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A223, R249, H3543
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Funderburk and Mulvaney
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11281ab07.doc
Introduced in the House on February 15, 2007
Introduced in the Senate on April 3, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on April 29, 2008
Governor's Action: May 14, 2008, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden
Summary: Environmental Certification Board
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/15/2007 House Introduced and read first time HJ-3
2/15/2007 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs HJ-4
3/6/2007 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mulvaney
3/22/2007 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-2
3/28/2007 House Read second time HJ-9
3/29/2007 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-28
4/3/2007 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-15
4/3/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
SJ-15
4/23/2008 Senate Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
SJ-25
4/24/2008 Senate Read second time SJ-28
4/29/2008 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-49
5/8/2008 Ratified R 249
5/14/2008 Vetoed by Governor
5/21/2008 House Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-106 Nays-5
HJ-77
5/22/2008 Senate Veto overridden Yeas-45 Nays-0
6/2/2008 Copies available
6/2/2008 Effective date 05/22/08
6/4/2008 Act No. 223
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(A223, R249, H3543)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-23-230, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND REINSTATEMENT OF A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION BOARD, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE PERIOD IN WHICH A LICENSEE MAY FILE AN APPLICATION TO REINSTATE A LAPSED LICENSE FROM NINETY DAYS TO THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS, AND TO REQUIRE THAT AN APPLICANT SEEKING REINSTATEMENT OF A LAPSED LICENSE MEET CERTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Environmental Certification Board, licensure
SECTION 1. Section 40-23-230 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 185 of 2002, is further amended to read:
"Section 40-23-230. (A) The board may issue a license to an applicant if he satisfies all licensure requirements of this chapter. A license confers a personal right and is not transferable, and the issuance of a license is evidence that the person is entitled to all rights and privileges of a licensee while the license remains current and unrestricted. A license is the property of the State and upon suspension or revocation must be returned to the board immediately.
(B) A license issued under this chapter is renewable:
(1) as provided for in Section 40-1-30;
(2) upon the payment of a renewal fee; and
(3) upon the fulfillment of continuing education as determined by the board in regulation.
(C) The department may reinstate the license of a licensee who allows his license to lapse by failing to renew the license as provided in this section if the licensee:
(1) makes payment of a reinstatement fee and the current renewal fee;
(2) files an application for renewal within three hundred sixty-five days of the date on which the license expired; and
(3) demonstrates he complies with the current continuing education requirements of the prior licensing period or that he complies with the current continuing education requirements after the department renews his license, provided he does not engage in licensed activity until he has completed the continuing education requirement.
(D) A licensee shall ensure that the board administrator has the licensee's correct official mailing address of record and that the administrator is expressly and specifically notified in writing and in a timely manner of any change in the licensee's official mailing address.
(E) As of the effective date of this chapter, a person who possesses a current well driller license from the board is eligible to receive a:
(1) Class A well driller license if the licensee:
(a) files an application with the board for grandfather status within ninety days of the effective date of this section;
(b) provides proof that the applicant is in compliance with the bonding requirements of this chapter; and
(c) has conducted or supervised well drilling in the State for five or more years;
(2) Class B well driller license in one or more of the well drilling categories if the licensee:
(a) files an application with the board for grandfather status within ninety days of the effective date of this section;
(b) provides proof that the applicant is in compliance with the bonding requirements of this chapter;
(c) provides proof that he has for at least three years constructed or supervised at least twenty wells in each category for which licensure status is sought; or
(d) provides, in the case of persons who do not meet the minimum requirements for a Class B well driller, proof of construction or supervision of at least twenty-five wells in the category for which licensure status is sought and experience, training, and education suitable for practicing in the requested well drilling category."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 8th day of May, 2008.
Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/15/08.
Veto overridden by House -- 5/21/08.
Veto overridden by Senate -- 5/22/08.
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