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TO AMEND SECTION 38-7-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INSURANCE PREMIUM TAXES, SO AS TO TRANSFER ONE PERCENT OF THE REVENUES TO THE V-SAFE PROGRAM; AND TO TRANSFER CERTAIN FUNDS TO THE V-SAFE PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 38-7-20(B)(2) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 6 of 2019, is further amended to read:
"(2) one percent must be transferred to the aid to fire districts account within the State Treasury and distributed for firefighting equipment. One-half of the annual allocated funds must be distributed equally to each fire department in the State, and the remaining balance must be used to fund the V-SAFE program pursuant to Section 23-9-25;"
SECTION 2. On July 1, 2019, the State Treasurer shall transfer to the V-SAFE Program any funds in the aid to fire districts account that are attributable to insurance premium taxes credited to the account pursuant to Section 38-7-20.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2019.
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