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(R227) S. 879 -- Senators Martin and Alexander: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-450, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE VOTING PRECINCTS FOR PICKENS COUNTY, SO AS TO CONSOLIDATE THE UNIVERSITY PRECINCT AND THE FORT HILL PRECINCT IN PICKENS COUNTY INTO A SINGLE PRECINCT ENTITLED THE "FORT HILL" PRECINCT AND REVISE THE DATE OF THE OFFICIAL MAP ON WHICH THE LINES OF THESE PRECINCTS ARE DELINEATED.

(R228) S. 906 -- Senator Land: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED IN CLARENDON COUNTY SERVING AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF

(R229) S. 1042 -- Senator Bryan: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 779 OF 1988, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 55, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE ELECTION TO ELECT A SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE IN ELECTION DISTRICTS 2, 4, AND 6 OF LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 55 FROM THE FIRST TUESDAY IN MARCH, 1996, TO THE FIRST TUESDAY IN MARCH, 1997.

(R230) H. 3161 -- Rep. Littlejohn: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 388 OF 1969, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE GLENDALE AREA FIRE DISTRICT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE BOARD OF FIRE CONTROL FROM THREE TO FIVE.

(R231) H. 3751 -- Reps. Sandifer, R. Smith, Herdklotz, Sheheen, Sharpe, Jaskwhich, Fair, Simrill, Mason, Littlejohn, Cain, Hallman, Whatley, S. Whipper, Vaughn, Easterday, Trotter, Huff, Rice, Keyserling, Limehouse, Allison, Wells, D. Smith, Kinon, Seithel, Fleming, Robinson, Marchbanks, Witherspoon, Meacham, Cromer, Davenport, Lanford, Cato, Tripp, Boan, Martin, J. Young, Askins, G. Brown, Tucker, Haskins and Harwell: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-43-165 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE ONE-TIME TRANSFER OF ORIGINAL PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION BETWEEN PHARMACIES IN THIS STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISPENSING ONE REFILL ONLY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

(R232) H. 4037 -- Rep. Boan: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-730, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ENTITIES WHOSE EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR STATE HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE PLANS, SO AS TO ADD, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, FORMER MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO SERVED AT LEAST TWELVE YEARS AND TO REQUIRE THESE MEMBERS TO PAY THE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE PLAN.

(R234) H. 4397 -- Reps. Wilkins, Huff, Sharpe, H. Brown, D. Smith, Cato, Townsend, Haskins, J. Brown, Littlejohn, Herdklotz, Hutson, J. Young, Jennings, Simrill, Bailey, Harrell, Allison, Law, Walker, Gamble and Richardson: AN ACT ENACTING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER ACT OF 1996, BY AMENDING THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 12-6-3480, 38-7-190, 12-10-45, AND 12-20-105 SO AS TO ALLOW CERTAIN INCOME TAX CREDITS TO BE APPLIED AGAINST INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX LIABILITIES AND VICE VERSA, TO ALLOW CERTAIN INCOME TAX CREDITS TO BE APPLIED AGAINST CORPORATE LICENSE FEES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL ENTERPRISE ZONES IN THE CASE OF PROJECTS OF QUALIFYING TIRE MANUFACTURERS; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-3360, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE TARGETED JOBS TAX CREDIT, SO AS TO EXTEND THE TAX CREDIT CARRY FORWARD PERIOD FROM TEN TO FIFTEEN YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 12-10-70, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL TAX CREDITS ALLOWED IN ENTERPRISE ZONES AND OTHER SITUATIONS RELATED TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, SO AS TO EXTEND THESE PROVISIONS TO QUALIFYING TIRE MANUFACTURERS AND ALLOW THE QUALIFICATION OF A PERCENTAGE OF TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES AS NEW EMPLOYEES IN THE CASE OF AN ELIGIBLE TIRE MANUFACTURER; TO AMEND SECTION 12-10-80, RELATING TO THE JOB DEVELOPMENT FEES ALLOWED QUALIFYING BUSINESSES, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE STATUS OF THE FEES IN THE EVENT OF DISQUALIFICATION AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH JOB DEVELOPMENT FEES MAY BE EXPENDED; TO AMEND SECTION 12-14-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS UNDER THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ZONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1995, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY FOR QUALIFYING FOR THE BENEFITS ALLOWED IN THE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-2423, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE

(R235) H. 4442 -- Reps. Vaughn, McMahand, Cato, Rice, Anderson, Herdklotz, Tripp, Haskins, Wilkins, Easterday and Jaskwhich: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE SCHOOL DAY OF AUGUST 28, 1995, MISSED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF GREENVILLE COUNTY WHEN THE DISTRICT'S SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED DUE TO RECORD-SETTING RAINS, HEAVY FLOODING, AND CLOSED ROADS IS EXEMPTED FROM THE MAKE-UP REQUIREMENT OF THE DEFINED MINIMUM PLAN THAT FULL SCHOOL DAYS MISSED DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES BE MADE UP.

