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TO AMEND CHAPTER 11, TITLE 8, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 13 SO AS TO PROVIDE PAID LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND COURT PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF THE DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH A VIOLENT CRIME COMMITTED AGAINST THE STATE EMPLOYEE OR A MEMBER OF THE STATE EMPLOYEE'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY AND TO PROVIDE THE METHOD OF CLAIMING THIS LEAVE AND THE DEFINITION NECESSARY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS LEAVE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 8-11-1110. (A) State employees eligible to earn annual leave pursuant to Section 8-11-610 also are entitled to paid leave to attend court proceedings for adjudicating the defendant charged with a violent crime committed against the state employee or a member of the state employee's immediate family. This paid leave is in addition to other paid leave allowed by law. An employee must provide his employer written advance confirmation of the date of the court proceedings from either the solicitor's office or the appropriate law enforcement department.
(B) For purposes of this section:
(1) 'violent crime' is as provided in Section 16-1-60;
(2) 'court proceedings' include a preliminary hearing, a trial, sentencing, and hearing on revocation of probation;
(3) 'immediate family' is as provided in Section 8-11-40."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies for court proceedings scheduled on or after that date.
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