South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 4285

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. King
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18014ab13.docx

Introduced in the House on June 4, 2013
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Funeral directors

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    6/4/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 60)
    6/4/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 60)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

6/4/2013

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE AS AN EMBALMER OR FUNERAL DIRECTOR, SO AS TO REVISE THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AS A FUNERAL DIRECTOR TO INCLUDE AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN MORTUARY SCIENCE FROM AN ACCREDITED PROGRAM IN MORTUARY SCIENCE AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY FOR A PERSON SEEKING INITIAL LICENSURE AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2013.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 40-19-230(B)(3) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(3)    has a high school education or the equivalent of a high school education and has a minimum of two years of successful attendance at an accredited academic college or successful completion of a regular course of not less than one year, twelve scholastic months, in an accredited mortuary college provided, however, that a person seeking initial licensure as a funeral director after December 31, 2013, must instead have a high school education or the equivalent of a high school education and a minimum of an associate's degree in mortuary science and a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university;"

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

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