Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 1 and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Section 22-1-10(B)(2) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding a subitem to read:
"( ) On and after July 1, 2019, no person is eligible for an initial appointment to hold the office of magistrate who is not at the time of his appointment: (i) a citizen of the United States and of this State, (ii) has not been a resident of this State for at least five years, (iii) has not attained the age of twenty-one years upon his appointment, and (iv) is not a licensed attorney in South Carolina. However, a county with a population of less than seventy-five thousand is exempt from the provisions of (iv) and the magistrate must have received a four-year baccalaureate degree." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.