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| Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking Section 8-11-610, as contained in SECTION 1, and inserting:
/Section 8-11-610. (A) Any A permanent full-time state employee is entitled to annual leave with pay, which is computed as follows:
For the first ten years of state service, he shall earn the employee earns one and one-fourth working days' leave for each month of full-time employment a year. After ten years he shall earn the employee earns a bonus of one and one-fourth working days' annual leave for each year of continuous service; however, the combined regular and bonus earnings shall may not exceed thirty days in any one year. No An employee is not required to use all of his annual leave in any one year. Any and unused annual leave may be accumulated, not to exceed forty-five days. Any An employee of a department which allowed an accumulation in excess of forty-five days, who, as of June 2, 1972, had accumulated annual leave in excess of forty-five days may carry over and retain the excess leave which is the maximum amount the employee may carry over into future years. If the employee subsequently reduces the amount of the leave carried over, the reduced amount, if in excess of forty-five days, is the employee's maximum carry-over into future years. If the employee further reduces the amount of the leave carried over to forty-five days or less, forty-five days is the maximum amount of unused annual leave the employee may accumulate. It is at the discretion of the department heads to determine the maximum number of consecutive days any an employee may have in any one period of leave. Annual leave taken in excess of thirty days in a calendar year is subject to department head approval. The total number of days of annual leave used in any one calendar year may not exceed thirty days.
(B) Provided, further, that Instructional personnel at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind whose positions are unclassified shall be are entitled to receive annual leave in the same manner as state employees and to utilize annual leave only as specified in the annual contract. The annual contract shall enable such these instructional personnel to utilize up to but no more than nine days annual leave per a year over and above scheduled vacations, but no more than one day per a month of annual leave without the supervisor's permission except in cases of illness or maternity leave when all available sick leave has been taken. Such These employees shall be are entitled to accumulate up to the maximum accumulation allowed state employees. These provisions shall This subsection does not obligate
Amend title to conform.
Rep. LANFORD explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
The Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
On motion of Rep. LANFORD, with unanimous consent, it was ordered that H. 3343 be read the third time tomorrow.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 3364 -- Reps. Tucker, P. Harris, McAbee and Carnell: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 21 IN TITLE 25, RELATING TO MILITARY, CIVIL DEFENSE, AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE VETERANS' TRUST FUND OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND PROVIDE FOR ITS POWERS, DUTIES, AND GOVERNANCE; AND TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 12-7-2417 SO AS TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATION ON STATE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX FORMS ENABLING A TAXPAYER TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE VETERANS' TRUST FUND OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Ways and Means Committee proposed the following Amendment No. 1 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\JIC\5736HTC.95), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, page 3, by striking Section 25- 21-40 and inserting:
/Section 25-21-40. Until the assets of the Veterans' Trust Fund exceed one
million dollars, not more than fifty percent of the amount deposited in the fund
each year from contributions plus all earnings from the investment of monies of
the fund credited during the previous fiscal year, after allowances for
operating expenses, is available for disbursement upon authorization of the
board of trustees.
Amend title to conform.
Rep. LANFORD explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
The Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
On motion of Rep. TUCKER, with unanimous consent, it was ordered that H. 3364 be read the third time tomorrow.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 3423 -- Rep. P. Harris: A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-1-440 AND 9-11-50, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SERVICE CREDIT FOR PURPOSES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO ALLOW MEMBERS ESTABLISHING SERVICE CREDIT FOR NONMEMBER SERVICE TO ELECT IRREVOCABLY TO ESTABLISH LESS THAN THE TOTAL OF THE NONMEMBER SERVICE.
Reps. SHISSIAS, H. BROWN and P. HARRIS proposed the following Amendment No. 1 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\JIC\5766HTC.95).
