S*1174(Rat #0360, Act #0327 of 2006)  General Bill, By McConnell and Ford
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 42-3-25, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, AND
 ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA WORKERS' COMPENSATION
 COMMISSION, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT FOR THE
 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 42-3-80, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
 ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE WORKERS'
 COMPENSATION COMMISSION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
 DIRECTOR TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 42-3-50, RELATING TO
 THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT FOR THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT. - ratified title

   02/22/06  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-17
   02/22/06  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-17
   03/01/06  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-24
   04/25/06  Senate Read second time SJ-22
   04/26/06  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-30
   04/27/06  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   04/27/06  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-6
   05/17/06  House  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-3
   05/24/06  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Moody-Lawrence,
                     Sandifer, Tripp, Leach, Clyburn, Chellis,
                     Hamilton, Altman, Cotty, Mahaffey, Littlejohn,
                     Scarborough, Breeland, Mitchell, Allen, FN
                     Smith, Mack, Anderson, Jennings, Hosey, JH Neal,
                     Parks, Jefferson, Toole, Whitmire, Weeks,
                     Herbkersman, Bales, and Rhoad HJ-15
   05/25/06  House  Read second time HJ-58
   05/25/06  House  Roll call Yeas-88  Nays-9 HJ-58
   05/30/06  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-49
   05/31/06         Ratified R 360
   06/02/06         Signed By Governor
   06/09/06         Copies available
   06/09/06         Effective date 06/02/06
   06/16/06         Act No. 327

(A327, R360, S1174)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 42-3-25, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT FOR THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 42-3-80, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 42-3-50, RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT FOR THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.

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

Workers' Compensation Commission, executive director

SECTION    1.    Section 42-3-25 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 42-3-25.    The chairman is the chief executive officer of the commission and shall execute the policies established by the commission in its capacity as the governing body of the judicial and administrative departments.

The executive director of the commission shall report to the chairman and be responsible to the commission."

Workers' Compensation Commission, executive director

SECTION    2.    The first paragraph of Section 42-3-80 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 85 of 2005, is further amended to read:

"The administrative department of the commission shall be under the direction of the executive director. The director must be appointed by the commission, shall serve at its pleasure, and shall receive an annual salary not to exceed eighty-five percent of the salary paid to the commissioners."

Repeal

SECTION    3.    Section 42-3-50 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

Time effective

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 31st day of May, 2006.

Approved the 2nd day of June, 2006.