S 0853 General Bill, By Peeler, Knotts, Malloy, Thomas, McGill, Hayes, Martin, 
Cromer, Bryant, Elliott, Leatherman, O'Dell, Ford, Fair, Vaughn, Scott, Courson, 
Reese, Setzler, Matthews, Alexander, Moore, Jackson, Land and Ritchie
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 7-1-90 SO AS TO REQUIRE DRUG TESTING FOR A CANDIDATE FOR AN ELECTED OFFICE.

   06/21/07  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-3
   06/21/07  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-3
   01/15/08  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin,
                     Lourie, Scott, Ceips

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-1-90 SO AS TO REQUIRE DRUG TESTING FOR A CANDIDATE FOR AN ELECTED OFFICE.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-1-90.    (A)    This section may be cited as the 'Candidates for Elected Office Drug Testing Act'.

(B)    Beginning January 1, 2008, a candidate for an elected office of the State, its political subdivisions, and federal officials are required to be tested for illegal drugs at the time they file for office.

(C)    A candidate for an elected office who has not had a drug test or who tests positive on the test is prohibited from being a candidate for the office sought and his name may not be printed on the ballot.

(D)    The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) shall administer this drug-testing program.

(E)    A drug-testing fee determined by SLED must be paid by the candidate to SLED.

(F)    SLED shall promulgate regulations to effectuate the provision of this section."

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