South Carolina Senate Bill 126

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 23-23-40 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Certification Requirement For Law Enforcement Officers, To Require Law Enforcement Officers To Complete An Approved Field Training Program, To Provide That A Law Enforcement Officer Who Is Not Certified Shall Only Perform His Duties As A Law Enforcement Officer Under Certain Circumstances And While Accompanied By A Certified Law Enforcement Officer, And To Provide That A Law Enforcement Officer Who Is Granted An Exception For Failing To Secure Certification Within One Year Of His Date Of Employment Shall Be Granted The Exception For A Period Not Longer Than Ninety Days And Shall Only Perform His Duties As A Law Enforcement Officer While Accompanied By A Certified Law Enforcement Officer.

Officer certification, requirements

Sen. Shane Massey [R]	Sen. Greg Hembree [R]	Sen. Sean Bennett [R]	Sen. Ross Turner [R]
Sen. Brian Adams [R]	Rep. Rex Rice [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-09	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	23	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0126&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/126_20201209.htm