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:
/SECTION ___. In the case of a deceased member of the South Carolina Retirement System who
(1) retired after December 31, 1991, with more than twenty-five years service credit;
(2) was at least age sixty-five on the retirement date;
(3) elected to receive maximum benefits; and
(4) died less than six months after the effective date of retirement, the surviving spouse of the deceased member may revoke the payment election
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.
Rep. SHISSIAS explained the amendment.
Further proceedings were interrupted by expiration of time on the uncontested Calendar, the pending question being consideration of Amendment No. 1, Rep. SHISSIAS having the floor.
Rep. LANFORD moved that the House recur to the morning hour, which was agreed to.
Rep. TOWNSEND, from the Committee on Education and Public Works, submitted a favorable report, with amendments, on:
H. 3786 -- Reps. Keyserling and Jaskwhich: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-3-785 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE GOVERNOR A COPY OF THE STATE'S INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY PLAN PREPARED PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1991, TO REQUIRE A RAILROAD OWNER TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF HIS INTENT TO ABANDON A RIGHT-OF-WAY, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE PROPOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY ABANDONMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE INFORMATION TO INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO THE PUBLIC, AND TO REQUIRE RAILROADS TO SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ANNUALLY A LONG-RANGE PLAN FOR RAIL LINES IN THE STATE.
Ordered for consideration tomorrow.
S. 626 -- Education Committee: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, RELATING TO HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 1819, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Ordered for consideration tomorrow.
Rep. TOWNSEND, from the Committee on Education and Public Works, submitted a favorable report, on:
S. 686 -- Transportation Committee: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-112 SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT OF NOTARIZATION ON FORMS OR DOCUMENTS CONTAINED IN CHAPTERS 3, 15, 16, AND 19 OF TITLE 56 AND ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 17 OF TITLE 31; TO AMEND SECTION 16-21-20, RELATING TO THE MISUSE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, REGISTRATION CARD, OR LICENSE PLATE, THE FAILURE TO DELIVER A MOTOR VEHICLE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR APPLICATION, AND FILING A FRAUDULENT APPLICATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE OR REGISTRATION, SO AS TO REVISE THE PERIOD A PERSON MUST DELIVER A MOTOR VEHICLE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND TAXATION; TO AMEND SECTION 56-19-370, RELATING TO THE PROCEDURES FOR THE VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE WHEN A DEALER PURCHASES A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR RESALE, SO AS TO REVISE THE PERIOD THE TRANSFER OF THE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE MUST BE COMPLETED TO AVOID SENDING THE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
Ordered for consideration tomorrow.
The following Bill was introduced, read the first time, and referred to appropriate committee:
H. 4140 -- Reps. Hodges, Inabinett, Cobb-Hunter, Neal, Scott, Spearman, Delleney, McTeer, Boan, Worley, Rogers, Askins and Tucker: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-86 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES OF CORRECTIONS OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY SHALL RECEIVE AS A DEATH BENEFIT UNDER THE STATE DEATH BENEFIT SALARY CONTINUATION PLAN TWICE THE ANNUAL SALARY OF THE OFFICERS, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROVISION INCLUDING A REQUIREMENT THAT EMPLOYERS PAY THE NECESSARY PREMIUMS OR FEES TO SECURE THIS COVERAGE.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
The following was received.
Columbia, S.C., April 20, 1995
Mr. Speaker and Members of the House:
The Senate respectfully informs your Honorable Body that it has appointed
Senators Passailaigue, McConnell and Washington of the Committee of Free
Conference on the part of the Senate on S. 662:
S. 662 -- Senators Passailaigue, McConnell, Rose, Washington, Ford, Richter
and Greg Smith: A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 12, TITLE 31, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO REVISE THE
MEMBERSHIP OF A REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD AND ITS POWERS, DUTIES, AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.
Very respectfully,
President
Received as information.
The following was received.
