Current Status Bill Number:3317 Ratification Number:219 Act Number:129 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970128 Primary Sponsor:Bailey All Sponsors:Bailey, Young-Brickell, Allison, Altman, Askins, Barfield, Barrett, Battle, Bauer, Boan, Bowers, Breeland, G. Brown, H. Brown, T. Brown, Carnell, Cato, Chellis, Cobb-Hunter, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Edge, Felder, Fleming, Gamble, Gourdine, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Hawkins, Hinson, Inabinett, Jordan, Keegan, Kennedy, Kinon, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Lanford, Law, Leach, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Maddox, Martin, Mason, McCraw, McLeod, Meacham, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, Mullen, Neal, Neilson, Parks, Phillips, Pinckney, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Riser, Robinson, Rodgers, Sandifer, Scott, Seithel, Sharpe, Sheheen, Simrill, D. Smith, J. Smith, R. Smith, Spearman, Stille, Stoddard, Stuart, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Webb, Whatley, Wilder, Wilkes, Wilkins, Witherspoon, Woodrum and Young Drafted Document Number:pt\2846dw.97 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19970605 Date of Last Amendment:19970604 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:19970615 Subject:Law enforcement officer, mandatory training program; reimbursement of costs to entity; Political Subdivisions
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19970630 Act No. A129
------ 19970615 Unsigned, became law without
signature of Governor
------ 19970609 Ratified R219
House 19970605 Ordered enrolled for ratification
Senate 19970604 Conference Committee Report adopted 88 SCC
House 19970604 Conference Committee Report adopted 98 HCC
House 19970529 Conference powers granted, 98 HCC Klauber
appointed Reps. to Committee of McCraw
Conference Bailey
Senate 19970528 Conference powers granted, 88 SCC Bryan
appointed Senators to Committee Glover
of Conference Martin
Senate 19970528 Insists upon amendment
House 19970521 Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
Senate 19970515 Read third time, returned to House
with amendment
Senate 19970514 Amended, read second time,
unanimous consent for third reading
on Thursday, 19970515
Senate 19970513 Recalled from Committee, 11 SJ
placed on the Calendar
Senate 19970225 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
House 19970221 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19970220 Read second time, unanimous consent
for third reading on the next
Legislative day
House 19970219 Committee report: Favorable 25 HJ
House 19970204 Referred to Committee 25 HJ
House 19970204 Recalled from Committee 30 HWM
House 19970128 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
referred to Committee
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(A129, R219, H3317)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-6-405 SO AS TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT TO A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY FOR COSTS EXPENDED ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ATTENDING THE MANDATORY TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 6, TITLE 23.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Training of law enforcement officers
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 23-6-405. (A) For purposes of this section, 'governmental entity' means the State or any of its political subdivisions.
(B) After July 1, 1997, every governmental entity of this State intending to employ on a permanent basis a law enforcement officer who has satisfactorily completed the mandatory training as required under this article must comply with the provisions of this section.
(C) If the law enforcement officer has satisfactorily completed his mandatory training while employed by a governmental entity of this State, and within two years from the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training, a subsequent hiring governmental entity shall reimburse the governmental entity with whom the law enforcement officer was employed at the time of attending the mandatory training:
(1) one hundred percent of the cost of training the officer, which shall include the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training, if the officer is hired within one year of the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training; or
(2) fifty percent of the cost of training the officer, which shall include the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training, if the officer is hired after one year but before the end of the second year after the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training.
(D) If the law enforcement officer is employed by more than one successive governmental entity within the two-year period after the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training, a governmental entity which reimbursed the governmental entity that employed the officer during the training period may obtain reimbursement from the successive governmental entity employer for:
(1) one hundred percent of the cost of training the officer, which shall include the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training, if the officer is hired within one year of the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training; or
(2) fifty percent of the cost of training the officer, which shall include the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training, if the officer is hired after one year but before the end of the second year after the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training.
(E) Under no circumstances shall the governmental entity that employed the officer during the training period or a governmental entity seeking reimbursement from a successive governmental entity employer be reimbursed for more than one hundred percent of the cost of the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/15/97.