South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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S. 223

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator McLeod
Document Path: SMIN-0023MW23.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Law enforcement officers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
11/30/2022 Senate Prefiled
11/30/2022 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/10/2023 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 116)
1/10/2023 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 116)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/30/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 23-23-45 so as to PROVIDE THAT ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MUST UNDERGO A MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION THAT MUST INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF IMPLICIT BIAS BEFORE THEY CAN BECOME CERTIFIED AND PERIODICALLY AFTER THEY BECOME CERTIFIED AND TO PROVIDE THE EVALUATION MUST BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL.

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

SECTION 1.   Chapter 23, Title 23 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

   Section 23-23-45.   (A) As a condition to becoming a certified law enforcement officer after the effective date of this section, a person must undergo a mental health evaluation that must include an assessment of implicit bias. He must undergo this mental health evaluation every three years after becoming certified.

   (B) As a condition to be recertified as a law enforcement officer after the effective date of this section, an officer must undergo a mental health evaluation that must include an assessment of implicit bias. He must undergo this mental health evaluation every three years after each evaluation.

   (C) The evaluation must be conducted under the direction of the Law Enforcement Training Council.

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

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