S.C. Code Ann. § 23-28-40
Manner in which training provided; in-service training
Effective Jun 4, 20071978 Act No. 481, Section 4; 1979 Act No. 39, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 45; 2006 Act No. 317, Section 4, eff May 30, 2006; 2007 Act No. 44, Section 1, eff June 4, 2007.
- (A) The training described in Section 23-28-30 may be provided locally or regionally, but must be subject to approval of the Law Enforcement Training Council. If disapproved, the training council shall designate a representative to confer with the chief to make acceptable program changes. Within reason, and subject to academy schedules, academy staff may assist in the training.
- (B) In addition to the sixty hours of preliminary training, classes of in-service training must be held periodically but not less often than once a month. Consecutive absences of more than three sessions may be grounds for dismissal.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 481, Section 4; 1979 Act No. 39, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 45; 2006 Act No. 317, Section 4, eff May 30, 2006; 2007 Act No. 44, Section 1, eff June 4, 2007.