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EXPLANATION: Creation of study committee for the purpose of making the trucking industry in South Carolina more viable.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 50,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 376, after line 31, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(CMRC: Study of Employment of Entry-Level CDL Drivers by
State and Local Agencies) From the funds appropriated to the
Department of Commerce, the department shall establish a study
committee to identify how best to facilitate and incentivize
state and local government fleet operations in the hiring of
entry-level Commercial Drivers' License holders. The study
committee shall develop recommendations for the General Assembly
to consider which include, but are not limited to, coordination
and cooperation with the Department of Education and the State
Technical College system; minimal and/or targeted agency
entry-level employment-level objectives; state-sponsored
incentives; limitations on liability; state-sponsored insurance
coverage underwriting for some initial period of employment;
payroll tax exemptions or incentives; and other state-sponsored
support.
The study committee shall be
comprised of ten members as follows:
(1)
two members appointed by the Governor, one of whom
is an employee of the South Carolina Insurance Reserve Fund and
one of whom is an employee of the Department of
Administration;
(2)
two members appointed by the Chairman of the House
Education and Public Works Committee, one of whom is a member of
the committee and one of whom is an employee of the Department
of Education;
(3)
two members appointed by the Chairman of the Senate
Transportation Committee, one of whom is a member of the
committee and one of whom is an employee of the Technical
College System;
(4)
one member appointed by the Secretary of
Transportation;
(5)
one member appointed by the South Carolina
Municipal Association;
(6)
one member appointed by the South Carolina
Association of Counties; and
(7)
one member appointed by the South Carolina Trucking
Association.
Members of the study committee shall
possess experience and expertise in human resources, safety,
risk, fleet management, or other areas consistent with this
objective. Staff support shall be provided by the Department of
Commerce, with assistance from the staffs of the Senate
Transportation Committee and the House Education and Public
Works Committee, upon request. Findings and recommendations
shall be submitted to the General Assembly by October 31,
2016./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.