A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 44-29-160, relating to the requirement for job applicants in schools and day care centers to provide a tuberculosis-related health certificate, so as to allow nurses to provide the certification.

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

SECTION 1.Section 44-29-160 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

Section 44-29-160.Any person applying for a position in any of the public or private schools, kindergartens, nurseries, or day care centers for infants and children of the State shall, as a prerequisite to employment, secure a health certificate from a licensed physician or nurse certifying that such person does not have tuberculosis in an active stage.

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

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