A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 23-1-230, RELATING TO the FIRST RESPONDERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COMMITTEe MEMbErS FROM NINE TO TEN BY ADdING A person WHO REPRESENTS THE SOUTH CAROLINA CORONERS' ASSOCIATION as a member.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 23-1-230(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    (A) There is hereby created the First Responders Advisory Committee which shall consist of:

       (1) the following eleven members, or their designees:

           (a) the Chairman of the Governor's Security Council;

           (b) the Director of the State Law Enforcement Division;

           (c) the Director of the Department of Public Safety;

           (d) the Adjutant General;

           (e) the Director of the Emergency Management Division;

           (f) the Director of the Emergency Medical Services Division of the Department of Health and Environmental Control;

           (g) the State Fire Marshal;

           (h) the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

           (i) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

           (j) the State Chief Information Officer; and

           (k) the Chairman of the Commercial Mobile Radio Services Emergency Telephone Services Advisory Committee; and.

       (2) the following nine ten members who represent the following associations:

           (a) the South Carolina Sheriffs' Association;

           (b) the South Carolina Police Chiefs Association;

           (c) the South Carolina Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association;

           (d) the Association of Public Communications Officials;

           (e) the South Carolina Emergency Medical Services Association;

           (f) the Emergency Management Association;

           (g) the South Carolina Fireman's Association;

           (h) the South Carolina Fire Chiefs' Association; and

           (i) the Palmetto 800 Advisory Committee; and

           (j) the South Carolina Coroners' Association.

 

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

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