S 0707(Rat #0088)  General Bill, By Lourie

Similar(H 4224)
 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA TO APPOINT AND
 COMMISSION FIREFIGHTERS TO SERVE AS A CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR
 CERTAIN LIMITED PURPOSES WITH THE FULL POWERS OF A CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT
 OFFICER AND TO REQUIRE FIREFIGHTERS TO MEET CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS TO BE
 COMMISSIONED AS A CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. - ratified title

   05/15/13  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 7)
   05/23/13  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 17)
   05/28/13  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 13)
   05/28/13  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 6)
   05/28/13  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 6)
   05/30/13  House  Recalled from Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 73)
   06/04/13  House  Amended (House Journal-page 88)
   06/04/13  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 88)
   06/04/13  House  Roll call Yeas-100  Nays-2 (House Journal-page 89)
   06/05/13  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments (House Journal-page 106)
   06/06/13  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
                     (Senate Journal-page 54)
   06/06/13  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 54)
   06/11/13         Ratified R 88
   06/17/13         Vetoed by Governor

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(R88, S707)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA TO APPOINT AND COMMISSION FIREFIGHTERS TO SERVE AS A CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR CERTAIN LIMITED PURPOSES WITH THE FULL POWERS OF A CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND TO REQUIRE FIREFIGHTERS TO MEET CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS TO BE COMMISSIONED AS A CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

City of Columbia, firefighter authority to act as certified law enforcement officer

SECTION    1.    The City of Columbia is granted authority to appoint and commission members of its fire department as certified law enforcement officers, for the limited purposes of the investigation of any suspected arson within the city limits and for performing the duties of fire chief. As it relates to any qualified arson investigation or fire chief duties, the individual appointed and commissioned shall have the full powers of South Carolina-certified law enforcement officers. The individuals appointed and commissioned by the City of Columbia shall meet the minimum qualifications for South Carolina-certified law enforcement officers as established by law.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 11th day of June, 2013.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the ____________ day of _____________________2013.

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Governor