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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4139 Ratification Number:286 Act Number:265 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990520 Primary Sponsor:Barrett All Sponsors:Barrett and Townsend Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22335cm99.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20000328 Date of Last Amendment:20000321 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20000501 Subject:Commercial drivers licenses, S endorsement, School district buses; Motor Vehicle operation, Military personnel, Veterans History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20000516 Act No. A265 ------ 20000501 Signed by Governor ------ 20000426 Ratified R286 House 20000328 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 20000322 Read third time, returned to House with amendment Senate 20000321 Amended, read second time ------ 20000317 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20000316 Committee report: Favorable with 15 ST amendment Senate 20000203 Introduced, read first time, 15 ST referred to Committee House 20000203 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20000202 Read second time House 20000127 Committee report: Favorable 21 HEPW House 19990520 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on January 27, 2000 - Word format Revised on March 16, 2000 - Word format Revised on March 17, 2000 - Word format Revised on March 21, 2000 - Word format
(A265, R286, H4139)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-2100, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE, SO AS TO ESTABLISH AN "S" ENDORSEMENT WHICH AUTHORIZES A PERSON WHO POSSESSES A COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE WITH THIS ENFORCEMENT TO DRIVE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SCHOOL BUSES OR SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNED ACTIVITY BUSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-2070, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT REQUIRED TO POSSESS A COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE WHILE DRIVING A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, SO AS TO REVISE THE GROUP OF MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO MAY OPERATE A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT POSSESSING A COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Commercial driver license endorsements
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-2100(B)(2) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 258 of 1998, is further amended to read:
"(2) Endorsements:
(a) 'H' authorizes the person to drive a vehicle transporting hazardous materials;
(b) 'T' authorizes double trailers;
(c) 'P' authorizes driving vehicles carrying passengers;
(d) 'N' authorizes driving tank vehicles;
(e) 'X' represents a combination of hazardous materials or tank vehicle endorsements, or both;
(f) 'S' authorizes the person to drive Department of Education school buses or school district owned activity buses."
Military exemption
SECTION 2. Section 56-1-2070(C)(1) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 258 of 1998, is amended to read:
"(1) active duty military personnel; members of the military reserve; members of the South Carolina National Guard who are on active duty, including personnel on full-time South Carolina National Guard duty; personnel on part-time South Carolina National Guard training and South Carolina National Guard Military technicians required to wear uniforms; and active duty military United States Coast Guard personnel while operating vehicles owned or operated by the United States government or this State for military purposes. This exception does not apply to technicians in the United States Reserves."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 26th day of April, 2000.
Approved the 1st day of May, 2000.
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