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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.1358 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20000425 Primary Sponsor:Rankin All Sponsors:Rankin Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\2037dw00.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Special purpose districts, certain may provide emergency Medical services when; Political Subdivisions History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20000425 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 6, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING SPECIAL PURPOSE OR PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICTS, BY ADDING SECTION 6-11-330 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT WHICH IS EMPOWERED TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, ALSO TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE AREA WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES UNDER CERTAIN PRESCRIBED CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 6-11-330. (A) A special purpose district that was empowered as of March 7, 1973, to provide fire protection services to the area within its boundaries may provide emergency medical services to the area within its boundaries if it has received permission, by written resolution, from the governing body of the county or counties in which the district is located, provided that these emergency medical services may not be provided to those parts of the district's area where emergency medical services are being provided by a governmental entity at the time the district's governing body determines to utilize the provisions of this section. The district may build, acquire, construct, operate, and maintain such facilities, contract for the use of these facilities, acquire or lease such equipment, and hire, train, and employ the personnel as are in the opinion of the governing body of the special purpose district necessary to or helpful in the provision of emergency medical services by the district. The district may impose such schedule of rates and charges for the provision of emergency medical services as the governing body of the district shall from time-to-time approve. The governing body of the district may place into effect and revise, whenever it wishes or is required, a schedule of rates for the emergency medical services made available by it.
(B) All other powers of a special purpose district shall continue and are not considered to be changed by the provisions of this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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