South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 342

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator McLeod
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5917cm21.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3047

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Law enforcement officers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2020  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/12/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 276)
   1/12/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 276)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-23-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MUST UNDERGO A MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION THAT MUST INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF IMPLICIT BIAS BEFORE THEY CAN BECOME CERTIFIED AND PERIODICALLY AFTER THEY BECOME CERTIFIED AND TO PROVIDE THE EVALUATION MUST BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 23, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 23-23-45.    (A)    As a condition to becoming a certified law enforcement officer after the effective date of this section, a person must undergo a mental health evaluation that must include an assessment of implicit bias. He must undergo this mental health evaluation every three years after becoming certified.

    (B)    As a condition to be recertified as a law enforcement officer after the effective date of this section, an officer must undergo a mental health evaluation that must include an assessment of implicit bias. He must undergo this mental health evaluation every three years after each evaluation.

    (C)    The evaluation must be conducted under the direction of the Law Enforcement Training Council."

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

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