South Carolina Senate Bill 1104 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 12-6)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-01 - Referred to Subcommittee: Knotts (ch), Massey, Coleman

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 17-5-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF CORONERS, SO AS TO INCREASE THOSE QUALIFICATIONS BY REQUIRING THOSE PERSONS WITH HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS TO ALSO HAVE AT LEAST SIX YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD, BY REQUIRING THOSE PERSONS WITH A TWO YEAR ASSOCIATE DEGREE TO ALSO HAVE FOUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD, AND BY REQUIRING THOSE PERSONS WITH A FOUR YEAR BACCALAUREATE DEGREE TO ALSO HAVE AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD; AND TO REQUIRE THAT A CANDIDATE FOR CORONER FILE A SWORN AFFIDAVIT WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PERSON'S POLITICAL PARTY UNDER SPECIFIED TIME FRAMES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE FILING OF THE AFFIDAVIT BY PETITION CANDIDATES, AND TO DELINEATE THE INFORMATION THAT THE AFFIDAVIT MUST CONTAIN.

Increase Those Qualifications By Requiring Those Persons With High School Diplomas To Also Have At Least Six Years Experience In The Field, By Requiring Those Persons With A Two Year Associate Degree To Also Have Four Years Of Experience In The Field, And By Requiring Those Persons With A Four Year Baccalaureate Degree To Also Have At Least Two Years Of Experience In The Field; And To Require That A Candidate For Coroner File A Sworn Affidavit With The County Executive Committee Of The Person's Political Party Under Specified Time Frames, To Provide For The Filing Of The Affidavit By Petition Candidates, And To Delineate The Information That The Affidavit Must Contain.

Sen. Paul Campbell [R]	Sen. George Campsen [R]	Sen. John Courson [R]	Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]
Sen. Robert Ford [D]	Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]	Sen. John Knotts [R]	Sen. Phil Leventis [D]
Sen. Larry Martin [R]	Sen. Shane Martin [R]	Sen. Glenn McConnell [R]	Sen. Floyd Nicholson [D]
Sen. William O'Dell [R]	Sen. Glenn Reese [D]	Sen. Michael Rose [R]	Sen. Nikki Setzler [D]
Sen. Phillip Shoopman [R]	Sen. Kent Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-01		Referred to Subcommittee: Knotts (ch), Massey, Coleman
2010-01-26		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
2010-01-26		Introduced and read first time SJ-7

H3536 (Similar To) 2010-06-23 - Act No. 222

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	5	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=1104&session=118