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Subcommittee adopts dozens of proviso changes and carries one over; votes at a glance
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Summary
The Criminal Justice Finance Subcommittee moved a package of proviso actions—adopting several new provisos, deleting others, and carrying over Proviso 67.6 for further review. The panel granted staff authority to make technical conforming changes and adjourned.
The Criminal Justice Finance Subcommittee considered a lengthy list of provisos and took action on each as Morgan (staff) read them aloud. The panel adopted many technical changes, deleted several obsolete provisos, and carried over one item for further review.
Key actions (votes taken by voice vote unless otherwise noted):
- Delete Proviso 57.13 (judicial magistrate's domestic‑violence training): staff said the Judicial Department already provides the training; proviso deleted.
- Delete Proviso 57.2 (Calhoun and Supreme Court Building reallocation): staff said funds were already used to renovate office space; proviso deleted.
- Delete Proviso 57.23 (family court judge salary proviso): staff noted S1005 in judiciary would make the salary change in permanent law; committee deleted the proviso after members asked about a per‑judge increase of $5,840 (cumulative total not specified on the record).
- Adopt Proviso 61.14 (public defender technology and digital storage): new allocation rules include $45,000 per circuit with remaining funds distributed per capita; adopted as amended.
- Adopt Proviso 62 (public higher‑education campus mapping): directs SLED to contract for campus mapping data for public institutions of higher learning; adopted as amended.
- Adopt Proviso 63.8 (school safety program): amended to allow K‑8 schools with enrollment over 1,500 to be eligible for SROs even if a locally funded SRO exists; adopted as amended.
- Adopt Proviso 66.6 (reentry transition services): updates fiscal‑year reference for up to $500,000 allocation if available; adopted as amended.
- Proviso 67.6 (juvenile arbitration/community advocacy program): staff explained a recurring $350,000 allocation in the first judicial circuit that predates current allocations; Senator Greenwood moved to carry this item over for further review and the committee agreed to carry it over to full committee consideration.
- Adopt Proviso 67.16 (DJJ capital expenditure fee): amendment exempts municipalities with populations under 3,000 from the $125 per diem and requires them to pay $50.50 per diem instead; adopted as amended.
- Adopt Proviso 109.17 (DOR emergency commodity assistance tax exemption): updates fiscal year reference; adopted as amended.
- Adopt Proviso 117.111 (Retail Facilities Revitalization Act continuation for qualifying sites): fiscal year update only; adopted as amended.
- Delete Proviso 117.157 (employee retention and recruitment reporting): staff said court administration already provides the reports; proviso deleted.
- Adopt Proviso 117.200 as amended (first responder interoperability transfer to SLED; procurement exemption removed): committee adopted the amended proviso after testimony from SLED leadership about costs and coverage needs.
- Delete Proviso 117.204 (Third Circuit Drug Court Administration): staff recommended deletion; adopted.
The Chair moved that staff be given authority to make technical conforming changes to proviso language and funding amounts to reflect actions taken today; the motion carried. With no further business, the subcommittee adjourned.
Why it matters: The package modernizes several provisos, moves responsibility for the Palmetto 800 system to SLED, adjusts school safety eligibility, and carries one funding disparity for further review. Several actions include multi‑year or fiscal‑year references that shape implementation timing.
Next steps: Carried items and technical adjustments will be handled before full Senate Finance; staff will conform language and funding as directed.
