S 277 South Carolina Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Speech-Language Pathologists Assistants exemptions

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-67-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS UNDER THEIR SUPERVISION SHALL ADHERE TO CERTAIN GUIDELINES; TO AMEND SECTION 40-67-30, RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERNS AND ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-67-260, RELATING TO THE COMPLETION OF CERTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS AS AN ALTERNATIVE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-67-280, RELATING TO THE COMPLETION OF CERTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS FOR INACTIVE LICENSE REACTIVATIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS AS AN ALTERNATIVE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-67-300, RELATING TO THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CHAPTER, SO AS TO REVISE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS; TO REDESIGNATE CHAPTER 67, TITLE 40 AS "SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS"; AND TO REPEAL ACT 124 OF 2015 RELATING TO THE TEMPORARY EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE AS SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF HAVING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. - ratified title
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Signed May 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House May 7, 2019

How they voted

360
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 5, 2019
D Democratic13
12 Yea 1
92% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican23
23 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 13, 2019
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
May 7, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-0-14)
house
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0-1)
senate
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Sandy Senn
Sandy Senn
RRepublican
SC
41