Bill Text: SC H4739 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Lifeguards at public swimming pools
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-04-03 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs [H4739 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2011-H4739-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-1-157 SO AS TO SPECIFY THE NUMBER OF LIFEGUARDS, BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND NUMBER OF PATRONS, A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL OPERATED BY THE STATE, OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, MUST HAVE AS A CONDITION OF OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING AN OPERATING PERMIT; AND TO EXCLUDE TYPE E FACILITIES FROM THESE REQUIREMENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-1-157. (A) All public swimming pools, excluding Type E facilities, as defined in Regulation 61-51, operated by the State, or a political subdivision of the State, as a condition of obtaining and maintaining an operating permit shall provide lifeguards in accordance with the following:
(1) A public swimming pool of three thousand square feet or fewer must have:
(a) one lifeguard for twenty-five or fewer patrons;
(b) two lifeguards for twenty-six through fifty patrons;
(c) three lifeguards for fifty-one through one hundred fifty patrons;
(d) four lifeguards for one hundred fifty-one through two hundred fifty patrons;
(e) one additional lifeguard for each one hundred patrons greater than two hundred fifty patrons.
(2) A public swimming pool of three thousand one square feet through six thousand square feet must have:
(a) two lifeguards for twenty-five or fewer patrons;
(b) three lifeguards for twenty-six through fifty patrons;
(c) four lifeguards for fifty-one through one hundred fifty patrons;
(d) five lifeguards for one hundred fifty-one through two hundred fifty patrons;
(e) one additional lifeguard for each one hundred patrons greater than two hundred fifty patrons.
(3) A public swimming pool of six thousand one square feet through nine thousand square feet must have:
(a) two lifeguards for twenty-five or fewer patrons;
(b) three lifeguards for twenty-six through fifty patrons;
(c) five lifeguards for fifty-one through one hundred fifty patrons;
(d) six lifeguards for one hundred fifty-one through two hundred fifty patrons;
(e) one additional lifeguard for each one hundred patrons greater than two hundred fifty patrons.
(4) A public swimming pool of greater than nine thousand square feet must have:
(a) three lifeguards for twenty-five or fewer patrons;
(b) four lifeguards for twenty-six through fifty patrons;
(c) six lifeguards for fifty-one through one hundred fifty patrons;
(d) seven lifeguards for one hundred fifty-one through two hundred fifty patrons;
(e) one additional lifeguard for each one hundred patrons greater than two hundred fifty patrons.
(B) A public swimming pool required to have only one lifeguard shall, at all times, have at least one additional pool staff employee present and available to make an emergency call if necessary."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2012.
