South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 3994

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Stavrinakis, McCoy, Gilliard, Whipper and R.L. Brown
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11516ac11.docx

Introduced in the House on March 30, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Lifeguards at public swimming pools

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/30/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 36)
   3/30/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 36)
   3/30/2011  House   Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 41)
    4/5/2011  House   Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 6, 2011 
                        (House Journal-page 20)
    4/6/2011  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
    4/6/2011  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Bedingfield, Hiott, GR 
                        Smith, Bikas, Corbin, JH Neal, and Stavrinakis 
                        (House Journal-page 21)
    4/7/2011  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 12, 2011 
                        (House Journal-page 36)
   4/13/2011  House   Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 14, 2011 
                        (House Journal-page 84)
   4/26/2011  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper, 
                        R.L.Brown
   4/27/2011  House   Recommitted to Committee on Medical, Military, Public 
                        and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 31)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/30/2011
3/30/2011-A

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RECALLED

March 30, 2011

H. 3994

Introduced by Reps. Stavrinakis and McCoy

S. Printed 3/30/11--H.

Read the first time March 30, 2011.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-1-245 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS OPERATED BY THE STATE, OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, MUST HAVE ONE LIFEGUARD FOR EVERY FORTY SWIMMERS AND IF THERE ARE MORE THAN FORTY SWIMMERS, THERE MUST BE ONE LIFEGUARD FOR EVERY TWENTY SWIMMERS, WITH MORE TO BE ADDED IF NEEDED.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 44-1-245.    All public swimming pools operated by the State, or a political subdivision of the State, as a condition of obtaining and maintaining an operating permit shall have a minimum of two lifeguards for every forty swimmers. However, if the number of swimmers exceeds forty, there must be one lifeguard for every twenty swimmers, and if the pool management determines it necessary, more lifeguards must be added."

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

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