Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 23-3-90.
(A) For purposes of this section,
'body-worn camera' means an electronic device worn on a person's
body that records both audio and video data.
(B) The South Carolina
Law Enforcement (SCLE) Training Council is directed to develop
specific criteria and determine an appropriate method to
implement the statewide use of body-worn cameras by local and
state law enforcement officers in this State including which law
enforcement agencies and their respective officers should or
should not be included in the use of body-worn cameras. In
developing this criteria, SCLE Training Council shall take into
account factors involved in implementing the statewide use of
body-worn cameras including, but not limited to, maintenance,
storage and retention, use, and accessibility, release, and
privacy issues associated with the capturing of images, audio,
and video data through the use of body-worn cameras.
(C) SCLE Training
Council shall conduct a pilot program in at least three
cooperating counties and six municipalities in the State, with
populations varying in size, in which body-worn cameras will be
utilized in order to develop the criteria and determine the
appropriate method to implement their statewide use.
(D) Six months after
the effective date of this section, SCLE Training Council shall
make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the need
for amendments to statewide laws in order to implement such
use."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.