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Bill 1358

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1358
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20000425
Primary Sponsor:                  Rankin
All Sponsors:                     Rankin
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\2037dw00.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Special purpose districts, certain may 
                                  provide emergency Medical services when; 
                                  Political Subdivisions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20000425  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 6, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING SPECIAL PURPOSE OR PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICTS, BY ADDING SECTION 6-11-330 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT WHICH IS EMPOWERED TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, ALSO TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE AREA WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES UNDER CERTAIN PRESCRIBED CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 6-11-330. (A) A special purpose district that was empowered as of March 7, 1973, to provide fire protection services to the area within its boundaries may provide emergency medical services to the area within its boundaries if it has received permission, by written resolution, from the governing body of the county or counties in which the district is located, provided that these emergency medical services may not be provided to those parts of the district's area where emergency medical services are being provided by a governmental entity at the time the district's governing body determines to utilize the provisions of this section. The district may build, acquire, construct, operate, and maintain such facilities, contract for the use of these facilities, acquire or lease such equipment, and hire, train, and employ the personnel as are in the opinion of the governing body of the special purpose district necessary to or helpful in the provision of emergency medical services by the district. The district may impose such schedule of rates and charges for the provision of emergency medical services as the governing body of the district shall from time-to-time approve. The governing body of the district may place into effect and revise, whenever it wishes or is required, a schedule of rates for the emergency medical services made available by it.

(B) All other powers of a special purpose district shall continue and are not considered to be changed by the provisions of this section."

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

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