S 0543 Joint Resolution, By Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER
 AFFAIRS, RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS, DESIGNATED AS
 REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4624, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1,
 CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

   03/14/17  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (Senate Journal-page 8)
   03/16/17  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 15)
   03/16/17  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 15)
   03/21/17  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 13)
   03/22/17  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
   03/22/17  House  Referred to Committee on Regulations and
                     Administrative Procedures (House Journal-page 11)
   05/03/17  House  Committee report: Favorable Regulations and
                     Administrative Procedures (House Journal-page 61)
   05/09/17  House  Recommitted to Committee on Regulations and
                     Administrative Procedures (House Journal-page 198)

COMMITTEE REPORT

May 3, 2017

S. 543

S. Printed 5/3/17--H.

Read the first time March 22, 2017.

To whom was referred a Joint Resolution (S. 543) to approve regulations of the Department of Consumer Affairs, relating to Professional Employer Organizations, designated as Regulation Document Number 4624, pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

ERIC M. BEDINGFIELD for Committee.

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4624, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Consumer Affairs, relating to Professional Employer Organizations, designated as Regulation Document Number 4624, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

The department proposes to amend and modify Regulation 28-1000. The purposes of these proposed amendments are to revise and edit regulatory language to conform to current statutory requirements and to delete obsolete provisions. South Carolina Code Section 40-68-20 authorizes the department to promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of the chapter.

Notice of Drafting for the proposed regulations was published in the State Register on August 28, 2015. Comments were solicited for consideration in drafting the proposed regulation.