South Carolina H 3088: Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners

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2025-2026 Bill 3088 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3088

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 
13 TO CHAPTER 22, TITLE 17 SO AS TO CREATE A PILOT "BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 
CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE PROGRAM" TO OPERATE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES AS DETERMINED BY 
THE SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT IN COORDINATION WITH CIRCUIT SOLICITORS AND 
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS TO OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION FOR CERTAIN 
OFFENDERS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS; TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR THE PILOT 
PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN EXECUTIVE BRANCH DEPARTMENTS TO FACILITATE SERVICES 
OF THE PILOT PROGRAM, INCLUDING TREATMENT AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES; TO REQUIRE 
DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING TO SOUTH CAROLINA COURT ADMINISTRATION, THE 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND THE GOVERNOR; TO CREATE AN ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR ASSISTING 
WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM, INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP AND DUTIES; TO 
CREATE A TRUST FUND FOR PURPOSES OF THE PILOT PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 22, Title 17 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

Article 13

Behavioral Health Conditional Dismissal Program

 Section 
17-22-1310. (A) A pilot program 
shall be established in no less than ten counties selected by the Chief Justice 
of the South Carolina Supreme Court for purposes of offering a behavioral 
health conditional dismissal program. The pilot program shall begin January 1, 
2026, and shall operate for four years unless extended or limited by the 
General Assembly.

 (B) Each 
participating county shall have access to:

 (1) 
medication-assisted treatment;

 (2) 
recovery services as defined in Section 17-22-1320; and

 (3) 
educational and vocational services sufficient to provide training and 
assistance required pursuant to Section 17-22-1390.

 (C)(1) In accordance with the provisions 
of this subsection, every behavioral health treatment program provider in the 
pilot program shall collect and maintain data relating to program participants 
under their care, designed to inform the outcomes and effectiveness of the 
pilot program, for submission to the Office of Court Administration.

 (2) 
A report must be filed for each program participant no later than fourteen days 
following the initiation of treatment. The data to be collected and submitted 
in the report must include the following information regarding each 
participant:

 (a) 
age, gender, and race or ethnicity;

 (b) 
housing history;

 (c) 
educational history;

 (d) 
employment history;

 (e) 
past involvement in addiction recovery and treatment for a substance use 
disorder;

 (f) 
past treatment for a mental health disorder; and

 (g) 
criminal history.

 (3) 
A second report must be filed for each program participant identified in item 
(2) no later than twenty-eight days after the filing of the initial report and must 
provide the progression of the program participant including, but not limited 
to:

 (a) 
continuation in the program;

 (b) 
the status and type of recommended treatment;

 (c) 
employment or job training;

 (d) 
the status and type of educational training;

 (e) 
housing status;

 (f) 
any other information the program provider determines may assist in evaluation 
of the pilot program; and

 (g) 
if the program participant has been discharged from the program due to 
inability or unwillingness to meet the terms and conditions of the treatment 
program, the specific reason for the discharge.

 (4) 
Subsequent reports must be filed on a quarterly basis. The initial report must 
be submitted no later than April 15, 2026, with reports thereafter on January 
fifteenth, April fifteenth, July fifteenth, and October fifteenth of each year 
of the pilot program. The quarterly reports must include for the reporting 
period:

 (a) 
the information required pursuant to item (3) as it relates to each program 
participant, including the length of time the individual has been a program 
participant;

 (b) 
the number of clinical assessments performed by the program provider;

 (c) 
the total number of individuals participating in the behavioral health 
conditional dismissal program with that provider;

 (d) 
the number of individuals who remain in compliance with the terms and 
conditions of the treatment program;

 (e) 
the number of individuals who have been discharged from the program due to 
inability or unwillingness to meet the terms and conditions of the treatment 
program, including the specific reason for the discharge;

 (f) 
for any individual discharged pursuant to subitem (e), the length of time the 
individual participated in the program;

 (g) 
the number of individuals who have been discharged from