(R236) H. 4455 -- Rep. Delleney: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-170, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS AND PLACES IN CHESTER COUNTY, SO AS TO CHANGE THE POLLING PLACE IN THE EDGEMOOR PRECINCT FROM THE OLD EDGEMOOR SCHOOLHOUSE TO THE EDGEMOOR COMMUNITY PARK.

(R237) H. 4473 -- Reps. Littlejohn, Wells, Wilder, Walker, Davenport, Lanford, Allison, Lee, Vaughn and D. Smith: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 879 OF 1960, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE CROFT FIRE DISTRICT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE BOARD OF FIRE CONTROL FROM THREE TO FIVE AND DECREASE FROM SIX TO FOUR YEARS THE LENGTH OF THE TERM OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

At 12:40 P.M. the House resumed, the SPEAKER in the Chair.

The following Bill was taken up.

H. 4433 -- Rep. Harrison: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-385 SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE TO A PERSON WHOSE LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED OR REVOKED FOR A PERIOD LONGER THAN FIVE YEARS WHEN THE PERSON HAS HAD NO VIOLATIONS AFFECTING HIS LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE FILING OF HIS APPLICATION.

Rep. COTTY made the Point of Order that the Bill was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Bill have not been upon the desks of the members for one statewide day.

The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.

The following Bill was taken up.

H. 4360 -- Reps. Hallman, Keyserling, Cain, Bailey, Simrill, Kirsh and Seithel: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-45-73 SO AS TO REQUIRE REAL PROPERTY TAX BILLS TO CONTAIN A

Rep. HALLMAN made the Point of Order that the Bill was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Bill have not been upon the desks of the members for one statewide day.

The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.

The following Joint Resolution was taken up.

H. 4402 -- Rep. Cobb-Hunter: A JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION FOR MINORITY AFFAIRS TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SOURCES FOR RESEARCH, FORUMS, TRAINING, AND INSTITUTES AND TO ALLOW THESE FUNDS TO BE RETAINED BY THE COMMISSION AND CARRIED FORWARD INTO FISCAL YEAR 1996-97 AND EXPENDED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the Joint Resolution.

Rep. LOFTIS made the Point of Order that the Joint Resolution was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Joint Resolution have not been upon the desks of the members for one statewide day.

The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.

The following Bill was taken up.

H. 4478 -- Reps. Boan, Baxley, Fleming, Askins, Kennedy, J. Hines, Martin, Cooper, Law, Robinson, Limbaugh, Rhoad, Cato, Witherspoon, Jennings, Wilkins and T. Brown: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-21-785, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND TAXATION TO ALTER THE RETURN AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-620, RELATING TO THE SPECIFIC TAX RATES ON VARIOUS TOBACCO PRODUCTS, SO AS TO DELETE

Rep. BOAN explained the Bill.

Rep. RHOAD made the Point of Order that the Bill was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Bill have not been upon the desks of the members for one statewide day.

The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.

The following Bill was taken up.

H. 4365 -- Reps. Lanford, Walker, Keyserling, Jennings, Cain, Bailey, Law, Simrill, Herdklotz and Seithel: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 44-61-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT DENYING A FIREFIGHTER ENTRY INTO AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN COURSE BASED ON WHETHER OR NOT THE FIREFIGHTER'S DEPARTMENT HAS AN AMBULANCE.

The House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee proposed the following Amendment No. 1 (Doc Name P:\amend\PFM\7891AC.96), which was adopted.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:

/SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

SECTION 2. Section 44-61-20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:

"(t) `EMT-First Responder agency' means a licensed agency providing medical care at the EMT-Basic level or above, as a nontransporting first responder."

SECTION 3. Section 44-61-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 44-61-30. (a) The Department of Health and Environmental Control, with the advice of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, shall develop standards and prescribe regulations for the improvement of emergency medical services (hereinafter referred to as EMS) in the State. All administrative responsibility for this program shall be is vested in the department.

