South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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A320, R439, H5333

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. J.E. Smith and Harrell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22725htc04.doc

Introduced in the House on May 19, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on May 25, 2004
Passed by the General Assembly on June 2, 2004
Governor's Action: July 6, 2004, Signed

Summary: Military leave for state employees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/19/2004  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-348
   5/20/2004  House   Read second time HJ-94
   5/20/2004  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-95
   5/20/2004          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/21/2004  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   5/25/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   5/25/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-11
    6/1/2004  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Finance SJ-11
    6/1/2004  Senate  Read second time SJ-11
    6/1/2004  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-11
    6/2/2004  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-62
    6/3/2004          Ratified R 439
    7/6/2004          Signed By Governor
   7/13/2004          Copies available
   7/13/2004          Effective date 07/06/04
  10/20/2004          Act No. 320

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/19/2004
5/19/2004-A
5/20/2004
6/1/2004

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A320, R439, H5333)

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROVIDING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY DAYS MILITARY LEAVE IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS FOR A STATE EMPLOYEE CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY AS A RESULT OF "OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM" OR "OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE", OR WHO SERVES IN A UNIT FEDERALIZED FOR DUTY IN CONNECTION WITH POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL HOSTILITIES IN IRAQ, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THESE DUTIES, WHEN THE EMERGENCY GIVING RISE TO THE EMERGENCY EXTENDS INTO A SUBSEQUENT YEAR.

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

Additional military leave

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a state employee in a FTE position who serves on active military duty as a result of "Operation Enduring Freedom" or "Operation Noble Eagle", or who serves in a unit federalized for duty in connection with potential or actual hostilities in Iraq, or any combination of these duties, and is called upon to serve during an emergency and qualifies for a paid leave of absence for an emergency under the provisions of Section 8-7-90 of the 1976 Code, and the emergency continues into a subsequent year, the employee may receive up to thirty additional days of paid leave of absence in each subsequent year associated with the same emergency. For purposes of this section, year means either a calendar year or, in the case of members required to perform active duty for training or other duties within or on a fiscal year basis, the fiscal year of the National Guard or reserve component issuing the orders.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 3rd day of June, 2004.

Approved the 6th day of July, 2004.

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