Senate Amendment 40
H 5100 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Budget

S E N A T E A M E N D M E N T

   AMENDMENT NO. _____

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CREATEDATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" \* MERGEFORMAT April 24, 2024

Clerk of the Senate

   ADOPTION NO. _____

BILL NO: H.5100  (Reference is to Printer's Date 04/23/24-S.)

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 Senator BENNETT proposes the following amendment (SM REGIONAL CENTERS):

 Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 36, DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES & SPECIAL NEEDS, page 401, after line 7, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:

/ (DDSN: Regional Centers Condition Assessments and Renovation Plan) The department is directed to engage the services of one or more professional firms qualified to conduct facility condition assessments at each of the department's regional centers and provide a comprehensive plan with recommendations for their renovation, construction, reconstruction, or demolition. The assessment and recommendations must be made on a building-by-building or facility-by-facility basis and focused particularly on buildings and facilities used in the housing, care, and support of residents of the centers. The assessments and recommendations must include for each building or facility a scope of work, approximate time for completion, an informed estimate of its cost, and the sources of funding proposed to defray costs of the comprehensive plan. The department may utilize any available sources of funding not otherwise committed or obligated, including particularly without limitation funding available pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. Each building or facility included within the comprehensive plan must be prioritized, with a general explanation of the rationale for its priority. The comprehensive plan is to be first implemented at the Coastal Regional Facility as a pilot undertaking; thereafter, implementation must be undertaken at each regional center as resources are available. The department may consult with other state agencies whose responsibilities include housing, care, and support of individuals in a medical or residential setting and may leverage any resources of those agencies to facilitate the intent of this proviso. The Facilities Management Division of the South Carolina Department of Administration, and the Office of State Engineer and the Office of Materials Management of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, must assist the department in procuring the necessary contracts and services to expedite the implementation of this plan. For purposes of Section 11-35-1570, the legislature finds that there is an immediate threat to public health, welfare, and safety. The comprehensive plan must be submitted to the Joint Bond Review Committee for review and comment prior to implementation. Following favorable review of the plan by the committee, all permanent improvements undertaken pursuant to the comprehensive plan are deemed legislatively authorized for purposes of Chapter 47 of Title 2 of the South Carolina Code. The department must provide periodic reports to the Joint Bond Review Committee at such times and in such form and substance as may be prescribed by the committee./ 

 Amend sections, totals and title to conform.