H 5149 Joint Resolution, By  House Regulations and Administrative Procedures
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
 RELATING TO STATE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS STANDARDS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION
 DOCUMENT NUMBER 4585, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23,
 TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

   03/23/16  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 17)
   04/12/16  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 36)
   04/12/16  House  Roll call Yeas-96  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 36)
   04/13/16  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 13)
   04/13/16  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   04/13/16  Senate Referred to Committee on General
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)

INTRODUCED

March 23, 2016

H. 5149

Introduced by Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee

S. Printed 3/23/16--H.

Read the first time March 23, 2016.

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, RELATING TO STATE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS STANDARDS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4585, 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 Office of the Governor, relating to State Emergency Preparedness Standards, designated as Regulation Document Number 4585, 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.

The proposed amendments to R.58-101 will support the goal of updating the current regulation to comply with current standards of practice. Furthermore, the proposed amendments will simplify and clarify the current regulation to help define the roles and responsibilities in emergency management at the state level.

A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on August 28, 2015.