Current Status Bill Number:923 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19960109 Primary Sponsor:McConnell All Sponsors:McConnell, Rose, Reese, Washington Drafted Document Number:JIC\5024HTC.96 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:State employee grievance procedures
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Senate 19960109 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
Senate 19951010 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 8-17-330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEE AGENCY GRIEVANCE PLANS AND PROCEDURES, SO AS TO MAKE RATINGS UNDER THE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUBJECT TO GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The fourth unnumbered paragraph of Section 8-17-330 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Acts 164 and 178 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"No An employee shall must not be disciplined or otherwise prejudiced in employment for exercising rights or testifying under the plan, and agency heads shall encourage the use of the plan in the resolution of grievances arising in the course of public employment. As used in this article, grievances shall include dismissals, suspensions, involuntary reassignments, and demotions, and Employment Management Performance System ratings. Reclassification, reassignments, and transfers to the same pay grade are not considered grievances. Promotions shall must not be deemed grievances. However, where an allegation is made that the grievant was excluded from consideration for promotion to a position greater than one organizational level above his present level for which he was qualified when the promotional opportunity occurred, and the grievant applied or would have applied if he had known of the promotion opportunity, and the state personnel director determines that there is any material issue of fact or conclusion to be drawn from the facts of the allegation, then the promotion shall must be deemed grievable."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.