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Bill 3172

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3172
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  J. Brown
All Sponsors:                     J. Brown
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\psd\7114ac99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 
                                  HLCI
Subject:                          Employer, employee; leave for school 
                                  conferences or activities provided up to 
                                  twelve hours; Labor


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990112  Introduced, read first time,           26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee
House   19990106  Prefiled, referred to Committee        26 HLCI


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 41-1-105 SO AS TO REQUIRE, WITH CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, THAT AN EMPLOYER GRANT LEAVE UP TO TWELVE HOURS A YEAR TO AN EMPLOYEE TO ATTEND SCHOOL CONFERENCES OR ACTIVITIES, TO REQUIRE VERIFICATION OF ATTENDANCE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE EMPLOYER IS NOT REQUIRED TO PAY THE EMPLOYEE FOR THE TIME TAKEN.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 41-1-105. (A) An employer shall grant an employee leave from work of up to a total of twelve hours during any twelve-month period to attend, observe, or participate in school conferences or activities related to the employee's dependent children or related to children for whom the employee is the legal guardian if requested by and conducted by the child's school or day care center and if the conferences or activities reasonably cannot be scheduled during the nonwork hours of the employee. An employee who wishes to request leave under this section shall provide reasonable notice to the employer before the leave and make a reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as not to unduly disrupt the operations of the employer. In addition, upon returning to work following the school conference or activity, the employee shall furnish to the employer a properly signed statement from the school principal or other appropriate school or day care official verifying the date and time the conference or activity took place. The statement also shall verify that the employee, who is the parent or guardian of the school child, was requested by the school or day care center to attend the conference or activity.

(B) An employer is not required to pay an employee for any time taken as leave pursuant to subsection (A). However, an employee may elect or the employer may require the employee to substitute accrued vacation time or other appropriate paid leave other than sick leave for leave taken pursuant to this section."

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

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