South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 3022

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3022
Primary Sponsor:                Gentry
Committee Number:               26
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Workers' compensation, county
                                prisoners
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Labor, Commerce and Industry
Date Tabled:                    Feb 26, 1991
Computer Document Number:       3022
Introduced Date:                Jan 08, 1991
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              Feb 26, 1991
Last History Type:              Tabled in Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Gentry
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 3022  House   Feb 26, 1991  Tabled in Committee             26
 3022  House   Jan 08, 1991  Introduced and read first       26
                             time, referred to Committee
 3022  House   Dec 12, 1990  Prefiled, referred to           26
                             Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 42-1-500, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR COUNTY PRISONERS, SO AS TO DELETE THE LIMITATION OF COVERAGE TO PRISONERS SERVING SENTENCES OF NINETY DAYS OR LONGER.

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

SECTION 1. Section 42-1-500 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 42-1-500. Any A county may by resolution of the its governing body thereof may elect to cover prisoners in the custody of the county penal system with workers' compensation benefits in accordance with the provisions of Sections 42-1-480 and 42-1-490. The appropriate officials shall make arrangements and necessary adjustments in their contributions or premiums to the state fund or other insurers as the fund or insurers shall determine necessary to provide compensation for county prisoners in appropriate cases. The provisions of this section shall permit workers' compensation coverage only to county prisoners performing work assigned by penal officials of the county or engaged in any a vocational training program and shall further apply only to prisoners serving sentences of ninety days or longer."

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

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