South Carolina General Assembly
104th Session, 1981-1982

Bill 641

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               641
Ratification Number:       343
Act Number                 303
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Relating to the designation of Title 42
                           "The South Carolina Workmen's
                           Compensation Law"
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(A303, R343, S641)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 42-1-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF TITLE 42 AS "THE SOUTH CAROLINA WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAW", SO AS TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATION TO "THE SOUTH CAROLINA WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW"; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL REFERENCES IN TITLE 42 TO "WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION SHALL MEAN "WORKERS' COMPENSATION"; AND TO PROVIDE THAT ALL STATE AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS MUST USE ALL CURRENT FORMS, STATIONERY, AND OTHER PRINTED MATERIAL BEFORE USING, PRINTING, OR PREPARING ANY NEW MATERIAL REFLECTING THE CHANGE FROM "WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION" TO "WORKERS' COMPENSATION".

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

References changed

Section 1. Section 42-1-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 42-1-10. This title shall be known and cited as `The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law'. All references in this title to `workmen's compensation' shall mean `workers' compensation'; provided, however, all state agencies and departments and all political subdivisions of the State must exhaust the use of all current forms, stationery, and other printed material before using, printing, or preparing any new forms, stationery, or printed material reflecting the change effected by this section."

Time effective

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon the approval by the Governor.