H*3481(Rat #0133, Act #0093 of 2007)  General Bill, By Cato, G. Brown, 
Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, Dantzler, Haley, Huggins, Leach, Owens, Skelton, 
G.M. Smith and Witherspoon
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-10-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO PERSONS WHOM THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 10, TITLE 40, REGULATING
 FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS, DO NOT APPLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CHAPTER 10
 DOES NOT APPLY TO PERSONS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS TO REPAIR,
 ALTER, MAINTAIN, TEST, OR INSPECT FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, WATER SPRAY SYSTEMS,
 OR WATER FOAM SYSTEMS IF THIS WORK IS CONDUCTED BY PERSONS UNDER THE CONTROL
 OR SUPERVISION OF A PERSON WITH A NICET LEVEL III CERTIFICATION AND IF THE
 PUBLIC INSTITUTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTS OF THESE EXEMPT EMPLOYEES. -
 ratified title

   02/08/07  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   02/08/07  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-8
   02/21/07  House  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-3
   02/28/07  House  Amended HJ-14
   02/28/07  House  Read second time HJ-15
   03/01/07  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-20
   03/01/07         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/06/07  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   03/06/07  Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry SJ-11
   05/24/07  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry SJ-22
   06/05/07  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-40
   06/05/07  Senate Amended SJ-40
   06/05/07  Senate Read second time SJ-40
   06/06/07         Scrivener's error corrected
   06/06/07  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-33
   06/06/07  House  Senate amendment amended HJ-109
   06/06/07  House  Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-110
   06/07/07  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-111
   06/07/07  House   House recedes from amendments HJ-53
   06/07/07  Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-112
   06/07/07         Ratified R 133
   06/13/07         Scrivener's error corrected
   06/14/07         Scrivener's error corrected
   06/14/07         Vetoed by Governor
   06/20/07  House  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-82 
                     Nays-26 HJ-12
   06/20/07  Senate Veto overridden Yeas-42  Nays-1
   06/27/07         Copies available
   06/27/07         Effective date 06/20/07
   06/27/07         Act No. 93

(A93, R133, H3481)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-10-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS WHOM THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 10, TITLE 40, REGULATING FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS, DO NOT APPLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CHAPTER 10 DOES NOT APPLY TO PERSONS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS TO REPAIR, ALTER, MAINTAIN, TEST, OR INSPECT FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, WATER SPRAY SYSTEMS, OR WATER FOAM SYSTEMS IF THIS WORK IS CONDUCTED BY PERSONS UNDER THE CONTROL OR SUPERVISION OF A PERSON WITH A NICET LEVEL III CERTIFICATION AND IF THE PUBLIC INSTITUTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTS OF THESE EXEMPT EMPLOYEES.

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

Chapter exemption

SECTION    1.    Section 40-10-230(4) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 177 of 2005, is amended to read:

"(4)    persons engaged in emergency repair work of fire sprinkler systems on their own property or that of their full-time employer or persons engaged in the repair, maintenance, testing, or inspection of a fire sprinkler system, water spray system, or water foam system, who are employed by a public institution of the State, as defined in Section 59-103-5, to repair, maintain, test, or inspect fire sprinkler systems, water spray systems, or water foam systems on property owned by the public institution, provided that such work shall be conducted by persons under the direct control or supervision of a person holding certification in NICET Level III, Inspection and Testing of Water Based Systems; provided that the State Fire Marshal may review inspection and maintenance records upon request; and provided that the public institution shall remain responsible for the actions or omissions of its employees exempted under this subsection;"

Time effective

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

Ratified the 8th day of June, 2007.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 6/14/07.

Veto overridden by House -- 6/20/07.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/20/07.