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H. 4560
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Gambrell, D.C. Moss, J.R. Smith, Bales, Agnew, Govan, Knight, Jefferson, H.B. Brown, Cooper, Bowen, Frye, Spires, Clyburn, Gilliard, McEachern, Hosey, Williams, Allen, Crawford, Whitmire, Daning, Stavrinakis, Dillard, Hardwick, Hodges, Mack, G.R. Smith, White, Willis and Weeks
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Companion/Similar bill(s): 1097
Introduced in the House on February 17, 2010
Introduced in the Senate on April 21, 2010
Last Amended on April 20, 2010
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Future Volunteer Firefighters Act
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/17/2010 House Introduced and read first time HJ-6
2/17/2010 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
HJ-6
4/13/2010 House Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
HJ-54
4/15/2010 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
4/20/2010 House Amended HJ-58
4/20/2010 House Read second time HJ-59
4/21/2010 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-9
4/21/2010 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8
4/21/2010 Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
SJ-8
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
AMENDED
April 20, 2010
H. 4560
Introduced by Reps. Gambrell, D.C. Moss, J.R. Smith, Bales, Agnew, Govan, Knight, Jefferson, H.B. Brown, Cooper, Bowen, Frye, Spires, Clyburn, Gilliard, McEachern, Hosey, Williams, Allen, Crawford, Whitmire, Daning, Stavrinakis, Dillard, Hardwick, Hodges, Mack, G.R. Smith, White, Willis and Weeks
S. Printed 4/20/10--H.
Read the first time February 17, 2010.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 41-21-110 SO AS TO ENACT "THE FUTURE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA" AND TO ESTABLISH THE JUNIOR FIREFIGHTERS PROGRAM.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. This act is known and may be cited as "The Future Volunteer Firefighters Act of South Carolina".
SECTION 2. Chapter 21, Title 41 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 41-21-110. (A) The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, in cooperation with the State Firefighters Association, may establish a junior firefighters program, consistent with all applicable state and federal child labor laws, for the purpose of encouraging, educating, and training qualified youth to enter the fire service as a career. Notwithstanding another provision of law, qualified youth may participate in training activities offered by local fire departments, the Office of the State Fire Marshall, and the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. As used in this subsection, 'qualified youth' means an uncompensated fire department or rescue squad member who is between fourteen and eighteen years of age.
(B) Participants in the junior firefighters program are not considered employees of the State and are not considered eligible for unemployment compensation upon termination from the program; however, participants are entitled to all other work benefits, including workers' compensation or its equivalent."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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