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Bill 372

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      372
Ratification Number:              217
Act Number:                       221
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990120
Primary Sponsor:                  Anderson
All Sponsors:                     Anderson, Glover
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\psd\7163ac99.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20000120
Date of Last Amendment:           20000113
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20000225
Subject:                          Day care center employment, DUI offender 
                                  eligible to work; Minors, Transportation 
                                  Department, Traffic violations


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20000331  Act No. A221
------  20000225  Signed by Governor
------  20000223  Ratified R217
Senate  20000120  Concurred in House amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
House   20000118  Read third time, returned to Senate
                  with amendment
House   20000113  Amended, read second time
House   19990602  Request for debate by Representative           Sandifer
                                                                 Young-
                                                                 Brickell
                                                                 Law
                                                                 Leach
                                                                 Vaughn
                                                                 Davenport
                                                                 Edge
                                                                 Witherspoon
                                                                 Kelley
                                                                 Quinn
House   19990601  Debate adjourned until
                  Wednesday, 19990602
House   19990526  Committee report: Favorable with       25 HJ
                  amendment
House   19990223  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19990219  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19990218  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on 
                  Friday, 19990219
Senate  19990218  Committee amendment adopted
Senate  19990217  Committee report: Favorable with       11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  19990120  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


                             Versions of This Bill
Revised on February 17, 1999 - Word format
Revised on February 18, 1999 - Word format
Revised on May 26, 1999 - Word format
Revised on January 13, 2000 - Word format

(A221, R217, S372)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-2725, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DAYCARE CENTER EMPLOYMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CLASS F FELONY OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE DOES NOT PROHIBIT DAYCARE CENTER EMPLOYMENT IF THE PERSON HAS NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OR OF AN ALCOHOL OR DRUG VIOLATION OR DRIVING WITH A CANCELED, SUSPENDED, OR REVOKED LICENSE IN THIS OR ANY OTHER STATE FOR THE PREVIOUS TEN YEARS AND THE PERSON HAS COMPLETED AN ALCOHOL OR DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CONVICTED OF A FIRST OFFENSE FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE MUST NOT DRIVE A VEHICLE IN THE COURSE OF HIS DUTIES OF EMPLOYMENT; AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF SUBSEQUENT TO EMPLOYMENT, A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, THE PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT MUST BE TERMINATED.

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

Violations prohibiting daycare employment; exceptions

SECTION 1. Section 20-7-2725(A)(4) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 444 of 1996, is amended to read:

"(4) the felonies classified in Section 16-1-10(A), except that this prohibition does not apply to Section 56-5-2930, the Class F felony of driving under the influence pursuant to Section 56-5-2940(4) if the conviction occurred at least ten years prior to the application for employment and the following conditions are met:

(a) the person has not been convicted in this State or any other state of an alcohol or drug violation during the previous ten-year period;

(b) the person has not been convicted of and has no charges pending in this State or any other state for a violation of driving while his license is canceled, suspended, or revoked during the previous ten-year period; and

(c) the person has completed successfully an alcohol or drug assessment and treatment program provided by the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services or an equivalent program designated by that agency.

A person who has been convicted of a first-offense violation of Section 56-5-2930 must not drive a motor vehicle or provide transportation while in the official course of his duties as an employee of a daycare center, group daycare home, family daycare home, or church or religious daycare center.

If the person subsequently is convicted of, receives a sentence upon a plea of guilty or of nolo contendere, or forfeits bail posted for a violation of Section 56-5-2930 or for a violation of another law or ordinance of this State or any other state or of a municipality of this State or any other state that prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, drugs, or narcotics, the person's employment must be terminated;"

Time effective

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

Ratified the 23rd day of February, 2000.

Approved the 25th day of February, 2000.

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