SEVENTY-SEVENTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,  2002  

975H0266

HOUSE BILL   NO.     1113

Introduced by: Representatives Hennies (Thomas), Hennies (Don), Kooistra, McCoy, Monroe, Murschel, Nesselhuf, Pederson (Gordon), Pitts, Slaughter, Van Etten, and Van Gerpen and Senators Whiting, Daugaard, de Hueck, Dennert, Ham, Kleven, McCracken, McIntyre, Moore, Olson (Ed), Reedy, Staggers, Sutton (Dan), and Volesky

         FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to  require the Department of Corrections to seek accreditation by the American Correctional Association, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  The Department of Corrections shall seek American Correction Association accreditation for all juvenile correctional facilities operated by the State of South Dakota. The Department of Corrections shall apply for application status by entering into a contractual agreement with the American Correctional Association. The agreement shall specify the applicable standards manual and the required fees.
     Section  2.  The Department of Corrections shall appoint one accreditation manager who shall organize and supervise agency resources and activities to achieve accreditation.
     Section  3.  There is hereby appropriated one full-time equivalent position assigned to the Department of Corrections to organize and supervise agency resources and activities to achieve

American Correctional Association accreditation. The authority for the full-time equivalent will expire June 30, 2003.
     Section  4.  There is hereby appropriated from the general fund the sum of two hundred fifty- nine thousand three hundred seventy-five dollars ($259,375), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the Department of Corrections to accomplish the purposes of this Act.
     Section  5.  The secretary of corrections shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.
     Section  6.  Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated by June   30, 2003, shall revert in accordance with §  4-8-21.
     Section  7.  No child in the custody of the State of South Dakota or any subdivision thereof may be placed in any program unless that program is actively seeking accreditation through application, or is accredited by the American Corrections Association if such accreditation is available.
     Section  8.  Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.