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H. 3994
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Stavrinakis, McCoy, Gilliard, Whipper and R.L. Brown
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Introduced in the House on March 30, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Summary: Lifeguards at public swimming pools
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/30/2011 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 36) 3/30/2011 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 36) 3/30/2011 House Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 41) 4/5/2011 House Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 6, 2011 (House Journal-page 20) 4/6/2011 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard 4/6/2011 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Bedingfield, Hiott, GR Smith, Bikas, Corbin, JH Neal, and Stavrinakis (House Journal-page 21) 4/7/2011 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 12, 2011 (House Journal-page 36) 4/13/2011 House Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 14, 2011 (House Journal-page 84) 4/26/2011 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper, R.L.Brown 4/27/2011 House Recommitted to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 31)
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RECALLED
March 30, 2011
H. 3994
S. Printed 3/30/11--H.
Read the first time March 30, 2011.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-1-245 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS OPERATED BY THE STATE, OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, MUST HAVE ONE LIFEGUARD FOR EVERY FORTY SWIMMERS AND IF THERE ARE MORE THAN FORTY SWIMMERS, THERE MUST BE ONE LIFEGUARD FOR EVERY TWENTY SWIMMERS, WITH MORE TO BE ADDED IF NEEDED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-1-245. All public swimming pools operated by the State, or a political subdivision of the State, as a condition of obtaining and maintaining an operating permit shall have a minimum of two lifeguards for every forty swimmers. However, if the number of swimmers exceeds forty, there must be one lifeguard for every twenty swimmers, and if the pool management determines it necessary, more lifeguards must be added."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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