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H. 3374
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. M.A. Pitts and Duncan
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Introduced in the House on January 30, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Summary: DHEC
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/30/2007 House Introduced and read first time HJ-11
1/30/2007 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs HJ-12
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-55-827 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR THE LICENSURE OF PERSONS WHO INSTALL, REPAIR, MODIFY, OR INSPECT ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, LEVELS OF LICENSURE, MONITORING PROCEDURES, TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, BONDING AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, LICENSURE FEES, ENFORCEMENT GUIDELINES, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE EMERGENCY REGULATIONS AND TO PROVIDE THAT EMERGENCY REGULATIONS DO NOT EXPIRE BUT REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT PROMULGATES REGULATIONS WHICH MUST BE IN EFFECT BEFORE JULY 1, 2011.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 9, Chapter 55, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-55-827. (A) The department shall promulgate regulations for the licensure of persons who contract or advertise to offer or provide services for installation, repair, modification, or final inspection and approval of on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems. These regulations must include:
(1) eligibility criteria to be licensed as an on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system contractor;
(2) licenses defining various levels of competency and skill, including different licenses that allow different combinations of installation, repair, modification, and final inspection and approval of on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems;
(3) a system for the department to monitor the quality of contractor installation, repair, modification, and final inspection and approval of on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems;
(4) minimum standards for training and continuing education for wastewater treatment and disposal contractors;
(5) bonding and insurance requirements for on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system contractors;
(6) the establishment and collection of administrative and licensing fees to cover the costs of this program; and
(7) enforcement guidelines and penalties for violation of these regulations.
(B) Within forty-five days of this section's effective date, the department shall submit to the General Assembly for approval by concurrent resolution, the requirements for licensure of an on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system contractor, as provided for in Section 44-55-827(A)(1) through (7). Once approved, these requirements remain in effect until the department promulgates regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, which must be promulgated to take effect before July 1, 2011.
(C) Nothing in this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter affect the department's authority, under Section 44-1-140 and Regulation 61-56, to issue permits for the installation and construction of individual on-site wastewater systems."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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