H 4627 General Bill, By R. Smith and Neilson
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 8-11-665 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ABSENCE FROM WORK BY A STATE EMPLOYEE SOLELY
 DUE TO A WORKPLACE CLOSING OR STAFFING REDUCTION ORDERED BY THE GOVERNOR IN
 THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS NOT CONSIDERED AN ABSENCE FOR
 PURPOSES OF ANNUAL OR OTHER CATEGORIES OF LEAVE ALLOWED STATE EMPLOYEES AND TO
 MAKE THIS PROVISION RETROACTIVE TO THE SEPTEMBER, 1999, HURRICANE FLOYD
 EMERGENCY DECLARATION.

   02/16/00  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   02/16/00  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-11

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-665 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ABSENCE FROM WORK BY A STATE EMPLOYEE SOLELY DUE TO A WORKPLACE CLOSING OR STAFFING REDUCTION ORDERED BY THE GOVERNOR IN THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS NOT CONSIDERED AN ABSENCE FOR PURPOSES OF ANNUAL OR OTHER CATEGORIES OF LEAVE ALLOWED STATE EMPLOYEES AND TO MAKE THIS PROVISION RETROACTIVE TO THE SEPTEMBER, 1999, HURRICANE FLOYD EMERGENCY DECLARATION.

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

SECTION 1. Article 7, Chapter 11, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-11-665. An absence from work by a state employee in conformity with a workplace closing or reduced staffing ordered by the Governor in the declaration of a state of emergency is not considered an absence from work for purposes of annual or other types of leave allowed state employees."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies with respect to annual leave charged to state employees employed on and after that date and for emergencies declared by the Governor for Hurricane Floyd in September, 1999, and subsequent such declarations.