Current Status Bill Number:3162 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Fulmer All Sponsors:Fulmer, Simrill, L. Whipper, Inabinett, Kelley and Walker Drafted Document Number:GJK\21191SD.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:School bus driver salaries
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
referred to Committee
House 19941221 Prefiled, referred to Committee 30 HWM
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-67-480, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SALARIES OF DRIVERS OF STATE-OWNED SCHOOL BUSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR THESE SALARIES MUST BE USED ONLY FOR THIS PURPOSE, TO PROHIBIT THE REDUCTION OF THESE SALARIES IN ANY ACROSS-THE-BOARD OR OTHER REDUCTION REQUIRED BY THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD DURING A FISCAL YEAR, AND TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL SUPPLEMENTS TO SALARIES OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS FOR ANY YEAR SHALL NOT BE REDUCED BELOW THE SUPPLEMENTS PAID IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-67-480 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-67-480. (A) Salaries of school bus drivers of state-owned buses shall be fixed annually by the General Assembly. Beginning with fiscal year 1995-96, the amounts appropriated in the annual general appropriations act for school bus drivers must be used only for the payment of these salaries. These salaries may not be reduced during the fiscal year regardless of whether or not across-the-board or other reductions in state-appropriated expenditures are mandated by the State Budget and Control Board during that year.
(B) Beginning with fiscal year 1995-96, local supplements to salaries of school bus drivers for any year shall not be reduced below the supplements paid in the prior fiscal year."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.