South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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S. 619

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Harpootlian and McElveen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15542zw19.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 207

Introduced in the Senate on March 6, 2019
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: State jobs funded by Appropriations Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/6/2019  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
    3/6/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 3)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/6/2019

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-105 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER JULY 1, 2019, A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, MAY NOT APPLY FOR OR BE AWARDED A JOB WITH THE STATE IF THE JOB IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY A STATE APPROPRIATION AND IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, AND THAT THIS PROHIBITION APPLIES UNTIL A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CEASES TO BE A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE YEAR.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-1-105.    (A)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, after July 1, 2019, a member of the General Assembly, or an immediate family member of a member of the General Assembly, may not apply for or be awarded a job with the State if the job is funded in whole or in part by a state appropriation and is subject to approval upon the advice and consent of the Senate. This section applies until a member of the General Assembly ceases to be a member of the General Assembly for a period of at least one year.

(B)    For purposes of this section, the term 'immediate family' is as defined in Section 8-13-100(18)."

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

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