S 0297 General Bill, By Peeler
Summary: Emergency Medical Services Employment Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 61, TITLE 44 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EMPLOYMENT ACT" AND TO REQUIRE AFTER JUNE 30, 2007, A PERSON SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AS AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT) TO UNDERGO A CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT, TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYMENT OF A PERSON AS AN EMT IF THE PERSON HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN FELONY CRIMES OR CRIMES AGAINST CERTAIN VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS, TO EXEMPT AN EMT EMPLOYED ON JULY 1, 2007, FROM A CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK UNLESS AND UNTIL THE EMT CHANGES HIS EMT EMPLOYMENT, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
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01/18/07	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-8
01/18/07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-8
01/23/08	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs SJ-15
01/24/08	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-9
01/24/08	Senate	Read second time SJ-9
01/29/08	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-6
01/30/08	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-9
01/30/08	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-9
05/21/08	House	Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-73
05/28/08	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 29, 2008 HJ-24
05/29/08	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, June 3, 2008 HJ-17
06/03/08	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, June 4, 2008 HJ-26
06/04/08	House	Debate adjourned until Friday, June 6, 2008 HJ-54