Current Status Bill Number:936 Ratification Number:416 Act Number:404 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980120 Primary Sponsor:J. Verne Smith All Sponsors:J. Verne Smith and Drummond Drafted Document Number:psd\7087ac.98 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19980527 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19980608 Subject:Mortuary Science College, students in practice of funeral service; Cemeteries, Labor, Licensing, Regulation Department
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19980630 Act No. A404 ------ 19980608 Signed by Governor ------ 19980604 Ratified R416 House 19980527 Read third time, enrolled for ratification House 19980526 Read second time House 19980520 Committee report: Favorable 27 H3M House 19980319 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee Senate 19980318 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19980317 Read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 19980312 Committee report: Favorable 12 SLCI Senate 19980120 Introduced, read first time, 12 SLCI referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A404, R416, S936)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-19-125 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE STUDENT PERMITS ALLOWING STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN ACCREDITED MORTUARY SCIENCE COLLEGE IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF FUNERAL SERVICE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Student permits to engage in the practice of funeral service
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 40-19-125. (A) Upon registration with the South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service, the board shall issue a student permit authorizing the student to engage in the practice of funeral service if:
(1) the student is enrolled in an accredited mortuary science college or mortuary science college or a program in the process of seeking accreditation in South Carolina;
(2) the funeral service activities in which the student engages are in conjunction with the student's academic training; and
(3) the student's funeral service activities are under the supervision of a licensee designated by an accredited mortuary science college in South Carolina.
(B) The board shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 8th day of June, 1998.