South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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A163, R175, S817

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator L. Martin
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7334ahb14.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2014
Introduced in the House on April 1, 2014
Last Amended on March 25, 2014
Passed by the General Assembly on May 15, 2014
Governor's Action: May 16, 2014, Signed

Summary: Commission on National and Community Service

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/10/2013  Senate  Prefiled
  12/10/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2014  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 33)
   1/14/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 33)
   1/22/2014  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Bennett (ch), Shealy, Kimpson
   3/19/2014  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 11)
   3/25/2014  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 41)
   3/26/2014  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 54)
   3/26/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 54)
   3/27/2014  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 20)
    4/1/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 13)
    5/7/2014  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 5)
   5/14/2014  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 20)
   5/14/2014  House   Roll call Yeas-98  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 21)
   5/15/2014  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 24)
   5/15/2014          Ratified R 175
   5/16/2014          Signed By Governor
   5/27/2014          Effective date 05/16/14
    6/2/2014          Act No. 163

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/10/2013
3/19/2014
3/25/2014
5/7/2014


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A163, R175, S817)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-47 SO AS TO REQUIRE PERSONS SEEKING CERTAIN POSITIONS OR WHO VOLUNTEER OR SERVE IN A POSITION SUPPORTED, SPONSORED, OR ADMINISTERED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE TO UNDERGO STATE AND NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED AND FOR THE COSTS OF THE BACKGROUND CHECKS.

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

South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service, criminal background checks

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 23-3-47.    A person seeking a covered position, as defined in 45 C.F.R. 2540, or who otherwise volunteers or serves in a position supported, sponsored, or administered by the South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service (commission), must undergo a state criminal history background check, supported by fingerprints by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), and a national criminal history background check, supported by fingerprints by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), unless the commission determines that the background check requirement for that person has been satisfied through another process. The results of these criminal history background checks must be reported to the commission. SLED is authorized to retain the fingerprints for certification purposes and for notification of the commission regarding criminal charges. The cost of the state criminal history background check may not exceed eight dollars and must be paid by the commission upon application for the state check. The cost of the national criminal history background check is established by the FBI and must be paid by the commission upon application for the national check."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 16th day of May, 2014.

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