H 3316 General Bill, By Bales, M. Hines, Hayes, Scott, Howard, Stuart, 
J.H. Neal and Jennings
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-400, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO SICK LEAVE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE
 THAT A CERTIFIED SCHOOL TEACHER SHALL BE PAID AT A RATE OF NOT LESS THAN FIFTY
 DOLLARS A DAY FOR ANY ACCRUED SICK LEAVE ACCUMULATED YEARLY IN EXCESS OF THE
 MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SICK LEAVE AUTHORIZED TO BE CARRIED FORWARD FROM YEAR TO
 YEAR.

   01/20/99  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-10
   01/20/99  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-10

TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-400, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SICK LEAVE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CERTIFIED SCHOOL TEACHER SHALL BE PAID AT A RATE OF NOT LESS THAN FIFTY DOLLARS A DAY FOR ANY ACCRUED SICK LEAVE ACCUMULATED YEARLY IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SICK LEAVE AUTHORIZED TO BE CARRIED FORWARD FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-1-400 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(D) A certified school teacher in any public school of this State shall be paid at a rate of not less than fifty dollars a day to be set by the school board for any accrued sick leave accumulated yearly in excess of the maximum amount of sick leave authorized to be carried forward from year to year."

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