2015-2016 Bill 3103: Equal Pay Study Committee - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

121st Session, 2015-2016

H. 3103

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution

Sponsors: Reps. McEachern and M.S.McLeod

Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11012cz15.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015

Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Equal Pay Study Committee

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

12/11/2014HousePrefiled

12/11/2014HouseReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

1/13/2015HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage96)

1/13/2015HouseReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journalpage96)

1/16/2015Scrivener's error corrected

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2014

1/16/2015

AJOINT RESOLUTION

TO CREATE THE “EQUAL PAY STUDY COMMITTEE”, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE STUDY COMMITTEE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE STUDY COMMITTEE’S TERMINATION.

Whereas, recent studies have illustrated that women are paid seventyseven percent of what men are paid; and

Whereas, these studies also have illustrated that the average woman in South Carolina only earns seventyeight percent of what a male in South Carolina earns; and

Whereas, women of color are subject to an even wider pay gap, with AfricanAmerican women earning sixtyfour cents on the dollar compared to men; and

Whereas, it is fitting and proper for the State of South Carolina to explore and study the wages of state employees to ensure that no wage discrimination occurs within any branch of the government of South Carolina. Now, therefore,

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

SECTION1.(A)There is created the “Equal Pay Study Committee.” The study committee shall review information, including, but not limited to, statistics and other information available regarding the job position, salary, race, and gender of all state employees.

(B)The study committee must be composed of three members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House, three members of the Senate appointed by the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Senate, and one member appointed by the Governor. At least one member from both the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be selected upon recommendation of the Minority Leader of the respective body.

(C)The Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall provide staffing for the study committee.

(D)The study committee shall make a report of the committee’s recommendations to the General Assembly by January 31, 2016, at which time the study committee must be dissolved.

SECTION2.This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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