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H. 3135
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Cobb-Hunter and Whipper
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22827htc05.doc
Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means
Summary: Emergency declaration by the Governor
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/8/2004 House Prefiled
12/8/2004 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
1/11/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-93
1/11/2005 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-93
2/9/2005 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-665 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ABSENCE FROM WORK BY A STATE EMPLOYEE SOLELY DUE TO A WORKPLACE CLOSING OR STAFFING REDUCTION ORDERED BY THE GOVERNOR IN THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS NOT CONSIDERED AN ABSENCE FOR PURPOSES OF ANNUAL OR OTHER CATEGORIES OF LEAVE ALLOWED STATE EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 7, Chapter 11, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 8-11-665. An absence from work by a state employee in conformity with a workplace closing or reduced staffing ordered by the Governor in the declaration of a state of emergency is not considered an absence from work for purposes of annual or other types of leave allowed state employees."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2005, and applies for emergencies declared by the Governor after June 30, 2005.
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