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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-105 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER JULY 1, 2019, A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, MAY NOT APPLY FOR OR BE AWARDED A JOB WITH THE STATE IF THE JOB IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY A STATE APPROPRIATION AND IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, AND THAT THIS PROHIBITION APPLIES UNTIL A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CEASES TO BE A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE YEAR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 2-1-105. (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, after July 1, 2019, a member of the General Assembly, or an immediate family member of a member of the General Assembly, may not apply for or be awarded a job with the State if the job is funded in whole or in part by a state appropriation and is subject to approval upon the advice and consent of the Senate. This section applies until a member of the General Assembly ceases to be a member of the General Assembly for a period of at least one year.
(B) For purposes of this section, the term 'immediate family' is as defined in Section 8-13-100(18)."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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