S.C. Code Ann. § 43-3-30 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 3 / Section 43-3-30
SECTION 43-3-30. Chairman; meetings; quorum; rules of procedure.
Status: in_force

The members of the respective county boards shall elect one of their members as chairman. Each county board shall meet not less than once a month on regular dates fixed by it unless the director shall designate other regular dates for the various county board meetings. A simple majority of the members shall constitute a quorum and may decide all matters. Each county board may adopt its own rules of procedure unless the state department shall promulgate uniform rules for all county boards to observe.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-140 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 43-5-140
SECTION 43-5-140. Annual notification of eligibility and reporting requirements; duty to report; failure to report; change in eligibility.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be the duty of the department to ensure that every applicant for or recipient of aid to families with dependent children be informed not less frequently than annually as to the provisions of eligibility and his responsibility for reporting all facts material to a correct determination of eligibility and amount of grant. After such information has been provided, the department shall require the recipient and caseworker to execute a formal acknowledgment, on a form prescribed for such purpose, describing what steps were taken to explain the eligibility and reporting requirements to the recipient and that such explanation was understood by the recipient. (b) Each applicant for or recipient or payee of such aid to families with dependent children shall be responsible to report accurately and completely those facts required of him, pursuant to the explanation provided by the department. (c) The failure of an applicant or recipient to report facts which may affect eligibility and grant determination within ten days of the date upon which the applicant or recipient became aware of such facts shall constitute a wilful withholding of such information and permit the department to recover any overpayment occasioned or caused by the wilful withholding. Such facts may include, but are not limited to, composition of household, address or any other factor which may affect eligibility, or failure or refusal to obtain unconditionally available income. If appropriate, recoupment proceedings may be initiated. (d) When the department receives information that would result in a change in grant amount or eligibility, the department shall take action to adjust the grant or redetermine eligibility, consistent with notice requirements, within ten days of receipt of such information.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-1105 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 43-5-1105
SECTION 43-5-1105. State welfare policy.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this State that personal responsibility and parental responsibility must be met if citizens are to attain independence. Further, it is the policy of this State that the welfare system must be based upon a reciprocal agreement between welfare recipients and taxpayers. There also must exist a common goal and vision between the parties, working together at the community level to make life better for all. It must assist families to become economically independent, provide tools to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency, and deter abuse of the system through fair and meaningful sanctions. Editor's Note 1995 Act No. 102, Part I, SECTION 1, provides that this act may be cited as the South Carolina Family Independence Act of 1995. It is codified predominantly as Title 43, Chapter 5, Article 9. For a complete list of sections affected by 1995 Act 102, consult the Statutory Tables Volume, Part II, Table B, Allocation and Disposition of Acts.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-30 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 43-5-30
SECTION 43-5-30. Overpayments and underpayments; recoupment or correction.
Status: in_force

(a) If an overpayment or underpayment is made under the Family Independence Program, the department shall make every effort to correct payment. If the agency decides to terminate benefits to a client and payments are made pending an appeal of the agency's decision, these payments must be considered overpayment if the agency's decision is upheld. (b) Overpayment means a financial assistance payment received which exceeds the amount for which the client was eligible. Underpayment means a financial assistance payment received which is less than the amount for which the client unit was eligible. (c) The agency can recover an overpayment by: (1) receiving a payment from the client or former client; or (2) by reducing the amount of any future aid payable to the client. The adjustment in future aid shall not reduce the family's monthly income to less than ninety percent of the amount payable to a family of the same composition with no other income. If no payment is made for a month solely by reason of the recovery of an overpayment, that individual is still considered a recipient of assistance for that month for purposes of enrollment date. (d) If an individual has received an overpayment and does not repay the agency and is no longer receiving aid so that future payments cannot be reduced, the agency shall make recovery by taking appropriate action under the laws of the State against the income or resources of the individual or family. (e) Correction of underpayments of assistance must be made to current recipients and those who would be current recipients if the error causing the underpayment had not occurred. For the purposes of determining continued eligibility and amount of assistance, the retroactive corrective payments are not considered income or a resource in the month paid nor in the next following month.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-1-135 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 43-1-135
SECTION 43-1-135. State Department to administer Social Services Block Grant Program.
Status: in_force

The State Department shall administer the Social Services Block Grant Program.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-31-150 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31 / Section 43-31-150
SECTION 43-31-150. Unlawful disclosure or use of information; records and communications are confidential and privileged.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program, and in accordance with regulations, for any person to solicit, disclose, receive or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in or acquiesce in the use of any list of, or names of, or any information concerning, persons applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation, directly or indirectly derived from the records, papers, files, communications of the State or subdivisions or agencies thereof, or acquired in the course of the performance of official duties without the written consent of each such applicant and recipient. The records, papers, files and communications shall be regarded as confidential information and privileged.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-35-65 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 35 / Article 1 / Section 43-35-65
SECTION 43-35-65. Notices to be displayed at facilities.
Status: in_force

