Bill 3882

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3882
Primary Sponsor:                Clyborne
Committee Number:               27
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Firefighters, fingerprinting
                                of
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Medical, Military, Public and
                                Municipal Affairs
Date Tabled:                    19940118
Computer Document Number:       NO5/7104BD.93
Introduced Date:                19930407
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940118
Last History Type:              Tabled in Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Clyborne
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

3882  House   19940118      Tabled in Committee             27
3882  House   19930407      Introduced, read first time,    27
                            referred to Committee

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-9-395 SO AS TO REQUIRE PAID AND VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS OF LAWFULLY AND REGULARLY ORGANIZED FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO UNDERGO STATE AND FEDERAL FINGERPRINT REVIEWS.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 23-9-395. A paid and volunteer firefighter of a lawfully and regularly organized fire department shall undergo a state fingerprint review to be conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division to determine state criminal history and a federal fingerprint review to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine other criminal history. The results of the reviews must be furnished to the State Fire Marshal before the firefighter begins his work with the department. If a fee is charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the review, it must be paid by the firefighter."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to paid and volunteer firefighters working on the effective date of this act and paid and volunteer firefighters beginning work after the effective date. However, the firefighters working on the effective date may continue to work while undergoing the reviews required by Section 23-3-395 of the 1976 Code added in Section 1.