Columbia, S.C., April 20, 1995
Mr. Speaker and Members of the House:
The Senate respectfully informs your Honorable Body that it has adopted the
report of the Committee of Free Conference on S. 662:
S. 662 -- Senators Passailaigue, McConnell, Rose, Washington, Ford, Richter
and Greg Smith: A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 12, TITLE 31, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO REVISE THE
MEMBERSHIP OF A REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD AND ITS POWERS, DUTIES, AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.
Very respectfully,
President
Debate was resumed on the following Bill, the pending question being the consideration of Amendment No. 1, Rep. SHISSIAS having the floor.
H. 3423 -- Rep. P. Harris: A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-1-440 AND 9-11-50, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SERVICE CREDIT FOR PURPOSES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO ALLOW MEMBERS ESTABLISHING SERVICE CREDIT FOR NONMEMBER SERVICE TO ELECT IRREVOCABLY TO ESTABLISH LESS THAN THE TOTAL OF THE NONMEMBER SERVICE.
Debate was resumed on Amendment No. 1, by Reps. SHISSIAS, H. BROWN and P. HARRIS.
Rep. SHISSIAS continued speaking.
Rep. LANFORD spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. SHISSIAS spoke against the amendment.
Rep. LANFORD raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 1 was out of order
under Rule 5.4 which states that no Bill or amendment providing an appropriation
to pay a private claim against this State or a department thereof shall be
introduced or considered.
Rep. SHISSIAS stated that it was a state claim and not a private one.
The SPEAKER stated that as the amendment was written it could apply to a number of people in that category and he overruled the Point of Order.
The amendment was then adopted by a division vote of 40 to 5.
Rep. BOAN proposed the following Amendment No. 2 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\JIC\5826HTC.95), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:
/SECTION ___. A member of the South Carolina Retirement System who retired on grounds of disability during fiscal year 1994-95 who was eligible to establish credit for military service and failed to do so in a timely manner may nevertheless establish such service upon written application therefor to the South Carolina Retirement System and payment of the amount specified by law. The application and payment must be made within ninety days after the effective date of this act. Upon receipt of the appropriate payment, the benefits due the retiree must be recalculated to reflect the additional service credit./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.
Rep. BOAN explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. BOAN moved to adjourn debate upon the Bill until Tuesday, April 25, which was adopted.
Rep. FULMER moved that the Committee of Conference on the following Bill be resolved into a Committee of Free Conference and briefly explained the Conference Committee's reasons for this request.
S. 662 -- Senators Passailaigue, McConnell, Rose, Washington, Ford, Richter and Greg Smith: A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 12, TITLE 31, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO REVISE THE
The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Anderson Askins Bailey Baxley Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Byrd Cain Cato Cave Chamblee Clyburn Cooper Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Delleney Easterday Elliott Fair Fleming Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harrison Harvin Haskins Herdklotz Hines Huff Hutson Inabinett Jaskwhich Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limehouse Lloyd Marchbanks Martin Mason McCraw McElveen McKay McMahand McTeer Meacham Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Rogers Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Trotter Tucker Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Williams
Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
Those who voted in the negative are:
So, the motion to resolve the Committee of Conference into a Committee of Free Conference was agreed to.
The Committee of Conference was thereby resolved into a Committee of Free Conference, the SPEAKER appointed Reps. FULMER, A. YOUNG and LAW to the Committee of Free Conference and a message was ordered sent to the Senate accordingly.
The COMMITTEE OF FREE CONFERENCE, to whom was referred:
S. 662 -- Senators Passailaigue, McConnell, Rose, Washington, Ford, Richter
and Greg Smith: A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 12, TITLE 31, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO REVISE THE
MEMBERSHIP OF A REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD AND ITS POWERS, DUTIES, AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.
Beg leave to report that they have duly and carefully considered the same and
recommend:
That the same do pass with the following amendments:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting therein the following:
/SECTION 1. Section 31-12-40(D) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(D) If the federal property subject to disposal is contained wholly or
partially within a county, all or a portion of which lies in an MSA which
extends over more than one South Carolina county, the authority must include:
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