S.0518

SC Pray Safe Act

Introduced·4/1/25
Introduced Text

Establishes the South Carolina Pray Safe Grant Program to provide grants for security enhancements to organizations at risk of religiously motivated.

The South Carolina Pray Safe Act establishes a grant program within the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to provide grants for security enhancements to certain organizations at risk of being victims of a religiously motivated crime. Eligible applicants must be private organizations qualified for federal tax-exempt status and at particular risk of such crimes. SLED will establish criteria for ranking grant applications, including risk level and previous incidents.

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History

Apr 1, 2025

Senate

Introduced and read first time

Apr 1, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Judiciary