Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 1, by striking lines 11 through 16, and inserting therein the following:
/ TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 47 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, BY ADDING SECTION 47-1-225, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, EVERY FOUR YEARS, AT THEIR MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, MAGISTRATES AND MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES MUST RECEIVE AT LEAST TWO HOURS OF INSTRUCTION ON ISSUES CONCERNING ANIMAL CRUELTY; TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 47 OF THE 1976 /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 3, lines 10 through 22, by striking SECTION 1 in its entirety and inserting therein the following:
/ SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 47 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 47-1-225. Every four years, at their mandatory continuing legal education programs, magistrates and municipal court judges must receive at least two hours of instruction on issues concerning animal cruelty. The content of the continuing legal education must be determined by the South Carolina Court Administration at the direction of the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.