South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A118, R141, S610

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Fair, Campsen, O'Dell, Scott, Bryant, Cleary, Rankin, Williams, Thomas, Hayes and Cromer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6385cm05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on March 10, 2005
Introduced in the House on April 20, 2005
Last Amended on May 26, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on May 31, 2005
Governor's Action: June 3, 2005, Signed

Summary: Corrections officer candidates for allowed to hold a driver's license issued by any jurisdiction of the U.S.

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/10/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-3
   3/10/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology SJ-3
   4/14/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Corrections and Penology SJ-9
   4/18/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-33
   4/19/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-17
   4/20/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-14
   4/20/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-14
   5/19/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and 
                        Public Works HJ-63
   5/26/2005  House   Amended HJ-37
   5/26/2005  House   Read second time HJ-38
   5/26/2005  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-38
   5/27/2005  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-2
   5/31/2005  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-1
    6/1/2005          Ratified R 141
    6/3/2005          Signed By Governor
    6/9/2005          Copies available
    6/9/2005          Effective date 06/03/05
   6/16/2005          Act No. 118

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/10/2005
4/14/2005
5/19/2005
5/26/2005

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A118, R141, S610)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-6-440, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES THAT INDICATE THAT A PERSON HAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING, SO AS TO SUBSTITUTE THE TERM "STATE DRIVER'S LICENSE" FOR THE TERM "SOUTH CAROLINA DRIVER'S LICENSE", TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT ALLOWS CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATION AS CLASS II-SCO (DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS) IN ANY COUNTY WITH A PRISON SYSTEM THAT BORDERS ANOTHER STATE TO HOLD A DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED BY ANY JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO REPLACE IT WITH A PROVISION THAT ALLOWS CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATION AS STATE OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS TO HOLD A DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED BY ANY JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

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

Law enforcement training certificate

SECTION    1.    Section 23-6-440(B)(5)(b) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 505 of 1994, is further amended to read:

"(b)    evidence satisfactory to the director that the candidate holds a valid current state driver's license with no record during the previous five years for suspension of driver's license as a result of driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages or dangerous drugs, driving while impaired (or the equivalent), reckless homicide, involuntary manslaughter, or leaving the scene of an accident. Candidates for certification as state or local correctional officers may hold a valid current driver's license issued by any jurisdiction of the United States;"

Time effective

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

Ratified the 1st day of June, 2005.

Approved the 3rd day of June, 2005.

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