S*0472(Rat #0107, Act #0068 of 1981)  General Bill, By Senate Medical Affairs
 A Bill to amend Section 8-17-30, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the State Employee Grievance Committee, so as to provide
 that the committee may alter grievance hearing decisions of agencies but may
 not alter such decisions involving cases of mental, physical or threatened
 abuse except under certain conditions.

   04/23/81  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-7
   04/28/81  Senate Read second time SJ-50
   04/29/81  Senate Read third time and sent to House
   04/30/81  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2150
   04/30/81  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-2150
   05/06/81  House  Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-2220
   05/13/81  House  Read second time HJ-2363
   05/13/81  House  Reconsidered HJ-2369
   05/13/81  House  Debate adjourned HJ-2369
   05/13/81  House  Reconsidered HJ-2398
   05/13/81  House  Read second time HJ-2399
   05/14/81  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-2428
   05/19/81  Senate Ratified R 107 SJ-5
   05/20/81         Signed By Governor
   05/20/81         Effective date 05/20/81
   05/20/81         Act No. 68
   06/02/81         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-17-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMITTEE MAY ALTER GRIEVANCE HEARING DECISIONS OF AGENCIES BUT MAY NOT ALTER SUCH DECISIONS INVOLVING CASES OF MENTAL, PHYSICAL OR THREATENED ABUSE EXCEPT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

Certain decisions may not be altered

Section 1. Section 8-17-30 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 44, Part II, of Act 644 of 1978, is further amended by adding before the last paragraph:

"The Committee may sustain, reject or modify a grievance hearing decision of an agency except that in cases involving mental, physical or threatened abuse the agency's decision shall not be altered by the Committee unless the agency's finding of facts is not sustained by the Committee, unless the Committee finds that the agency's disciplinary action was not within its established grievance policies, procedures or regulations unless the Committee finds that agency's action was arbitrary or capricious."

Time effective

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.