South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A316, R296, S489

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hayes
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22938htc05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 15, 2005
Introduced in the House on May 3, 2005
Last Amended on April 26, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on May 2, 2006
Governor's Action: May 24, 2006, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden

Summary: State health and dental insurance plans eligibility extended to employees of the Children's Trust Fund

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/15/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   2/15/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-5
   4/26/2005  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Finance SJ-2
   4/27/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-45
   4/28/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
    5/3/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-5
    5/3/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-5
   4/20/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and 
                        Means HJ-12
   4/21/2006          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/25/2006  House   Debate adjourned HJ-106
   4/26/2006  House   Amended HJ-39
   4/26/2006  House   Read second time HJ-40
   4/27/2006  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-12
    5/2/2006  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-10
   5/18/2006          Ratified R 296
   5/24/2006          Vetoed by Governor
   5/31/2006  Senate  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-25  Nays-11
   5/31/2006  House   Veto overridden Yeas-79  Nays-27 HJ-93
    6/9/2006          Copies available
    6/9/2006          Effective date 05/31/06
   6/16/2006          Act No. 316

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/15/2005
4/26/2005
4/20/2006
4/21/2006
4/26/2006


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A316, R296, S489)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-720, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ENTITIES WHOSE EMPLOYEES, RETIREES, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE PLANS, SO AS TO EXTEND THIS ELIGIBILITY TO THE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND, A RESIDENTIAL GROUP FACILITY MEETING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, COUNTY FIRST STEPS PARTNERSHIP, AND PALMETTO PRIDE.

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

Eligibility for state health and dental insurance plans

SECTION    1.    Section 1-11-720(A) of the 1976 Code, is amended by adding appropriately numbered new items at the end to read:

"( )    the Children's Trust Fund as established pursuant to Section 20-7-5010.

( )    a residential group facility which provides on-site teaching for residents if the facility's employees are currently members of the South Carolina Retirement System or if it provides, at no cost, educational facilities on its grounds to the school district in which it is located.

( )    a federally qualified health center.

( )    County First Steps Partnership established pursuant to Section 59-152-60.

( )    Palmetto Pride as established pursuant to paragraph 26.7, Part 1B, Act 115 of 2005."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 18th day of May, 2006.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/24/06.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 5/31/06.

Veto overridden by House -- 5/31/06.

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