South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 637

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Moore
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11617ac03.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4138

Introduced in the Senate on April 22, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on General

Summary: County veterans affairs offices, training and accreditation

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/22/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-23
   4/22/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on General SJ-23

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4/22/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 25-11-45 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS TRAINING OFFICER TO ENSURE THAT COUNTY VETERANS' AFFAIRS PERSONNEL RECEIVE TRAINING AND ARE ACCREDITED WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF THIS APPOINTMENT AND TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION TO REQUEST ACCREDITATION WITHIN THREE DAYS OF COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 11, Title 25 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 25-11-45.    The Division of Veterans' Affairs Training Officer shall ensure that the county veterans' affairs office personnel receive training and are accredited within three weeks of their appointment. To assist in expediting this process, the director of the division shall submit a request for accreditation within three working days of completion of the training."

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

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