H 3560  General Bill, By Bernstein, Herbkersman, Henegan, Pope, Rutherford, Finlay, 
Stavrinakis, Collins, W.Newton, Wheeler, Jordan, Ballentine, Garvin, J.E.Johnson, 
Brawley, Elliott, Rose, B.Newton, Robinson, Kirby, Haddon, V.S.Moss, Caskey, 
J.L.Johnson, Cobb-Hunter, Yow, Dillard, Willis, Weeks, Matthews, S.Williams, 
Rivers, Henderson-Myers, King and McDaniel

Similar(S 11)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 8-11-150 SO AS TO PROVIDE TWELVE WEEKS OF PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR STATE
 EMPLOYEES DUE TO THE BIRTH OR ADOPTION OF A SON OR DAUGHTER.

   12/16/20  House  Prefiled
   12/16/20  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
   01/12/21  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 237)
   01/12/21  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 237)
   01/13/21  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey,
                     J.L.Johnson, Cobb-Hunter
   01/27/21  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
   03/18/21  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dillard,
                     Willis, Weeks
   03/18/21  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways
                     and Means (House Journal-page 40)
   04/06/21  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     Matthews, S.Williams, Rivers, Henderson-Myers,
                     King, McDaniel
   04/06/21  House  Amended (House Journal-page 75)
   04/06/21  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 75)
   04/06/21  House  Roll call Yeas-104  Nays-4 (House Journal-page 76)
   04/07/21  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 13)
   04/07/21  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   04/07/21  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
                     (Senate Journal-page 6)

H. 3560

AMENDED

April 6, 2021

H. 3560

Introduced by Reps. Bernstein, Herbkersman, Henegan, Pope, Rutherford, Finlay, Stavrinakis, Collins, W. Newton, Wheeler, Jordan, Ballentine, Garvin, J.E. Johnson, Brawley, Elliott, Rose, B. Newton, Robinson, Kirby, Haddon, V.S. Moss, Caskey, J.L. Johnson, Cobb-Hunter, Yow, Dillard, Willis, Weeks, Matthews, S. Williams, Rivers, Henderson-Myers, King and McDaniel

S. Printed 4/6/21--H.

Read the first time January 12, 2021.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-150 SO AS TO PROVIDE TWELVE WEEKS OF PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES DUE TO THE BIRTH OR ADOPTION OF A SON OR DAUGHTER.

Amend Title To Conform

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

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

"Section 8-11-150.    (A)    Any person employed by this State, its departments, agencies, or institutions in a FTE position is entitled to a total of twelve weeks of leave during any twelve month period for one or more of the following:

(1)    the birth of a son or daughter of the employee and in order to care for such son or daughter; or

(2)    the placement of a son or daughter with the employee for adoption.

(B)    The entitlement to leave under subsection (A) expires at the end of the twelve-month period beginning on the date of such birth or placement. An employee shall receive no more than twelve work weeks of paid family leave for any twelve-month period, even if more than one qualifying event occurs during that period.

(C)    Days of paid family leave to which an employee is entitled must be used consecutively.

(D)    If both parents are eligible employees, then each parent receives twelve weeks of paid family leave, which may be taken concurrently, consecutively, or at different times as the other eligible employee. Legal holidays listed in Section 53-5-10 must not be counted against paid family leave.

(E)    Paid family leave may not be donated and such leave remaining at the end of the twelve-month period or at separation of employment is forfeited. If leave is not used by the employee before the end of the twelve-month period after the qualifying event, it does not accumulate for subsequent use.

(F)    Paid family leave must run concurrently with leave taken pursuant to the Family Medical & Leave Act and any other leave to which the employee may be entitled as a result of the qualifying event. However, leave granted under this section is with pay and is not annual leave or sick leave and does not deduct from an employee's accrued leave balance. An employee does not have to exhaust all other forms of leave before being eligible for leave granted under this section. Employees will accrue annual and sick leave at the normal rate while on paid family leave, if applicable.

(G)    The Division of State Human Resources in the Department of Administration shall promulgate regulations, guidance, and procedures to implement this section."

SECTION    2.    Section 8-11-155 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.