South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 109

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Ryberg
Document Path: l:\s-financ\drafting\wgr\001obes.dag.wgr.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Obese state employees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/10/2008  Senate  Prefiled
  12/10/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance
   1/13/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-120
   1/13/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-120
   1/14/2009  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Alexander (ch), Setzler, 
                        Ryberg, Verdin, Leventis, Jackson

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/10/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 8 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BY ADDING SECTION 8-1-195 TO DIRECT THE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD TO CHARGE STATE EMPLOYEES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE HEALTH PLAN AN ADDITIONAL TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS A MONTH IF THE EMPLOYEE IS OBESE.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-1-195.    The Budget and Control Board shall charge state employees who participate in the State Health Plan an additional twenty-five dollars a month if the employee is obese. For purposes of this section, a person is obese if the person's body weight in kilograms divided by the square of the body's height in meters exceeds thirty. The Budget and Control Board shall promulgate regulations necessary to administer the additional fee. The Budget and Control Board must publish the effects of this section in the annual Insurance Benefits Guide prior to any calendar year in which the additional fee is charged.

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

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