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S. 548
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reese
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9850htc07.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3211, 3288
Introduced in the Senate on March 7, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance
Summary: Emergency medical services personnel
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/7/2007 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-13
3/7/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-13
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 9-11-29 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING JULY 1, 2007, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL EMPLOYED SHALL PARTICIPATE IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 9 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 9-11-29. Beginning July 1, 2007, emergency medical services personnel shall participate in the system established pursuant to this chapter. For purposes of this section, the term 'emergency medical services personnel' means a person employed by an employer as defined in Section 9-11-10(17) as an emergency medical technician (EMT), and who possesses a valid basic, intermediate, or paramedic certificate issued by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control pursuant to regulations promulgated by the department under the authority of Chapter 61, Title 44, the Emergency Medical Services Act of South Carolina."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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