TO AMEND SECTION 12-43-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ASSESSMENT RATIOS, SO AS TO EXTEND TO MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES FOREIGN SERVICE CERTAIN LEGAL RESIDENCE PROVISIONS THAT APPLY TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 12-43-220(c)(2)(v) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding a subsubsubitem at the end to read:

"(F)    The provisions of this subsubitem (v) also apply to members of the United States Foreign Service of the United States Department of State, in the same manner as it applies to members of the armed forces, mutatis mutandis."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to property tax years beginning after 2017.