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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.830 Ratification Number:444 Act Number:347 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20020108 Primary Sponsor:Giese All Sponsors:Giese, Hayes, Courson, Reese Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20833sd02.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020606 Date of Last Amendment:20020604 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20020719 Subject:Organ donors, local officers and employees entitled to certain paid leaves of absence in order to be History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020731 Act No. A347 ------ 20020719 Signed by Governor ------ 20020606 Ratified R444 House 20020606 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 20020604 House amendments amended, returned to House with amendment House 20020531 Read third time, returned with amendment House 20020530 Amended, read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Friday, 20020531 House 20020529 Debate adjourned until Thursday, 20020530 House 20020523 Recalled from Committee 30 HWM House 20020207 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee Senate 20020206 Read third time, sent to House Senate 20020205 Read second time Senate 20020131 Committee report: Favorable 06 SF Senate 20020108 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF referred to Committee Senate 20011219 Prefiled, referred to Committee 06 SF Versions of This Bill Revised on January 31, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 23, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 30, 2002 - Word format Revised on June 4, 2002 - Word format
(A347, R444, S830)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STATE AND LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE ENTITLED TO CERTAIN PAID LEAVES OF ABSENCE IN ORDER TO BE AN ORGAN DONOR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Leaves of absence to be organ donor
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 8-11-65. (A) All officers and employees of this State or a political subdivision of this State who wish to be an organ donor and who accrue annual or sick leave as part of their employment are entitled to leaves of absence from their respective duties without loss of pay, time, leave, or efficiency rating for one or more periods not exceeding an aggregate of thirty regularly scheduled workdays in any one fiscal year during which they may engage in the donation of their organs. Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays may not be included in the thirty-day aggregate unless the particular Saturday, Sunday, or holiday to be included is a regularly scheduled workday for the officer or employee involved.
(B) The officer or employee must show documentation from the attending physician of the proposed organ donation before leave is approved that confirms that the employee is the donor."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 6th day of June, 2002.
Approved the 19th day of July, 2002.
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