South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 283


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      283
Ratification Number:              401
Act Number:                       361
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Wilson
All Sponsors:                     Wilson, Giese, Reese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\10017htc99.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20000531
Date of Last Amendment:           20000517
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20000614
Subject:                          Disaster relief Services, Red Cross 
                                  volunteer who is public state employee may use 
                                  paid annual leave; Civil Defense


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20000711  Act No. A361
------  20000614  Signed by Governor
------  20000608  Ratified R401
Senate  20000531  Concurred in House amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
House   20000518  Read third time, returned to Senate
                  with amendment
House   20000517  Amended, read second time
House   20000504  Recalled from Committee                30 HWM
House   20000427  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20000426  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20000425  Read second time
------  20000424  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20000420  Recalled from Committee,               06 SF
                  placed on the Calendar
Senate  19990112  Introduced, read first time,           06 SF
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19981216  Prefiled, referred to Committee        06 SF


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Revised on April 24, 2000 - Word format
Revised on May 4, 2000 - Word format
Revised on May 17, 2000 - Word format

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(A361, R401, S283)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-180 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A STATE EMPLOYEE WHO IS A CERTIFIED DISASTER SERVICE VOLUNTEER FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS NOT MORE THAN TEN DAYS PAID LEAVE IN A CALENDAR YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIALIZED DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE EMPLOYEE'S EMPLOYER AND ON THE REQUEST OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR THE SERVICES OF THAT EMPLOYEE.

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

Leave allowed

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-11-180. A state employee entitled to annual leave pursuant to Article 7 of this chapter who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross may be granted leave from work with pay for not more than ten work days in each calendar year to participate in specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross. Upon the approval of the employee's employer, the employee must be released from work for this function upon request of the American Red Cross for the services of that employee. This leave is in addition to other leave to which the employee is entitled."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 8th day of June, 2000.

Approved the 14th day of June, 2000.

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