South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 127

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Massey, Hembree, Bennett, Turner and Rice
Document Path: l:\s-res\asm\006poli.kmm.asm.docx

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

Summary: Law Enforcement Training Council and Criminal Justice Academy

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 183)
   1/12/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 183)
   7/16/2021  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee:  Senn (ch), Malloy, Kimpson, 
                        Matthews, Adams, Garrett, Gustafson

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020

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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 23, TITLE 23 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, BY ADDING SECTION 23-23-45, TO PROVIDE FOR A MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NEWLY APPOINTED CHIEFS OF POLICE, REVISIONS TO THE PROGRAM, AND THE TIME PERIOD TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE TRAINING PROGRAM DOES NOT APPLY TO DULY ELECTED SHERIFFS.

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)    The council shall adopt a model training program for training newly appointed chiefs of police. Every three years, the council shall review the training program and adopt revisions as necessary. Within six months of taking office, any person appointed as the chief of police must complete the training program adopted by the council and established by regulation.

    (B)    This section does not apply to duly elected sheriffs."

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

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