A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-3710, RELATING TO THE INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS THAT HIRE FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CREDIT is not earned if the hired individual is required to register as a sex offender on the sex offender registry.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 12-6-3710(H)(2) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    (2) "Incarcerated individual" means an individual that, within three years of being hired in a qualifying apprenticeship program, was held in a state or county prison, jail, or detention center for at least ninety consecutive days, but does not include an individual incarcerated for a violent crime set forth in Section 16-1-60, unless such individual received a pardon for the offense or unless the only disqualifying violent crime resulted in a sentence of ten years or less under Section 44-53-370(E)(e) or Section 44-53-375(C). Also, an "incarcerated individual" does not include an individual that is required to register as a sex offender on the Sex Offender Registry at any time within the period of being incarcerated and being hired in the apprenticeship program.

 

SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to individuals hired in a qualifying apprenticeship program after the Governor's approval.

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