A facility as defined in Section 43-35-10 shall prominently display notices stating the duties of its personnel under this chapter and contact information, the text of which must be provided by the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program in consultation with the Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-39-120 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 39 / Section 43-39-120
SECTION 43-39-120. Fiscal year; audit; annual report.
Status: in_force

The commission shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year basis of July first to June thirtieth. As shortly after the close of its fiscal year as may be practicable, an audit of its affairs shall be made by a certified public accountant in good standing, to be designated by the commission. Copies of such audit, incorporated into an annual report of the commission, shall be filed with the legislative delegation and the county council of each participating county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-26-10 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 26 / Section 43-26-10
SECTION 43-26-10. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter: (a) "Blind persons" means persons who are visually handicapped as defined in SECTION 43-25-20 of the 1976 Code. (b) "License" means a written instrument issued by the commission pursuant to this chapter authorizing a blind person to operate a vending facility on State, Federal or other property. (c) "Public property" means any buildings or land owned, leased or occupied by any department or agency of the State or any instrumentality wholly owned by the State or by any county or municipality or other local governmental entity. (d) "Vending facility" means such shelters, counters, shelving display and wall cases, refrigeration apparatus, heating or cooking apparatus, and other appropriate auxiliary equipment as is necessary for the vending of such articles as may be approved by the commission. This definition specifically includes any manual or coin operated vending facilities, snack bars and cafeterias. (e) "Commission" means the South Carolina Commission for the Blind. (f) "Property custodian" means any person, officer or employee of a department, agency, board, commission, educational institution or any other branch of State, county, municipal or other local government who is charged with the responsibility of care, custody and control of public property.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-75 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 43-5-75
SECTION 43-5-75. Information from banks concerning applicant or recipient of aid.
Status: in_force

The director or his authorized agent may, after signed authorization from the applicant or recipient, request and receive from any bank or other financial institution doing business in South Carolina information with respect to the transaction with any such institution of any applicant for or recipient of any form of aid or relief under this article and it shall be the duty of the officers and employees of such institution to furnish the information within ten working days to the department pursuant to the written request of the director.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-33-30 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 33 / Article 1 / Section 43-33-30
SECTION 43-33-30. Duty of driver approaching blind pedestrian; failure of blind pedestrian to carry white cane or use guide dog.
Status: in_force

The driver of a vehicle approaching a totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color (with or without a red tip) or approaching a handicapped pedestrian using an assistance dog shall take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to the pedestrian. Any driver who fails to take these precautions is liable in damages for any injury caused the pedestrian. A totally or partially blind pedestrian not carrying a cane or a handicapped pedestrian not using an assistance dog in any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in SECTION 43-33-20, has all the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons. The failure of a totally or partially blind pedestrian to carry a cane or the failure of a handicapped pedestrian to use an assistance dog in any of these places, accommodations, or conveyances does not constitute negligence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-35-210 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 35 / Article 2 / Section 43-35-210
SECTION 43-35-210. Definitions.
Status: in_force

In addition to the definitions contained in Section 43-35-10, for purposes of this article, "guardian ad litem" means an individual appointed by the family court pursuant to Section 43-35-45 to advocate for the best interests of a vulnerable adult.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-21-60 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21 / Section 43-21-60
SECTION 43-21-60. Submission and contents of annual report.
Status: in_force

The Department on Aging shall submit an annual report to the Governor and to the General Assembly on or before January first of each year. The report shall deal with the present and future needs of the elderly and with the work of the department during the year. Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 261, SECTION 9, in the first sentence, substituted "The Department on Aging" for "The division" and "Governor" for "Lieutenant Governor", and in the second sentence, substituted "department" for "division".
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-43-60 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-43-60
SECTION 43-43-60. Terms of office.
Status: in_force

The terms of office shall be for two years, provided that no public official shall continue to serve if he ceases to be a public official. No member of the commission selected under item (2) and item (3) of SECTION 43-43-30 shall serve for more than five consecutive years, nor more than a total of ten years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-630 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 43-5-630
SECTION 43-5-630. Proration of intermittent income received by applicants for assistance.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining eligibility for assistance, the income received by individuals employed on a contractual basis may be prorated over the period of the contract or intermittent income received quarterly, semiannually, or yearly may be prorated over the period covered by the income.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-47-100 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 47 / Section 43-47-100
SECTION 43-47-100. Commission property exempt from ad valorem taxes.
Status: in_force

All property of the commission is exempt from all ad valorem taxes levied by the county or its municipalities or divisions, subdivisions, or agencies, directly or indirectly.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-1230 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 43-5-1230
SECTION 43-5-1230. Family to be served as a whole.
Status: in_force

To further strengthen the family unit and promote parental responsibility, emphasis must be placed on serving the family as a whole. Immunizations, school attendance, preventive health screenings, and pregnancy prevention programs as authorized by law for minor children must be monitored and encouraged.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-1265 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 43-5-1265
SECTION 43-5-1265. Simplification of application forms.
Status: in_force

