H*4059(Rat #0263, Act #0177)  General Bill, By J.G. Felder
 A Bill to amend Section 8-17-370, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the exemption of persons from the State Employee Grievance
 procedure, so as to exempt all employees of the Commission on Prosecution
 Coordination, and athletics coaches and unclassified employees in athletics
 departments of public institutions of higher education.-amended title

   04/14/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-50
   04/14/93  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-50
   05/19/93  House  Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-62
   05/27/93  House  Amended HJ-143
   05/27/93  House  Read second time HJ-144
   05/27/93  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-144
   05/28/93  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3
   06/01/93  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-49
   06/01/93  Senate Unanimous consent for second reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-49
   06/01/93  Senate  With notice of general amendments SJ-49
   06/02/93  Senate Read second time SJ-65
   06/02/93  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-65
   06/03/93  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-37
   06/10/93         Ratified R 263
   06/16/93         Signed By Governor
   06/16/93         Effective date 06/16/93
   06/16/93         See act for exception to or explanation of
                     effective date
   07/13/93         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-17-370, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION OF PERSONS FROM THE STATE EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE, SO AS TO EXEMPT ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE COMMISSION ON PROSECUTION COORDINATION, AND ATHLETICS COACHES AND UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES IN ATHLETICS DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

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

Exemptions from State Employee Grievance Procedure

SECTION 1. Section 8-17-370 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 8-17-370. The provisions of this article do not apply to:

(1) members, officers, or employees of the General Assembly;

(2) employees within the Office of the Governor who work at the mansion or in the State House or those employees appointed by the Governor to serve at or above the organizational level of assistant directors of the individual program components;

(3) elected public officials of this State or persons appointed to fill vacancies in these offices;

(4) Supreme Court justices, circuit court judges, referees, receivers, magistrates, jurors, or masters-in-equity, and all employees of the Commission on Prosecution Coordination;

(5) members of state boards, commissions, councils, advisory councils, or committees compensated on a per diem basis;

(6) inmate help in a charitable, penal, or correctional institution, residents of rehabilitation facilities, or students employed in institutions of learning;

(7) part-time professional personnel engaged in consultant or contractual services without administrative duties or who are temporary employees;

(8) a chief administrative officer who has the authority and responsibility for an agency within state government including the divisions of the Budget and Control Board;

(9) employees of the Public Service Authority, State Ports Authority, or the Public Railways Commission;

(10) teaching or research faculty, professional librarians, academic administrators, or other persons holding faculty appointments at a post-secondary educational institution, including branch campuses, if any, as defined in Section 59-107-10 of the 1976 Code, except the technical education colleges and centers;

(11) athletic coaches and unclassified employees in the athletic departments of post-secondary educational institutions as defined in Section 59-107-10 except the technical education colleges and centers."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to personnel actions taken after that date.

Approved the 16th day of June, 1993.