H*3547(Rat #0034, Act #0016 of 2015)  General Bill, By J.E. Smith and Yow

Similar(S 438)
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 25-1-2350 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS
 GRANTED TO MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD AND SOUTH CAROLINA
 STATE GUARD WHO SERVE STATE DUTY SHALL APPLY ALSO TO A PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED
 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BUT IS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER STATE'S NATIONAL GUARD OR STATE
 GUARD. - ratified title

   02/10/15  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
   02/10/15  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 9)
   03/18/15  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
   03/25/15  House  Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 66)
   03/26/15  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 34)
   03/26/15  House  Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 35)
   03/26/15  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (House Journal-page 36)
   03/27/15  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 3)
   03/31/15  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   03/31/15  Senate Referred to Committee on General
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)
   04/23/15  Senate Committee report: Favorable General
                     (Senate Journal-page 12)
   04/30/15  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 26)
   04/30/15  Senate Roll call Ayes-44  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 26)
   05/04/15  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 19)
   05/07/15         Ratified R 34
   05/07/15         Signed By Governor
   05/14/15         Effective date 05/07/15
   05/18/15         Act No. 16

H. 3547

(A16, R34, H3547)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 25-1-2350 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS GRANTED TO MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD AND SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GUARD WHO SERVE STATE DUTY SHALL APPLY ALSO TO A PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED IN SOUTH CAROLINA BUT IS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER STATE'S NATIONAL GUARD OR STATE GUARD.

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

Reemployment rights of South Carolinians serving in another state's national or state guard

SECTION    1.    Article 18, Chapter 1, Title 25 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 25-1-2350.    The provisions of this article granting reemployment rights to members of the South Carolina National Guard and to members of the South Carolina State Guard who, at the discretion of the Governor or by his authority, enter state duty and are honorably released from that duty shall apply also to a person who is employed in South Carolina but is a member of another state's national or state guard who, at the discretion of the other state's Governor or by his authority, enters into state duty and is honorably released from that duty."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 7th day of May, 2015.

Approved the 7th day of May, 2015.