S 0506 Joint Resolution, By Senate Judiciary
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE ACADEMY, RELATING TO ARTICLE 5, ADJUDICATION OF MISCONDUCT
 ALLEGATIONS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4523, PURSUANT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

   03/04/15  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (Senate Journal-page 5)
   03/12/15  Senate Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 3)

INTRODUCED

March 4, 2015

S. 506

S. Printed 3/4/15--S.

Read the first time March 4, 2015.

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, RELATING TO ARTICLE 5, ADJUDICATION OF MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4523, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, relating to Article 5, Adjudication of Misconduct Allegations, designated as Regulation Document Number 4523, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

S.C. Code Section 23-23-80 authorizes the Law Enforcement Training Council to make regulations necessary for the administration of S.C. Code Section 23-23-10 et seq. The proposed additions to the regulations will formalize the agency level contested case hearing process, including requests for contested case hearing, failure to request a contested case hearing, docketing, discovery, hearing format and requirements; failure to appear at contested case hearing, final decision by the Law Enforcement Training Council, sanctions, recusal of Council members, and right to be represented by counsel.

Notice of Drafting for the proposed amendments was published in the State Register on August 22, 2014. Proposed Regulations were published in the State Register on November 28, 2014. Public Hearing regarding the Proposed Regulations was held on January 28, 2015 before the Law Enforcement Training Council.