Current Status Bill Number:1144 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980325 Primary Sponsor:Bryan All Sponsors:Bryan Drafted Document Number:bryan\res1662.jeb Companion Bill Number:4828 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Committee 06 SF Subject:State employees, lump-sum payment for unused annual leave; Public Officers and Employees
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Senate 19980325 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 8-11-620, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AMOUNT OF LEAVE AND LUMP-SUM PAYMENT PERMITTED UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, DEATH, OR RETIREMENT OF STATE EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN EMPLOYEE IS TERMINATED DUE TO A REDUCTION IN FORCE, A LUMP-SUM PAYMENT WILL BE MADE FOR UNUSED LEAVE, NOT TO EXCEED FORTY-FIVE DAYS AND WITHOUT REGARD TO EARNED LEAVE TAKEN DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 8-11-620 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 8-11-620. Upon termination from state employment, an employee may take both annual leave and a lump-sum payment for unused leave, but in no event shall such combination exceed forty-five days in a calendar year except as provided for in Section 8-11-610. If an employee dies, his legal representative shall be entitled to a lump-sum payment for his unused leave, not to exceed forty-five working days, except as provided for in Section 8-11-610. Upon retirement from state employment, or upon termination as a result of a reduction in force, or upon the death of an employee, a lump-sum payment will be made for unused leave, not to exceed forty-five days, unless a higher maximum is approved under the provisions of Section 8-11-610, and without regard to the earned leave taken during the calendar year in which the employee retires or is terminated as a result of a reduction in force."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.