South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3234


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3234
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Bauer
All Sponsors:                     Bauer
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\10030som99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Public officers and employees, state; 
                                  leave granted and paid for three days when 
                                  death in immediate family of


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990112  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
House   19990106  Prefiled, referred to Committee        30 HWM


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A BILL

TO AMEND TITLE 8, CHAPTER 11, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-150 SO AS TO GRANT UP TO THREE DAYS OF PAID LEAVE FOR STATE FULL-TIME PERMANENT OR PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES ON THE DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYEE'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEFINITION OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY TO INCLUDE THE SPOUSE, GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, PARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, BROTHERS, SISTERS, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN OF THE EMPLOYEE OR THE SPOUSE, AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE THAT THE EMPLOYEE SHALL SUBMIT A STATEMENT TO THE EMPLOYER STATING THE NAME OF THE DECEASED, THE EMPLOYEE'S RELATIONSHIP TO THE DECEASED, AND THE NUMBER OF LEAVE DAYS REQUESTED.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 11 of Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-11-150. (A) A full-time permanent or probationary state employee, upon request, is granted up to three consecutive workdays of leave with pay on the death of a member of the employee's immediate family. The employee requesting leave shall submit a statement to the employer stating the name of the deceased, the employee's relationship to the deceased, and the number of days of leave requested.

(B) For purposes of this section, the term 'immediate family' is defined as the spouse, great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of either the employee or the spouse.

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

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