Bill 731

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    731
Ratification Number:            223
Act Number:                     224
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19950411
Primary Sponsor:                Moore 
All Sponsors:                   Moore 
Drafted Document Number:        br1\18367ac.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960202
Date of Last Amendment:         19950501
Governor's Action:              U  Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19960213
Subject:                        Physical therapists,
                                examinations

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19960222  Act No. A224
------  19960213  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19960206  Ratified R223
House   19960202  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19960201  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on the next Legislative day
House   19960201  Read second time
House   19960131  Committee report: Favorable              27 H3M
House   19950503  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950502  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950501  Amended, read second time
Senate  19950427  Committee report: Favorable with         13 SMA
                  amendment
Senate  19950411  Introduced, read first time,             13 SMA
                  referred to Committee

(A224, R223, S731)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXAMINATION OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE PASSING SCORE FOR EXAMINATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-80, RELATING TO REVENUE AND INCOME OF THE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL FEES OTHER THAN EXAMINATION FEES MUST BE REMITTED TO THE STATE TREASURER AND TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR VARIOUS SERVICES.

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

Passing examination scores established

SECTION 1. The third paragraph of Section 40-45-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"For examinations administered by the Professional Examination Service or Assessment Systems, Inc., before July 1, 1995, the passing score for the physical therapist exam and the physical therapist assistant exam is 1.5 standard deviations (70 converted pass point) below the mean for the raw score of the examination. After June 30, 1995, the criterion referenced passing point is equal to a scaled score of 600 based on a score range of 200-800 as adopted by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy on February 2, 1993."

Fees established

SECTION 2. Section 40-45-80 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-45-80. (A) All revenues and income from licenses, fees other than examination fees, sale of commodities and services, and income derived from any other board source or activity must be remitted to the State Treasurer as collected, when practicable, but at least once each week and must be credited to the general fund of the State. All assessments, fees, or licenses must be levied in an amount sufficient to at least equal the amount appropriated in the annual General Appropriations Act for the board, plus any additional funds allocated by the Budget and Control Board for implementation of the state's Personnel Compensation Plan.

(B) The board may charge the following fees in addition to those fees currently set forth in regulation:

(1) an application fee of one hundred twenty dollars;

(2) an examination fee to be paid directly to a third party who has contracted with the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to administer the examination."

Time effective

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

Became law without the signature of the Governor - 2/13/96.