H*5033(Rat #0623, Act #0523)  General Bill, By Phillips
 A Bill to amend Section 8-11-640, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to credit for prior state service in computing bonus, leave earnings,
 and the transfer of an employee's annual leave balances from one state agency
 to another, so as to provide that any permanent full-time employee of a state
 agency or department must be given full state service credit for prior service
 as a certified employee of a school district of this State for purposes of
 computing bonus earnings and no credit may be given for any out-of-state
 teaching service or other service with an out-of-state school
 district.-amended title

   04/06/94  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-32
   04/06/94  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-32
   04/21/94  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways
                     and Means HJ-8
   05/05/94  House  Amended HJ-54
   05/05/94  House  Read second time HJ-54
   05/05/94  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-54
   05/06/94  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3
   05/09/94  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   05/09/94  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-6
   05/12/94  Senate Recalled from Committee on Finance SJ-12
   05/17/94  Senate Read second time SJ-400
   05/24/94  Senate Amended SJ-62
   05/24/94  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-62
   06/01/94  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-270
   06/02/94         Ratified R 623
   09/23/94         Signed By Governor
   09/23/94         Effective date 09/23/94
   10/03/94         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-11-640, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CREDIT FOR PRIOR STATE SERVICE IN COMPUTING BONUS LEAVE EARNINGS, AND THE TRANSFER OF AN EMPLOYEE'S ANNUAL LEAVE BALANCES FROM ONE STATE AGENCY TO ANOTHER, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERMANENT EMPLOYEE OF A STATE AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT MUST BE GIVEN FULL STATE SERVICE CREDIT FOR PRIOR SERVICE AS A CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THIS STATE FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTING BONUS EARNINGS AND NO CREDIT MAY BE GIVEN FOR ANY OUT-OF-STATE TEACHING SERVICE OR OTHER SERVICE WITH AN OUT-OF-STATE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

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

Bonus leave earnings of school employees

SECTION 1. Section 8-11-640 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 8-11-640. All employees of the State as of June 2, 1972, shall receive full credit for employment prior to such date. Following the date of June 2, 1972, all employees who are rehired following a break in service shall be given credit for prior state service to a maximum of ten years for purposes of computing bonus earnings. In the event an employee transfers from one state agency to another, his annual leave balance shall also be transferred.

Any permanent employee of a state agency or department must be given full state service credit for prior service as a certified employee of a school district of this State for purposes of computing bonus earnings and no credit under this paragraph may be given for any out-of-state teaching service or other service with an out-of-state school district."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 23rd day of September, 1994.