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Bill 976

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      976
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20000111
Primary Sponsor:                  Wilson
All Sponsors:                     Wilson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\9071cm00.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Lexington Delegation 87 SLD
Subject:                          Lexington County Irmo-Chapin Recreation 
                                  District, law enforcement on; Parks, 
                                  Recreation and Tourism


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20000111  Introduced, read first time,           87 SLD
                  referred to Lexington Delegation
Senate  19991207  Prefiled, referred to Lexington        87 SLD
                  Delegation


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND ACT 329 OF 1969, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE IRMO-CHAPIN RECREATION DISTRICT IN LEXINGTON COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE IRMO-CHAPIN RECREATION COMMISSION IS EMPOWERED TO COMMISSION AND TRAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ENFORCE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION, THE LAWS OF THIS STATE, AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY WITHIN WHICH ITS FACILITIES ARE LOCATED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ITS OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONED, EMPLOYED, AND TRAINED, ALSO MUST RECEIVE TRAINING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY IN ORDER TO HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

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

SECTION 1. Item (15) of Section 5 of Act 329 of 1969, as added by Act 182 of 1997, is amended to read:

"(15) To enforce the rules and regulations of the commission and the laws of this State and the ordinances of the county or any municipality within which any of its facilities are located and to commission, employ, and train qualified law enforcement officers for this purpose. Irmo-Chapin Recreation Commission law enforcement officers who have been commissioned, employed, and trained, also must be appropriately trained as law enforcement officers by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety Criminal Justice Academy in order to have law enforcement authority to make arrests, issue citations, and otherwise act as law enforcement officers."

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

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