H 3244 General Bill, By Collins, Cobb-Hunter, Huggins, Thayer, Anderson, Caskey, Govan and S. Williams
Summary: Employment First Initiative Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "EMPLOYMENT FIRST INITIATIVE ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 5 TO TITLE 41 SO AS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO ESTABLISH POLICIES SUPPORTIVE OF COMPETITIVE AND INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, TO CREATE RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE, TO CREATE THE "SOUTH CAROLINA EMPLOYMENT FIRST OVERSIGHT COMMISSION", AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION, FUNCTION, AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
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12/09/20	House	Prefiled
12/09/20	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
01/12/21	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 128)
01/12/21	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 128)
01/13/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
02/02/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer
02/18/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson
02/24/21	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 3)
02/25/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, Govan, S.Williams
03/02/21	House	Amended (House Journal-page 35)
03/02/21	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 35)
03/02/21	House	Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-9 (House Journal-page 36)
03/03/21	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 12)
03/03/21	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
03/03/21	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 11)
04/27/21	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 6)
05/06/21	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 22)
05/06/21	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 22)
05/06/21	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 22)
05/06/21	Senate	Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 22)
05/07/21		Scrivener's error corrected
05/11/21	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 12)
05/12/21	House	Senate amendment amended (House Journal-page 67)
05/12/21	House	Returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 67)
05/12/21	House	Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-3 (House Journal-page 71)
05/12/21	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment (Senate Journal-page 25)
05/13/21	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Cogswell, Collins, Jefferson (House Journal-page 48)
05/13/21	Senate	Conference committee appointed Shealy, Bennett, Sabb (Senate Journal-page 29)