A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA NURSING MOTHERS ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 10-5-300 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE JULY 1, 2019, GOVERNMENTAL BUILDINGS AND BUILDINGS OWNED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST PROVIDE CERTAIN ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF WOMEN TO BREASTFEED CHILDREN OR EXPRESS BREAST MILK; BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3740 SO AS TO PROVIDE TAX CREDITS FOR RESIDENT EMPLOYERS THAT PROVIDE SUITABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO BREASTFEED CHILDREN OR TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK; AND BY ADDING SECTION 41-1-130 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EMPLOYERS DAILY SHALL PROVIDE REASONABLE UNPAID BREAK TIMES TO EMPLOYEES WHO NEED TO BREASTFEED CHILDREN OR EXPRESS BREAST MILK, AND TO PROVIDE THESE BREAK TIMES MUST RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH EXISTING EMPLOYEE BREAK TIMES, IF POSSIBLE.
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Introduced Jan 25, 2018
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Jan 25, 2018
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