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A292, R248, H4093

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Collins, J.E. Smith and Norrell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19161wab17.docx

Introduced in the House on April 4, 2017
Introduced in the Senate on April 9, 2018
Last Amended on May 10, 2018
Passed by the General Assembly on May 10, 2018
Governor's Action: May 18, 2018, Signed

Summary: Employment First Initiative Study Committee

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    4/4/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 86)
    4/4/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 86)
   3/22/2018  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, 
                        Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 51)
    4/3/2018  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Norrell
    4/3/2018  House   Amended (House Journal-page 93)
    4/3/2018  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 93)
    4/3/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 96)
    4/4/2018  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 10)
    4/9/2018  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
    4/9/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
    5/1/2018  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)
    5/9/2018  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 90)
   5/10/2018  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 113)
   5/10/2018  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        (Senate Journal-page 113)
   5/10/2018  Senate  Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0
   5/10/2018  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled 
                        (House Journal-page 50)
   5/10/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-77  Nays-2 (House Journal-page 51)
   5/14/2018          Ratified R 248
   5/18/2018          Signed By Governor
   5/25/2018          Effective date See Act
  10/16/2018          Act No. 292

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/4/2017
3/22/2018
4/3/2018
5/1/2018
5/10/2018

(A292, R248, H4093)

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMPLOYMENT FIRST STUDY COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF STUDYING AND EVALUATING THE NEED FOR AN EMPLOYMENT FIRST INITIATIVE ACT, TO PROVIDE EXPECTATIONS POLICIES TO BE ESTABLISHED BY AN EMPLOYMENT FIRST INITIATIVE ACT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE STUDY COMMITTEE, AND TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE SHALL REPORT ITS FINDINGS TO THE GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON OR BEFORE MAY 1, 2019, AT WHICH TIME THE STUDY COMMITTEE IS DISSOLVED.

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

Establishment, purpose, composition

SECTION    1.    There is hereby established the South Carolina Employment First Study Committee, consisting of six members, for the purpose of studying and evaluating the need for an Employment First Initiative Act. Such an act would establish policies supportive of competitive and integrated employment of individuals with disabilities and create related responsibilities for state agencies and political subdivisions of the State. The study committee shall consist of the following members:

(1)    one member appointed by the Governor;

(2)    one member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor;

(3)    one member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

(4)    one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(5)    one member appointed by the Chairman of the Senate General Committee; and

(6)    one member appointed by the Chairman of the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee.

Reporting requirement, dissolution

SECTION    2.    The South Carolina Employment First Study Committee must submit a report containing its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before May 1, 2019. Upon submission of the report, the study committee is dissolved.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2018.

Approved the 18th day of May, 2018.

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