South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3348

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Scott, Whipper, Cato, Tripp, Clyburn, Hosey, Leach, M. Hines, Haskins, Bales, Breeland, Huggins, Jennings, J.H. Neal and J.E. Smith
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Introduced in the House on January 25, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: 911 system must have capability to answer calls in Spanish

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/25/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   1/25/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-8
    2/2/2005  House   Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Ceips

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/25/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-47-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR JURISDICTION IN THIS STATE OPERATING AN EMERGENCY "911" SYSTEM MUST HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF ANSWERING CALLS IN SPANISH WITH THE SAME RESPONSE TIME AS CALLS ANSWERED IN ENGLISH.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 47, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 23-47-35.    Each local government or jurisdiction in this State operating an emergency '911' system must have the capability of answering calls in Spanish with the same response time as calls answered in English."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect January 1, 2006..

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