(b) The EMS program shall include, but is not be limited to,:

(1) the regulation and licensing of public, private, volunteer, or other type ambulance services; provided, however, that in developing such these programs for regulating and licensing ambulance services, the programs shall must be formulated in such a manner so as not to restrict or restrain competition;

(2) inspection and issuance of permits for ambulance vehicles;

(3) the licensing of EMT first responder agencies;

(4) training and certification of EMS personnel;

(5) development, adoption, and implementation of EMS standards and state plan;

(6) the development and coordination of an EMS communications system; and

(7) the categorization of hospitals and emergency room facilities as prescribed by Section 44-7-430 or regulations adopted pursuant thereto designation of trauma centers and the categorization of hospital emergency departments.

(c) An Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council shall must be established composed of representatives of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the South Carolina Medical Association, the South Carolina Committee on Trauma, the South Carolina Hospital Association, the South Carolina Heart Association, areawide health planning agencies and regional councils of government EMT first responder agencies, and all such others as are deemed considered appropriate. Membership on the council shall must be by appointment by the board. Three members of the advisory council shall must be members of organized rescue squads

SECTION 4. Section 44-61-40(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(a) No person, firm, corporation, association, county, district, municipality, or metropolitan government or agency, either as owner, agent, or otherwise, shall hereafter furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, advertise, or otherwise engage in or profess to engage in the business or service of transporting patients providing EMT first response or ambulance service, or both, without obtaining a valid license and ambulance permit issued by the department."

SECTION 5. Section 44-61-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 44-61-90. Each licensee of an ambulance service shall maintain records that include, but are not limited to, approved ambulance run patient care report forms, employee/member rosters, time sheets, call rosters, and training records. Such These records shall must be available for inspection by the department at any reasonable time and copies shall must be furnished to the department upon request."

SECTION 6. Section 44-61-140 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 44-61-140. Nothing herein in this chapter shall may be construed as limiting presently operating rescue units from utilizing their existing equipment and performing the functions they are now allowed to do so long as they do not conflict with ambulance services licensed agencies contained in subsection (a) of Section 44-61-40."

SECTION 7. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend totals and title to conform.

Rep. ASKINS explained the amendment.

The amendment was then adopted.

The Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.

Rep. D. SMITH, with unanimous consent, made a short statement relative to the Judicial Joint Screening Committee Report.

Rep. J. BROWN moved to adjourn debate upon the Senate Amendments to the following Bill until Tuesday, February 13, which was adopted.

H. 3307 -- Reps. J. Brown, Baxley, Jennings, Limbaugh, Law, H. Brown, Cotty, Knotts, Witherspoon, A. Young, Townsend, Clyburn, Moody-Lawrence, Rogers, Fleming, Walker, Scott, Hines, Stuart, R. Smith, Neal, Littlejohn, Anderson, Cave, Lanford, Kennedy, Inabinett, Tripp, Stille, Hallman, Phillips, G. Brown, Simrill, Govan, Wright, Wilder, Neilson, S. Whipper, Harwell, Richardson, Breeland, Shissias, Easterday, Fair, Harrison, L. Whipper, Vaughn, Wells, Spearman, McCraw, Herdklotz, Huff, Beatty, Williams, Riser, Kelley, Cooper, J. Young, T. Brown, Dantzler, Haskins, Sharpe, Klauber, Kirsh, Thomas, Byrd, Mason, Davenport and Jaskwhich: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-51-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF PODIATRY, ITS MEMBERS, TERMS, AND REMOVAL, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROCEDURES FOR NOMINATING MEMBERS AND FOR REMOVAL FROM OFFICE AND TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO A MEDICAL CONSULTANT AND A LEGAL ADVISOR TO THE BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 40-51-80, RELATING TO EXAMINATIONS TO PRACTICE PODIATRIC MEDICINE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO OFFER THEM TWICE ANNUALLY; TO AMEND SECTION 40-51-110, RELATING TO RECIPROCITY, SO AS TO ALLOW RECIPROCAL LICENSING WITHOUT TAKING AN EXAMINATION; TO AMEND SECTION 40-51-130, RELATING TO RECORDING OF LICENSES WITH COUNTY CLERK OF COURT, SO AS TO DELETE THIS REQUIREMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 40-51-160, RELATING TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY THE BOARD, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO REQUIRE MENTAL OR PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AND ACCESS TO RECORDS AND TO USE THEM IN PROCEEDINGS AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR REFUSAL TO CONSENT TO THESE EXAMINATIONS AND ACCESS TO RECORDS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-70, RELATING TO REPORTS BY THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS CONCERNING DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST PHYSICIANS, SO AS TO REQUIRE SUCH REPORTS ON PODIATRISTS.

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