S 909

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 12-10-108 So As To Provide Circumstances In Which Professional Employer Organizations May Be Eligible For Certain Tax Credits And Economic Incentives Under The Enterprise Zone Act Of 1995; By Adding Section 40-68-145 So As To Provide For The Determination Of Tax Credits And Economic Incentives Based On Employment With Respect To Client Companies Of Professional Employer Organizations; To Amend Section 40-68-55, Relating To The Ability Of The Department Of Insurance To Regulate The Acceptance Of Affidavit Or Certification Of Approval Of Qualified Assurance Organizations, So As To Delete The Requirement That These Functions Be Provided By Regulation; To Amend Section 40-68-60, Relating To The Requirements Of Professional Employment Organization Services Agreements Between Professional Employer Organizations And Assigned Employees, So As To Provide Organizations Shall Provide Assigned Employees With Certain Written Notice Of How The Agreement Affects Them; To Amend Section 40-68-70, Relating To The Requirements Of Professional Employment Organization Services Agreements Between Professional Employer Organizations And Client Companies, So As To Provide That The Terms Of The Agreement Must Be Established By Written Contract; And To Amend Section 40-68-150, Relating To Certain Prohibited Acts, So As To Provide Professional Employer Organizations Shall Not Engage In The Sale Of Insurance Or Act As Third Party Administrators, And To Provide That The Sponsoring And Maintaining Of Employee Benefit Plans For The Benefit Of Assigned Employees Does Not Constitute The Sale Of Insurance.