S*1432(Rat #0519, Act #0618 of 1992)  General Bill, By Russell
 A Bill to amend Act 345 of 1965, as amended, relating to the Spartanburg
 County Civil Service System, so as to provide an exemption from the residency
 and elector requirements for applicants for entry-level positions and to
 prohibit the promotion of an applicant hired from within or outside the county
 at an entry-level position until one year in the system has elapsed.-amended
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   03/26/92  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-7
   04/09/92  Senate Read second time SJ-18
   04/09/92  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-18
   04/10/92  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-61
   04/14/92  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-23
   04/14/92  House  Referred to delegation from Spartanburg HJ-23
   05/13/92  House  Delegation report: Favorable Spartanburg HJ-19
   05/14/92  House  Read second time HJ-299
   05/19/92  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 20, 1992 HJ-4
   05/20/92  House  Amended HJ-15
   05/20/92  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-15
   05/28/92  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-10
   06/04/92         Ratified R 519
   08/13/92         Signed By Governor
   08/13/92         Effective date 08/13/92
   08/13/92         Act No. 618
   08/20/92         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 345 OF 1965, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SPARTANBURG MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM THE RESIDENCY AND ELECTOR REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS FOR ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS AND TO PROHIBIT THE PROMOTION OF AN APPLICANT HIRED FROM WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE COUNTY AT AN ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION UNTIL ONE YEAR IN THE SYSTEM HAS ELAPSED.

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

Exemption from residency and elector requirements; promotion prohibited

SECTION 1. Section 6 of Act 345 of 1965, as last amended by Act 991 of 1966, is further amended to read:

"Section 6. An applicant for a position under civil service must be:

(1) a citizen of the United States of America and an elector of Spartanburg County in which he resides, who can read and write the English Language, and must have been a resident of Spartanburg County for at least one year. However, an applicant for an entry-level position as a public safety officer is exempt from the one-year residency requirement and the requirement to be an elector of Spartanburg County, and an applicant who is hired from within or outside of Spartanburg County at an entry-level position may not be promoted until one year in the system has elapsed;

(2) not more than thirty-five and not less than twenty-one years of age, in ordinary good health, of good moral character, and of temperate habits. These facts must be ascertained in a manner the commission considers advisable."

Time effective

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

In the Senate House June 4, 1992.

Nick A. Theodore,

President of the Senate

Robert J. Sheheen,

Speaker of the House of

Representatives

Approved the 13th day of August, 1992.

Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.,

Governor

Printer's Date -- August 18, 1992 -- L.