S*0465(Rat #0056, Act #0048 of 2013)  General Bill, By Hayes
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-1330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
 CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE
 AVAILABILITY ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF AN "ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE". -
 ratified title

   02/28/13  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   02/28/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   04/10/13  Senate Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance
                     (Senate Journal-page 21)
   04/11/13  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 20)
   04/11/13  Senate Roll call Ayes-38  Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 20)
   04/16/13  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 22)
   04/17/13  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 18)
   04/17/13  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 18)
   05/16/13  House  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 4)
   05/22/13  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 27)
   05/22/13  House  Roll call Yeas-110  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 27)
   05/23/13  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 18)
   06/04/13         Ratified R 56
   06/07/13         Signed By Governor
   06/18/13         Effective date 06/07/13
   06/18/13         Act No. 48

(A48, R56, S465)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-1330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABILITY ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF AN "ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE".

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

"Eligible employee" redefined

SECTION    1.    Section 38-71-1330(6) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 180 of 2008, is further amended to read:

"(6)    'Eligible employee' means an employee:

(a)    as defined in Section 38-71-710(1) or Section 38-71-840(7) who works on a full-time basis and has a normal workweek of thirty or more hours; or

(b)    who is a licensed real estate person engaged in the sale, leasing, or rental of real estate for a licensed real estate broker on a straight commission basis, who has signed a valid independent contractor agreement with the broker who works on a full-time basis and has a normal workweek of thirty or more hours."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 4th day of June, 2013.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2013.