S 0120 General Bill, By Ritchie and Campsen
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 8-17-375 SO AS TO EXEMPT FROM THE STATE EMPLOYEE PROCEDURE ACT STATE EMPLOYEES
 WHO REPORT DIRECTLY TO AN AGENCY HEAD OR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER, AND STATE
 EMPLOYEES WHO REPORT DIRECTLY TO THIS FIRST CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEES, TO EXEMPT
 ALL STATE EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE ANNUALIZED COMPENSATION OF AT LEAST FIFTY
 THOUSAND DOLLARS, TO PROVIDE THAT THESE EXEMPTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO TEACHING
 AND RESEARCH FACULTY AT A FOUR-YEAR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION,
 AND TO GIVE THESE NEW EXEMPTIONS PROSPECTIVE EFFECT.

   12/15/04  Senate Prefiled
   12/15/04  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
   01/11/05  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-142
   01/11/05  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-142
   02/08/05  Senate Recalled from Committee on Finance SJ-8
   02/08/05  Senate Committed to Committee on Judiciary SJ-8
   02/08/05  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Moore,
                     Ritchie, Malloy, Cromer, Campsen, Williams

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-17-375 SO AS TO EXEMPT FROM THE STATE EMPLOYEE PROCEDURE ACT STATE EMPLOYEES WHO REPORT DIRECTLY TO AN AGENCY HEAD OR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER, AND STATE EMPLOYEES WHO REPORT DIRECTLY TO THIS FIRST CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEES, TO EXEMPT ALL STATE EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE ANNUALIZED COMPENSATION OF AT LEAST FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, TO PROVIDE THAT THESE EXEMPTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO TEACHING AND RESEARCH FACULTY AT A FOUR-YEAR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, AND TO GIVE THESE NEW EXEMPTIONS PROSPECTIVE EFFECT.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 17, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-17-375.    (A)    In addition to employees exempt from the provisions of this article pursuant to Section 8-17-370, the following categories of state employees are similarly exempt:

(1)    an employee of an agency who reports directly to an agency head or constitutional officer;

(2)    an employee of an agency who reports directly to an employee described in item (1) of this subsection;

(3)    an employee of an agency who receives annualized compensation from the agency of an amount equal to at least fifty thousand dollars.

(B)    The provisions of subsection (A) of this section do not extend to teaching and research faculty at a public institution of higher learning not including technical and comprehensive educational institutions."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies for employees hired for, promoted, or transferred to positions described in Section 8-17-375 of the 1976 Code as added by this act on and after that date.