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2025-2026 Bill 5121 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 25, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5121

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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Committee Report

February 25, 2026

H. 5121

Introduced 
by Reps. Cox, Garvin, Holman, T. Moore, Sessions, Wetmore, C. Mitchell and Yow

S. Printed 2/25/26--H.

Read the first time February 5, 2026

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The committee on House Judiciary

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 5121) to amend 
the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Article 25 to Chapter 19, Title 63 so 
as to establish a community juvenile crime prevention program by which public, 
etc., respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered 
the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

W. NEWTON for Committee.

statement of estimated fiscal impact

Explanation of Fiscal Impact

State Expenditure

This bill requires DJJ to adopt policies, 
procedures, and promulgate regulations for the purpose of developing and 
administering a voluntary certification for community juvenile crime prevention 
programs. The programs may be operated by public or private nonprofit entities. 
DJJ must publish on its website a registry of all certified programs. While it 
is acceptable for a community juvenile crime prevention program to operate 
without certification from DJJ, it is unlawful for any owner, staff, or 
operator of an uncertified program to advertise or otherwise represent that the 
program is certified. Persons who violate this provision are subject to a 
civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $500 per occurrence.

Judicial. This bill may increase 
the number of local court cases. While these are locally funded courts, Judicial 
offers administrative support for these courts. Judicial anticipates being 
able to manage any increase in workload using existing appropriations. However, if this bill results in an unexpected, 
significant increase in the caseload, and thereby, Judicial's administrative 
support, Judicial will request additional General Fund appropriations.

Department of Juvenile Justice. This 
bill will require DJJ to either hire 2.0 FTEs, program managers, or contract 
with a private vendor who has experience in working with nonprofits. If DJJ 
opts to hire the 2.0 FTEs to administer the certification program, it would 
need at least $270,000 in recurring funds for personnel costs and may also need 
an undetermined amount of non-recurring funds for startup costs. If DJJ opts 
to hire an outside contractor to manage the certification program, recurring 
expenditures are estimated to be $300,000 annually beginning in FY 2026-27. DJJ 
further indicates that the agency has 2.0 vacant FTEs but will need to request 
a General Fund appropriation increase to cover the funding for the FTEs or for 
the contract expenses. 

State Revenue

This bill may result in a change in the 
fines and fees collected in court. Court fines and fees are distributed to the 
General Fund, Other Funds, and local funds. Therefore, RFA anticipates this 
bill may result in a change to the General Fund and Other Funds revenue due to 
the change in fines and fees collections in court.

Local Expenditure

This bill imposes a civil penalty of not 
less than $100 nor more than $500 for the unlawful representation of an 
uncertified community juvenile crime prevention program as being certified. This bill may increase local expenses due to the 
potential increase in the caseload in the local court system. The amount of the 
expenses will depend upon the increase in the number of cases heard in the 
local court system. 

Frank A. Rainwater, Executive Director

Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 
25 TO CHAPTER 19, TITLE 63 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY JUVENILE CRIME 
PREVENTION PROGRAM BY WHICH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NONPROFIT ENTITIES MAY BE 
CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE TO PROVIDE CERTAIN SERVICES AND 
ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO PREVENT JUVENILE CRIME AND DELINQUENCY, TO PROVIDE FOR 
THE CERTIFICATION OF COMMUNITY JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS BY THE 
DEPARTMENT, TO ESTABLISH A CIVIL PENALTY FOR THE UNLAWFUL REPRESENTATION OF AN 
UNCERTIFIED PROGRAM AS CERTIFIED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 
PROMULGATE NECESSARY REGULATIONS TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Title 63 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

Article 25

Community Juvenile Crime Prevention Programs

 Section 
63-19-2500. The General Assembly finds that children and adolescents who are 
at risk of engaging in criminal or delinquent behavior have a higher likelihood 
of achieving long-term success and lawful, productive lives when they are 
connected to community-b