S*0961(Rat #0239, Act #0239 of 2006)  General Bill, By McConnell, Ford, Knotts and 
Mescher

Similar(H 4337)
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE PREREQUISITES TO ISSUANCE OF A CORPORATE CERTIFICATE TO
 A PROPOSED MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE AREA SEEKING TO BE
 INCORPORATED FILE A PROPOSAL FOR PROVIDING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY A
 SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR LEVEL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO THE AREA'S EXISTING
 LAW ENFORCEMENT COVERAGE PRIOR TO SEEKING INCORPORATION. - ratified title

   12/06/05  Senate Prefiled
   12/06/05  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/10/06  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-16
   01/10/06  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-16
   01/10/06  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: McConnell (ch), Ford, Knotts
   02/01/06  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-40
   02/02/06  Senate Amended SJ-10
   02/02/06  Senate Read second time SJ-10
   02/06/06         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/07/06  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-20
   02/08/06  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-10
   02/08/06  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-11
   03/08/06  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-2
   03/09/06  House  Read second time HJ-17
   03/09/06  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-18
   03/10/06  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-2
   03/14/06         Ratified R 239
   03/15/06         Signed By Governor
   03/21/06         Copies available
   03/21/06         Effective date 03/15/06
   04/05/06         Act No. 239

(A239, R239, S961)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PREREQUISITES TO ISSUANCE OF A CORPORATE CERTIFICATE TO A PROPOSED MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE AREA SEEKING TO BE INCORPORATED FILE A PROPOSAL FOR PROVIDING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR LEVEL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO THE AREA'S EXISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT COVERAGE PRIOR TO SEEKING INCORPORATION.

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

Proposal for law enforcement services

SECTION    1.    Section 5-1-30(A)(5) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 77 of 2005, is amended to read:

"(5)    the area seeking to be incorporated has filed a proposal for providing either directly or indirectly a substantially similar level of law enforcement services to the area's existing law enforcement coverage prior to seeking incorporation; and"

General Assembly intends and makes declaration

SECTION    2.    By passing this act, the General Assembly intends and declares that any regulations passed by the State Law Enforcement Division to comply with the requirements of Act 77 of 2005 do not for any past, present, or future time represent or establish any minimum level of law enforcement service requirements for existing municipalities or towns or areas seeking to incorporate as municipalities or towns.

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 14th day of March, 2006.

Approved the 15th day of March, 2006.