Senators HUTTO, HARPOOTLIAN, KEVIN JOHNSON, JACKSON, and SAAB propose the following amendment (SA\4100C021.NBD.SA21.DOCX):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 382, after line 10, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:

/ (DHEC: Vaccination incentive)From the funds appropriated to the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) in this act or in previous appropriations, DHEC shall develop a vaccine incentive program that provides incentives of up to $100 to the first 500,000 South Carolina residents to get a complete COVID-19 vaccination in the current fiscal year. DHEC may consider other such programs in other states. DHEC shall notify the General Assembly of the incentive program to be implemented by August 1, 2021./

Amend sections, totals and title to conform.