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Bill 3070

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3070
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010109
Primary Sponsor:                  J. Brown
All Sponsors:                     J. Brown, Clyburn, Whipper
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11009ac01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Employer may grant employee up to twelve 
                                  hours leave a year to attend school 
                                  conferences; Labor, School districts


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010109  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
House   20001206  Prefiled, referred to Committee        30 HWM


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 41-1-105 SO AS TO REQUIRE, WITH CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, THAT AN EMPLOYER GRANT LEAVE UP TO TWELVE HOURS A YEAR TO AN EMPLOYEE TO ATTEND SCHOOL OR DAY CARE CONFERENCES OR ACTIVITIES, TO REQUIRE VERIFICATION OF ATTENDANCE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE EMPLOYER IS NOT REQUIRED TO PAY THE EMPLOYEE FOR THE TIME TAKEN.

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 41-1-105.    (A)    An employer shall grant an employee leave from work of up to a total of twelve hours during a twelve-month period to attend, observe, or participate in school or day care conferences or activities related to the employee's dependent children or related to children for whom the employee is the legal guardian if requested by and conducted by the child's school or day care center and if the conferences or activities reasonably cannot be scheduled during the nonwork hours of the employee. An employee who wishes to request leave under this section shall provide reasonable notice to the employer before the leave and make a reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as not to unduly disrupt the operations of the employer. Upon returning to work following the conference or activity, the employee shall furnish to the employer a properly signed statement from the school principal or other appropriate school or day care official verifying the date and time the conference or activity took place. The statement also shall verify that the employee, who is the parent or guardian of the child, was requested by the school or day care center to attend the conference or activity.

    (B)    An employer is not required to pay an employee for a time taken as leave pursuant to subsection (A). However, an employee may elect, or the employer may require the employee, to substitute accrued vacation time or other appropriate paid leave, other than sick leave, for leave taken pursuant to this section."

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

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