BIL: 348

TYP: General Bill GB

INB: Senate

IND: 20010220

PSP: Branton

SPO: Branton, Grooms, McConnell, Ravenel, Giese, Mescher, Ryberg, Peeler, Hayes, Thomas, Fair, Wilson, Waldrep, Verdin, Leatherman and Martin

DDN: l:\council\bills\ggs\22845cm01.doc

RBY: Senate

COM: Corrections and Penology Committee 03 SCP

SUB: Corrections Department Director, involuntary reassignment of state employee director of institution to another facility

HST:

Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved

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Senate 20020508 Recommitted to Committee 03 SCP

Senate 20010410 Committee report: majority 03 SCP

favorable, with amendment,

minority unfavorable

Senate 20010307 Committed to Committee 03 SCP

Senate 20010307 Recalled from Committee 06 SF

Senate 20010220 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF

referred to Committee

Versions of This Bill

Revised on 20010410

TXT:

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE REPORT

April 10, 2001

S.348

Introduced by Senators Branton, Grooms, McConnell, Ravenel, Giese, Mescher, Ryberg, Peeler, Hayes, Thomas, Fair, Wilson, Waldrep, Verdin, Leatherman and Martin

S. Printed 4/10/01--S.

Read the first time February 20, 2001.

THE COMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONS AND PENOLOGY

To whom was referred a Bill (S.348) to amend Section 817320, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the definitions of certain terms that apply to the State Employment Grievance Procedure, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 817320(13) as contained in SECTION 1, by adding after the / . / on line 34:

/ If a director of a Department of Corrections institution’s home is more than fifty miles from the facility he has been reassigned to, then the department must reimburse him up to three thousand dollars for his expenses for moving. /

Amend title to conform.

Majority favorable. Minority unfavorable.

GREG RYBERG KAY PATTERSON

For Majority. For Minority.

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON FEDERAL & OTHER FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:

The SC Department of Corrections forecasts no fiscal impact to the General Fund of the State with the passage of the proposed legislation.

Approved By:

Don Addy

Office of State Budget

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 817320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS THAT APPLY TO THE STATE EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF “INVOLUNTARY REASSIGNMENT” TO ALLOW THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO REASSIGN A DIRECTOR OF A DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS’ INSTITUTION TO ANY FACILITY WITHIN THE STATE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 817320(13) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 284 of 1996, is further amended to read:

“(13) ‘Involuntary reassignment’ means the movement of an employee’s principal place of employment in excess of thirty miles from the prior work station workstation at the initiative of the agency. The reassignment of an employee by an agency in excess of thirty miles from the prior work station workstation to the nearest facility with an available position having the same state salary range for which the employee is qualified is not considered involuntary reassignment. However, the restrictions contained in this item do not apply to the Director of the Department of Corrections who may reassign a director of a Department of Corrections’ institution to any facility within the State.”

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

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