Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:179 Primary Sponsor:Drummond Committee Number:07 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Conservation officers, highest scoring candidate Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Fish, Game & Forestry Computer Document Number:NO5/8765BD.93 Introduced Date:19930113 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930113 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Drummond Type of Legislation:General Bill
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179 Senate 19930113 Introduced, read first time, 07
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 50-3-316, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CRITERIA FOR HIRING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICERS, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT BASED ON COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND PROVIDE FOR EMPLOYMENT OF THE HIGHEST SCORING CANDIDATES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-3-316 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-3-316. The South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission shall, in employing conservation officers, shall use the criteria as required by the Division of Human Resource Management and the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources commission, which shall. The criteria must include, but is not limited to, a written examination, a physical examination, and an interview. Each applicant shall be required to perform at minimal levels as required by the Division of Human Resource Management and the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission. Candidates with the highest scores on the requirements established by the division and the commission must be employed as conservation officers regardless of county of residence.
The commission, when employing conservation officers within a particular county, must hire those applicants, if any, who meet the minimum employment qualification requirements as required by the Division of Human Resource Management and the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission and who reside within that particular county before the Department may hire other qualified applicants who reside outside that county.
If more than one vacancy exists in a county, the resident candidate with the next highest score will be chosen to fill the second vacancy. Additional vacancies would be filled in the same manner.
If there are no candidates for that county who meet the minimum requirements, the vacancy will be filled by the top scoring candidate regardless of county of residence."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.