H 3158 General Bill, By Quinn, Harrell and Robinson
 A Bill to amend to amend 8-17-370, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to officers and employees exempt from the state employee
 grievance procedure, so as to exempt employees of the Office of the Lieutenant
 Governor, and to exempt in the offices of other statewide constitutional
 office employees appointed by the officer at or above the organizational level
 of assistant directors of individual program components.

   12/21/94  House  Prefiled
   12/21/94  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/10/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-55
   01/10/95  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-56
   02/01/95  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-3
   02/07/95  House  Objection by Rep. Sheheen, Scott, Beatty,
                     Cobb-Hunter, McElveen, Baxley, Govan, Jennings &
                     Howard HJ-18
   02/08/95  House   Committee amendment tabled HJ-53
   02/08/95  House  Amended HJ-58
   02/08/95  House  Read second time HJ-61
   02/08/95  House  Roll call Yeas-68  Nays-36 HJ-61
   02/09/95  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-19
   02/14/95  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   02/14/95  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-11

AMENDED

February 8, 1995

H. 3158

S. Printed 2/8/95--H.

Read the first time January 10, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 8-17-370, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES EXEMPT FROM THE STATE EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE, SO AS TO EXEMPT EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, AND TO EXEMPT IN THE OFFICES OF OTHER STATEWIDE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE EMPLOYEES APPOINTED BY THE OFFICER AT OR ABOVE THE ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL OF ASSISTANT DIRECTORS OF INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM COMPONENTS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 8-17-370(2) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 177 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"(2) (a) employees within the Office of the Governor who work at the mansion or in the State House or those employees appointed by the Governor to serve at or above the organizational level of assistant directors of the individual program components;

(b) employees within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor;

(c) employees within the offices of the Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, State Superintendent of Education, Comptroller General, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Adjutant General appointed by the employing constitutional officer to serve at or above the organizational level of assistant directors of individual program components.

(d) No person may be terminated from employment pursuant to this act unless given three (3) months notice."

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