H*3649(Rat #0143, Act #0138 of 2018)  General Bill, By Crawford and Sandifer
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-3-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE BOARD
 MAY OFFER ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND
 REGULATION CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN STATUTORY REVISIONS AND OTHER
 MATTERS AS THE DEPARTMENT REQUESTS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-3-115, RELATING TO
 JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD, SO AS TO REVISE THIS JURISDICTION; AND TO AMEND
 SECTION 40-22-280, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
 FROM PROVISIONS REGULATING ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS, SO AS TO EXEMPT SUCH PLANS
 AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES LESS THAN THREE
 STORIES HIGH AND LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET IN AREA. - ratified title

   02/02/17  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 16)
   02/02/17  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 16)
   03/07/17  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 2)
   03/08/17         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/08/17  House  Amended (House Journal-page 25)
   03/08/17  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 25)
   03/08/17  House  Roll call Yeas-101  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 27)
   03/09/17  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 8)
   03/09/17  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
   03/09/17  Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (Senate Journal-page 10)
   04/27/17  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry
   04/28/17         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/09/17  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 23)
   05/09/17  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 23)
   05/09/17  Senate Roll call Ayes-36  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 23)
   05/10/17         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/10/17  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 39)
   05/10/17  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
                     (House Journal-page 99)
   05/10/17  House  Roll call Yeas-0  Nays-94 (House Journal-page 100)
   05/11/17  Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Scott, Davis, Bennett
                     (Senate Journal-page 17)
   05/11/17  House  Conference committee appointed Crawford, Atwater,
                     Anderson
   01/10/18  Senate Conference committee appointed Scott, Davis,
                     Corbin (Senate Journal-page 7)
   02/20/18  Senate Conference report adopted (Senate Journal-page 28)
   02/20/18  Senate Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 28)
   02/21/18  House  Conference report received and adopted
                     (House Journal-page 20)
   02/21/18  House  Roll call Yeas-105  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 22)
   02/21/18  House  Ordered enrolled for ratification
                     (House Journal-page 23)
   03/07/18         Ratified R 143
   03/12/18         Signed By Governor
   03/14/18         Effective date 03/12/18
   03/20/18         Act No. 138

(A138, R143, H3649)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-3-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE BOARD MAY OFFER ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN STATUTORY REVISIONS AND OTHER MATTERS AS THE DEPARTMENT REQUESTS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-3-115, RELATING TO JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD, SO AS TO REVISE THIS JURISDICTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-22-280, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FROM PROVISIONS REGULATING ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS, SO AS TO EXEMPT SUCH PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES LESS THAN THREE STORIES HIGH AND LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET IN AREA.

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

Board of Architectural Examiners, powers and duties

SECTION    1.    Section 40-3-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-3-60.    (A)    The board may adopt rules governing its proceedings and shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary who shall serve a term of one year. The board may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and shall adopt a seal with which all of its official documents must be sealed.

(B)    The board may advise and recommend action to the department in the development of statutory revisions and other matters as the department may request in regard to the administration of this chapter."

Board of Architectural Examiners, jurisdiction

SECTION    2.    Section 40-3-115 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-3-115.    The board has jurisdiction:

(1)    over practice undertaken by nonlicensed individuals and firms and the actions committed or omitted by current and former licensees during the entire period of licensure; and

(2)    to act on any matter that arises during the practice authorization period of licensed practitioners and firms, as provided for in Section 40-1-115."

Engineers and surveyors, exemptions

SECTION    3.    Section 40-22-280(B)(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2)    buildings and structures less than three stories high and less than five thousand square feet in area, except that buildings and structures classified as assembly, educational, high hazard, institutional, or uses as defined by the International Code Series, as adopted by the State of South Carolina, regardless of size or area, are not exempt from the provisions of this chapter;"

Time effective

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 7th day of March, 2018.

Approved the 12th day of March, 2018.