SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the “South Carolina Crime Victim Services Act.” PART I Restructure and Consolidation of Victim Services SECTION 2. Chapter 7, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: ”Article 8 South Carolina Crime Victim Services Section 171100. The following agencies, boards, and commissions, including all the allied, advisory, affiliated, or related entities, as well as the employees, funds, property, and all contractual rights and obligations associated with any such agency, except for those subdivisions specifically included under another department, are hereby transferred to and incorporated in and shall be administered as part of the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division: (1) State Office of Victim Assistance, provided for in Articles 13 and 14, Chapter 3, Title 16; (2) South Carolina Crime Victim Ombudsman, provided for in Article 16, Chapter 3, Title 16; (3) that portion of the Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs of the Department of Public Safety that administers the Victims of Crime Act grants, the Violence Against Women Act grants, and the State Victim Assistance Program grants. Section 171110. (A) There is created the South Carolina Crime Victim Services (SCCVS) Division in the Office of the Attorney General under the Attorney The division must General’s authority. be headed by a director appointed by the Attorney General who shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified. There are created four departments within the division, the: (1) Department of Crime Victim Compensation; (2) Department of Crime Victim Assistance Grants; (3) Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, and Statistical Analysis; and (4) Department of Crime Victim Ombudsman.
SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the “South Carolina Crime Victim Services Act.” PART I Restructure and Consolidation of Victim Services SECTION 2. Chapter 7, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: ”Article 8 South Carolina Crime Victim Services Section 171100. The following agencies, boards, and commissions, including all the allied, advisory, affiliated, or related entities, as well as the employees, funds, property, and all contractual rights and obligations associated with any such agency, except for those subdivisions specifically included under another department, are hereby transferred to and incorporated in and shall be administered as part of the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division: (1) State Office of Victim Assistance, provided for in Articles 13 and 14, Chapter 3, Title 16; (2) South Carolina Crime Victim Ombudsman, provided for in Article 16, Chapter 3, Title 16; (3) that portion of the Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs of the Department of Public Safety that administers the Victims of Crime Act grants, the Violence Against Women Act grants, and the State Victim Assistance Program grants. Section 171110. (A) There is created the South Carolina Crime Victim Services (SCCVS) Division in the Office of the Attorney General under the Attorney General’s authority. The division must be headed by a director appointed by the Attorney General who shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified. There are created four departments within the division, the: (1) Department of Crime Victim Compensation; (2) Department of Crime Victim Assistance Grants; (3) Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, and Statistical Analysis; and (4) Department of Crime Victim Ombudsman.
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