SC Governor Mark Sanford Signs Unemployment Benefits Extension

Columbia, S.C. October 29, 2009—According to a press release from Governor Mark Sanford’s office, the Governor signed, on Thursday, into law Senate bill 374, which extends benefits to the unemployed under the stimulus act. The bill passed with unanimous, bipartisan support and was made necessary by an oversight at the South Carolina Employment Security Commission (ESC).

...This bill goes into effect immediately, and also is retroactive for those whose unemployment benefits have already been stopped.