South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 4746

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4746
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19960313
Primary Sponsor:                   Townsend 
All Sponsors:                      Townsend 
Drafted Document Number:           gjk\22457sd.96
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Education Committee 04 SED
Date of Last Amendment:            19960424
Subject:                           Legal holidays, higher education
                                   institutions
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19960429  Introduced, read first time,             04 SED
                  referred to Committee
House   19960425  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19960424  Amended, read second time
House   19960423  Debate adjourned until
                  Wednesday, 19960424
House   19960418  Committee report: Favorable              21 HEPW
House   19960313  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
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AMENDED

April 24, 1996

H. 4746

Introduced by REP. Townsend

S. Printed 4/24/96--H.

Read the first time March 13, 1996.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-5-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT FOLLOW ACADEMIC SCHEDULES MAY ESTABLISH LEGAL HOLIDAYS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PROVIDED BY LAW SO LONG AS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOLIDAYS IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR DOES NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LEGAL HOLIDAYS ALLOWED.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 53-5-15. Institutions of higher education that follow academic schedules may establish legal holidays for their employees different from those provided in Section 53-5-10 so long as employees receive a holiday on all general election days and so long as the total number of holidays in any calendar year does not exceed the total number of legal holidays allowed in Section 53-5-10. If the Governor declares Christmas Eve as a legal holiday for state government employees as authorized by Section 53-5-20, any institution of higher education which had already set Christmas Eve as a legal holiday may choose another legal holiday in its place so long as it is in the same or following calendar year."

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

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