Current Status Bill Number:317 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Elliott All Sponsors:Elliott Drafted Document Number:DKA\3558CM.95 Companion Bill Number:323 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Reserve police officers
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Senate 19950322 Recommitted to Committee 11 SJ
Senate 19950308 Committee report: Favorable with 11 SJ
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COMMITTEE REPORT
March 8, 1995
S. 317
S. Printed 3/8/95--S.
Read the first time January 10, 1995.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 317), to amend Section 23-28-10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to reserve police officers, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 2, beginning on line 24, in Section 23-28-30(A), as contained in SECTION 3, by striking /sixty/ and inserting therein:
/ sixty fifty /.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 2, beginning on line 26, in Section 23-28-30(A), as contained in SECTION 3, by striking /sixty/ and inserting therein:
/ sixty fifty /.
Amend title to conform.
ADDISON GRAVES WILSON, for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 23-28-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "RESERVES" AND "CHIEFS"; TO AMEND SECTION 23-28-20, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS, SO AS TO REVISE A CHIEF'S APPOINTMENT POWERS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-28-30, RELATING TO RESERVE POLICE OFFICER TRAINING COURSES, SO AS TO REQUIRE RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS TO COMPLETE THE BASIC CORRECTIONAL OFFICER TRAINING COURSE BEFORE ASSUMING CORRECTIONAL DUTIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 23-28-40, RELATING TO RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING, SO AS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF PRELIMINARY TRAINING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 23-28-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 23-28-10. For the purposes of this chapter:
(A) `Reserves' means persons given part-time police powers without being regularly assigned to full-time law enforcement duties or persons assigned as part-time correctional officers without being assigned regularly to full-time correctional duties.
(B) `Chief' means the chief law enforcement officer of a municipality, county, or other political entity of the State having police powers, or the chief correctional administrator of a municipal, county, local, or regional detention facility."
SECTION 2. Section 23-28-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 23-28-20. The chief may, in his discretion, may appoint such the number of reserve police officers as may be needed, but appointments must not exceeding exceed the number of regular full-time officers of his department. The number of full-time officers shall must not be decreased because of the institution or expansion of a reserve force. Each The period of time service for reserves shall serve shall must be determined and specified by the chief in writing. The powers and duties of reserves shall must be prescribed by the chief and they shall be. A reserve is subject to removal by him at any time the chief. Before assuming their duties, reserves shall must:
(A) take the oath of office required by law.;
(B) be bonded in an amount determined by the governing body of the county, municipality, or other political entity which shall must be not less than one thousand, five hundred dollars.;
(C) successfully complete a course of training specified by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Council and endorsed by the chief who appoints them."
SECTION 3. Section 23-28-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 23-28-30. (A) No reserve shall assume any police function until he has successfully completed a course of training of at least sixty hours and passed a comprehensive test prepared by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and administered by the local law enforcement agency. The sixty hours of training shall must be promulgated by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council, endorsed by the appointing official, and shall include, but not be limited to:
(A)(1) Firearms training twelve hours
(B)(2) Laws of arrest three hours
(C)(3) Searches and seizures three hours
(D)(4) Evidence six hours
(E)(5) Crisis interventionthree hours
(F)(6) Officer survival two hours
(G)(7) Ethics two hours
(H)(8) Constitutional lawtwo hours
(I)(9) Local ordinances and policies ten hours
(J)(10) Radio communications one hour
(K)(11) Handling prisonersone hour
(L)(12) Handling juvenilesone hour
(M)(13) Human relations two hours.
(B) No reserve shall assume correctional duties until he successfully completes the Basic Correctional Officer Training course."
SECTION 4. Section 23-28-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 23-28-40. This training may be provided locally or regionally but shall be is subject to approval of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council. If disapproved, the training council shall designate a representative to confer with the chief to make acceptable program changes. Within reason, and subject to academy schedules, academy staff may assist in the training.
In addition to the sixty fifty hours of preliminary training, classes of inservice training shall must be held periodically but not less than once a month. Consecutive absences of more than three sessions may be grounds for dismissal.
Any A person who served as an auxiliary or reserve police officer on any a municipal or county police force for a period of at least six months prior to before April 19, 1978, and is serving in that capacity on the effective date of this act shall is not be required to have a high school diploma as a prerequisite for participating in any training program authorized or required by this chapter."
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.