Bill Text: SC H3345 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Statewide telecommunications system
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-01 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McDaniel [H3345 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2023-H3345-Introduced.html
South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
Bill 3345
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 23-47-10, relating to Definitions, so as to DEFINE THE TERM "FIRST RESPONDER"; and by adding Section 23-47-85 so as to PROVIDE 911 PROFESSIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS ARE ENTITLED TO CERTAIN BENEFITS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.Section 23-47-10 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding the following item:
(51)"First responder" means an emergency medical services provider, a law enforcement officer, or a fire department worker directly engaged in examining, treating, or directing persons during an emergency, or a 911 professional, which includes call takers and dispatchers.
SECTION 2.Chapter 47, Title 23 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 23-47-85.A 911 professional is a first responder entitled to all benefits that accrue to first responders employed by the State and its local governing bodies.
SECTION 3.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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