill, citing increased operating and security costs and urging local investments in community-based alternatives such as day reporting centers and residential programs that could reduce reliance on secure detention and keep youth closer to home. The subcommittee voted unanimously to give a favorable report; the full committee later moved and seconded a motion to report the bill favorably and advanced it to the full Senate.

The bill’s primary operational change, as described in the subcommittee report, is removal of the fixed $50 per-diem language and restoration of the cost-share formula (DJJ: one-third; local governments: two-thirds). The subcommittee report also noted the bill would require DJJ to negotiate MOUs with local governments to implement the arrangement. No fiscal estimate or specific dollar increase was provided in the committee discussion; committee members and DJJ discussed potential local options to mitigate costs by investing in community alternatives.

The committee record shows no formal opposition at the full committee vote; senators present raised hands and reported proxies before the chair declared the bill reported favorably to the full Senate. The bill will now proceed to the full Senate for further consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Corrections and Penology Committee -- Senate Corrections Committee Thursday, March 20, 2025 9:00 am ","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Corrections and Penology Committee voted to report Senate Bill S374 favorably to the full Senate; the bill removes a fixed $50 per-diem and restores a one-third (DJJ)/two-thirds (local government) cost split for pre-adjudication juvenile detention.","taxTitle","Corrections and Penology, Standing, Senate, Committees, Legislative, South Carolina","taxId",17492,"location","South Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6104191,"Senate Corrections and Penology Committee forwards Terry Sechinger nomination to full Senate",501,0,501000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2792182-3cabf74710663b45b71f508385e5bef3&start=0&end=501","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2792182-3cabf74710663b45b71f508385e5bef3/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6104191/South-Carolina/Senate-Corrections-and-Penology-Committee-forwards-Terry-Sechinger-nomination-to-full-Senate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6104191-6e1ac9800edbee0cef6fd7f3d5568215/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139040&Signature=lAMvcyuYQWdFX2UBkVBCMNLjdbsfdHZbH0ZTZuefrdLdf1QpHDGqvtvlmFg3IeP4OgL-2xhz35P-b4bo3FyKhey3D05pEQJjouDLpbTx1lrPV3EKVABdG5tWy-Wljagybb70HZ0JFnwI4gnewS9dS~VEDuWMVNspcS53YF-GpCG6DjHB2pi4ilZ-iLEtlHXcoAmCxB-VkY-iPW1-cy4Iby84MneHwIaoRH-GhJORx6kF1ioe0QetAk5mcjQdKvWBLbmV03HSsvdm9kh8epiIr4JcJnfuUQEEb8uLLSd-qYuX0aj02pXpriZGWChWpS4kKGeoYzgwFl1LTDJn4fHJoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Corrections and Penology Committee voted to give a favorable report to Governor’s appointee Terry Sechinger and sent her nomination for the Paroles and Pardons Board to the full Senate.

Sechinger, who was sworn in during the committee meeting, told members she has about 30 years of state government experience, including prior service on the juvenile parole board under Gov. David Beasley and more recent roles on the State Board of Education and the Commission on Higher Education. She said she and others helped found Palmetto Christian Academy in Mount Pleasant, which she said now serves about 800 students.

Committee staff told members that Sechinger’s personal data questionnaire and statement of economic interest were reviewed and found complete. After a brief question-and-answer period and a motion and second from committee members, the committee voted to report her nomination favorably to the full Senate.

In public remarks during the meeting, Sechinger urged the committee to consider protecting parole-board members’ personal information from publication in the legislative manual. She recounted an experience on the juvenile parole board in which an offender told her, “I know exactly where you live,” and said publishing members’ names by district could pose a risk. The comment prompted discussion about a separate bill (S126) that would limit publicizing certain officials’ addresses; a senator present said that bill had recently passed the Senate floor and was on its way to the House.

Senators who spoke during the item offered support for Sechinger’s nomination. The committee chair called for a voice/hand vote; members raised their hands and the chair said the report was favorable and Sechinger’s nomination would proceed to the full Senate.

The meeting record shows no formal opposition was registered during the committee vote. Committee staff handled the standard background checks and forms required for the appointment.","The Senate Corrections and Penology Committee voted to give a favorable report to Gov. Terry Sechinger’s nomination to the Paroles and Pardons Board and advanced it to the full Senate. Sechinger described prior service on the juvenile parole board and urged caution about publishing parole-board members’ names in the legislative manual.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances bill to return juvenile detention costs to statutory cost split, remove $50-per-day cap

Senate Corrections and Penology Committee forwards Terry Sechinger nomination to full Senate