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Bill 4371

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4371
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000111
Primary Sponsor:                  Barrett
All Sponsors:                     Barrett, Altman, Wilder
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20852sd00.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Finance Committee 06 SF
Date of Last Amendment:           20000426
Subject:                          Disaster relief services, public state 
                                  employee who volunteers for Red Cross allowed 
                                  fifteen days paid annual leave


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20000509  Introduced, read first time,           06 SF
                  referred to Committee
House   20000504  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20000503  Read second time
House   20000503  Request for debate withdrawn
                  by Representative                              Cato
House   20000426  Request for debate by Representative           Fleming
                                                                 Trotter
                                                                 Moody-
                                                                 Lawrence
                                                                 Cato
House   20000426  Amended
House   20000426  Request for debate by Representative           Cooper
House   20000419  Committee report: Favorable,           30 HWM
                  with amendment
House   20000111  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
House   19991229  Prefiled, referred to Committee        30 HWM


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on April 19, 2000 - Word format
Revised on April 26, 2000 - Word format
Revised on May 3, 2000 - Word format

AMENDED

May 3, 2000

H. 4371

S. Printed 5/3/00--H.

Read the first time January 11, 2000.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-180 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A STATE EMPLOYEE WHO IS A CERTIFIED DISASTER SERVICE VOLUNTEER FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN DAYS PAID LEAVE IN A YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIALIZED DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND TO MAKE SUCH LEAVE AVAILABLE ONLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE EMPLOYEE'S EMPLOYER.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-11-180. A state employee entitled to annual leave pursuant to Article 7 of this chapter who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross may be granted leave from work with pay for not more than ten work days in each calendar year to participate in specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross. Upon the approval of the employee's employer, the employee must be released from work for this function upon request of the American Red Cross for the services of that employee. This leave is in addition to other leave to which the employee is entitled."

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

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