Displaced State Employee Readjustment Fund

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-184 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION SHALL ESTABLISH A "DISPLACED STATE EMPLOYEE READJUSTMENT FUND" TO BE USED FOR CREATING AND OPERATING A DISPLACED STATE EMPLOYEE READJUSTMENT APPLICANT POOL FOR THE PURPOSE OF HELPING PUBLIC AGENCY AND QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCY WORKERS DISPLACED BY THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF THE AGENCY OR QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCY TRANSITION TO CERTAIN OTHER EMPLOYMENT BY GIVING THEM FIRST PRIORITY CONSIDERATION FOR FILLING VACANCIES OR NEW POSITIONS AT OTHER STATE AGENCIES OR QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCIES, TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, STATE AGENCIES, AND QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCIES IN THIS STATE, AND TO LIMIT APPLICABILITY OF THESE PROVISIONS TO AGENCIES EMPLOYING ONE HUNDRED OR MORE WORKERS.