South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 3317


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3317
Ratification Number:            219
Act Number:                     129
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19970128
Primary Sponsor:                Bailey
All Sponsors:                   Bailey, Young-Brickell, Allison,
                                Altman, Askins, Barfield, Barrett,
                                Battle, Bauer, Boan, Bowers, Breeland,
                                G. Brown, H. Brown, T. Brown, Carnell,
                                Cato, Chellis, Cobb-Hunter, Dantzler,
                                Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Edge,
                                Felder, Fleming, Gamble, Gourdine,
                                Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Harvin,
                                Haskins, Hawkins, Hinson, Inabinett,
                                Jordan, Keegan, Kennedy, Kinon, Kirsh,
                                Klauber, Knotts,  Lanford, Law, Leach,
                                Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Maddox,
                                Martin, Mason, McCraw, McLeod,
                                Meacham, Miller, Moody-Lawrence,
                                Mullen, Neal, Neilson, Parks, Phillips,
                                Pinckney, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Riser,
                                Robinson, Rodgers, Sandifer, Scott,
                                Seithel, Sharpe, Sheheen, Simrill,
                                D. Smith, J. Smith, R. Smith, Spearman,
                                Stille, Stoddard, Stuart, Townsend,
                                Tripp, Trotter, Webb, Whatley,  Wilder,
                                Wilkes, Wilkins, Witherspoon, Woodrum
                                and Young 
Drafted Document Number:        pt\2846dw.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19970605
Date of Last Amendment:         19970604
Governor's Action:              U Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19970615
Subject:                        Law enforcement officer, mandatory
                                training program; reimbursement of
                                costs to entity; Political
                                Subdivisions

History


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

------  19970630  Act No. A129
------  19970615  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19970609  Ratified R219
House   19970605  Ordered enrolled for ratification
Senate  19970604  Conference Committee Report adopted      88 SCC
House   19970604  Conference Committee Report adopted      98 HCC
House   19970529  Conference powers granted,               98 HCC  Klauber
                  appointed Reps. to Committee of                  McCraw
                  Conference                                       Bailey
Senate  19970528  Conference powers granted,               88 SCC  Bryan
                  appointed Senators to Committee                  Glover
                  of Conference                                    Martin
Senate  19970528  Insists upon amendment
House   19970521  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
Senate  19970515  Read third time, returned to House
                  with amendment
Senate  19970514  Amended, read second time,
                  unanimous consent for third reading
                  on Thursday, 19970515
Senate  19970513  Recalled from Committee,                 11 SJ
                  placed on the Calendar
Senate  19970225  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19970221  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19970220  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on the next
                  Legislative day
House   19970219  Committee report: Favorable              25 HJ
House   19970204  Referred to Committee                    25 HJ
House   19970204  Recalled from Committee                  30 HWM
House   19970128  Introduced, read first time,             30 HWM
                  referred to Committee


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(A129, R219, H3317)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-6-405 SO AS TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT TO A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY FOR COSTS EXPENDED ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ATTENDING THE MANDATORY TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 6, TITLE 23.

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

Training of law enforcement officers

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 23-6-405. (A) For purposes of this section, 'governmental entity' means the State or any of its political subdivisions.

(B) After July 1, 1997, every governmental entity of this State intending to employ on a permanent basis a law enforcement officer who has satisfactorily completed the mandatory training as required under this article must comply with the provisions of this section.

(C) If the law enforcement officer has satisfactorily completed his mandatory training while employed by a governmental entity of this State, and within two years from the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training, a subsequent hiring governmental entity shall reimburse the governmental entity with whom the law enforcement officer was employed at the time of attending the mandatory training:

(1) one hundred percent of the cost of training the officer, which shall include the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training, if the officer is hired within one year of the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training; or

(2) fifty percent of the cost of training the officer, which shall include the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training, if the officer is hired after one year but before the end of the second year after the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training.

(D) If the law enforcement officer is employed by more than one successive governmental entity within the two-year period after the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training, a governmental entity which reimbursed the governmental entity that employed the officer during the training period may obtain reimbursement from the successive governmental entity employer for:

(1) one hundred percent of the cost of training the officer, which shall include the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training, if the officer is hired within one year of the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training; or

(2) fifty percent of the cost of training the officer, which shall include the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training, if the officer is hired after one year but before the end of the second year after the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training.

(E) Under no circumstances shall the governmental entity that employed the officer during the training period or a governmental entity seeking reimbursement from a successive governmental entity employer be reimbursed for more than one hundred percent of the cost of the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training."

Time effective

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

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/15/97.