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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.929 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20000111 Primary Sponsor:Courson All Sponsors:Courson, Wilson, Passailaigue, Setzler, Reese, Grooms, Hayes, Branton, Rankin, Giese Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22418dw00.doc Companion Bill Number:4511 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Public officers, state employees; agency closed by Governor due to emergency; work time not to be made up History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000210 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee Senate 20000209 Read third time, sent to House Senate 20000203 Co-Sponsor added by Senator Giese Senate 20000203 Read second time ------ 20000203 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20000202 Recalled from Committee, 06 SF placed on the Calendar ------ 20000126 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20000119 Co-Sponsor added by Senator Grooms Hayes Branton Rankin Senate 20000111 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF referred to Committee Senate 19990921 Prefiled, referred to Committee 06 SF Versions of This Bill Revised on January 26, 2000 - Word format Revised on February 2, 2000 - Word format Revised on February 3, 2000 - Word format
RECALLED
February 2, 2000
S. 929
Introduced by Senators Courson, Wilson, Passailaigue, Setzler, Reese, Grooms, Hayes, Branton, Rankin and Giese
S. Printed 2/2/00--S. [SEC 2/3/00 2:26 PM]
Read the first time January 11, 2000.
EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:
If this bill were passed there would not be any additional direct cost to the General Fund of the State. Employees would receive compensation for the time not worked.
SPECIAL NOTES:
The daily payroll costs for all state employees including employer contributions are approximately $12.2 million. Of this amount, $7.2 million represents the cost for state funded positions.
Approved By:
Don Addy
Office of State Budget
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-675 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STATE AGENCIES OR DEPARTMENTS HAVING EMPLOYEES LOCATED WITHIN THOSE COUNTIES WHOSE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT IS CLOSED BY THE GOVERNOR BECAUSE OF EXTREME WEATHER OR OTHER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS MAY NOT REQUIRE THOSE EMPLOYEES TO MAKE UP TIME LOST FROM WORK, TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA LOCATED WITHIN THOSE COUNTIES WHOSE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT IS CLOSED BY THE GOVERNOR AS A RESULT OF EXTREME WEATHER OR OTHER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER POLICY TO MAKE UP TIME LOST FROM WORK, AND TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATORY TIME FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 8-11-675. (A) An agency or a department of the State of South Carolina having employees located within those counties whose place of employment is closed by the Governor because of extreme weather or other emergency conditions may not require an employee to comply with hazardous weather and emergency leave policies adopted by the State Budget and Control Board, for time lost from work as a result of extreme weather or other emergency conditions.
(B) An employee of the State of South Carolina located within those counties whose place of employment is closed by the Governor because of extreme weather or other emergency conditions is not required to comply with the provisions of hazardous weather and emergency leave policies adopted by the State Budget and Control Board and make up time lost from work as a result of extreme weather or other emergency conditions.
(C) An employee who meets the provisions of subsection (B) and has already worked to make up for lost time is entitled to compensatory leave time under State Human Resources regulations as adopted by the State Budget and Control Board.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and is effective beginning for those employees whose places of employment of an agency or a department of the State of South Carolina are closed by the Governor because of extreme weather or emergency conditions after September 13, 1999.
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