The Department of Social Services, with existing resources and personnel, shall develop simplified AFDC, Medicaid, and food stamp application forms and instructions which are understandable. If necessary, for compliance with federal regulations, the department shall apply to the federal government for waivers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-1-100 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 43-1-100
SECTION 43-1-100. State Department may investigate certain institutions or agencies.
Status: in_force

The State Department may make investigations into the administration and affairs of any institution or agency, public or private, concerned with the care, custody or training of persons or the handling of problems of delinquency, dependency or defectiveness.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-21-190 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21 / Section 43-21-190
SECTION 43-21-190. Model legislature on aging issues.
Status: in_force

There is created a model legislature on aging issues to be administered by the South Carolina Silver Haired Legislature, Inc. This model legislature shall: (1) identify issues, concerns, and possible solutions for problems facing the aging population in South Carolina; (2) make recommendations to the Governor and members of the General Assembly and to the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging; (3) arrange educational forums to explore issues related to older South Carolinians; (4) promote good government for all South Carolinians. The participants must be sixty years of age or older and must be selected pursuant to procedures adopted by the South Carolina Silver Haired Legislature, Inc. in coordination with the state's network of aging programs. The nonpartisan model legislature shall conduct its general assembly annually. Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 261, SECTION 13, in (2), substituted "the Governor" for "the Lieutenant Governor".
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-1175 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 43-5-1175
SECTION 43-5-1175. No increase in welfare with increase in number of children.
Status: in_force

To encourage parents to plan for security and assume responsibility for their children, there must be no incremental increase in AFDC benefits to a family as a result of a child born to that parent ten or more months after the family begins to receive AFDC. This section does not apply if the department establishes that the child was conceived as a result of rape or incest. The State may provide benefits to a child born after ten months in the form of vouchers that may be used only to pay for particular goods and services specified by the State as needed for the child's mother to participate in education training and employment related activities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-21-170 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21 / Section 43-21-170
SECTION 43-21-170. Administration of Eldercare Trust Fund; powers of department.
Status: in_force

In administering the Eldercare Trust Fund, the department may, but is not limited to: (1) assess the critical needs of the frail elderly and establish priorities for meeting these needs; (2) receive gifts, bequests, and devises for deposit and investment into the trust fund for awarding grants to public and private nonprofit organizations; (3) solicit proposals for programs that are aimed at meeting identified service needs; (4) provide technical assistance to public and private nonprofit organizations, when requested, in preparing proposals for submission; (5) establish criteria for awarding grants; and (6) enter into contracts for the awarding of grants to public and private nonprofit organizations. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references to "Department on Aging" and "department" were substituted for "Division on Aging" and "division" to comply with amendments made by 2018 Act No. 261.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-1210 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 43-5-1210
SECTION 43-5-1210. Minor child's income to be excluded.
Status: in_force

To remove the disincentive to employment that occurs when a family's AFDC payment is reduced because of a minor child's earnings and to encourage children in AFDC families to develop positive work attitudes, the State shall apply to the federal government for a waiver to exclude income earned by a minor child attending school when determining eligibility or payment amount for Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-1260 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 43-5-1260
SECTION 43-5-1260. Technical education partnership initiatives.
Status: in_force

(A) The Department of Social Services in conjunction with the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education shall: (1) work closely with businesses and industries in South Carolina to design curriculums to produce students with skills needed by these businesses and industries; (2) develop specially designed curriculums that target and train AFDC clients in keeping with the clients' identified aptitudes, interests, and abilities for occupations identified by the Department of Employment and Workforce as the top growth occupations of the future. (B) For the next three years the Department of Social Services and the State Board for Technical Education shall report before January first to the Governor and the General Assembly on the projects completed under this section, the number of AFDC families served, and shall evaluate their effectiveness in assisting AFDC families in becoming self-sufficient.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-240 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 43-5-240
SECTION 43-5-240. Execution of cooperative support program agreement.
Status: in_force

Any county desiring to obtain the benefits of appropriations from the Public Welfare Support Reimbursement Fund shall secure the formal joinder of the circuit solicitor and of the court having jurisdiction of support cases in that county in a joint plan and a cooperative support program agreement with the department and the execution of a cooperative support program agreement with the department. The execution of such agreement is hereby authorized.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-41-90 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 43-41-90
SECTION 43-41-90. Organization; election of officers; meetings; maintenance of current membership record.
Status: in_force

The commission shall meet as soon as practicable after appointment and at its first meeting and annually thereafter shall elect a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary and a treasurer. The commission shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as may be designated by the chairman. Each member of the commission shall receive advance notification of each meeting in the manner the commission shall determine. The commission shall file and maintain a current record of its membership with the clerk of court and with the respective legislative delegations in each of the counties represented on the commission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-21-20 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21 / Section 43-21-20
SECTION 43-21-20. Terms of members; vacancies; termination of appointments.
Status: in_force

The members of the advisory council shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The terms of the members expire on June thirtieth and all vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms. The Governor may terminate a member of the council for any reason pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-3-240, and the reason for the termination must be communicated to each member of the council. Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 261, SECTION 7, in the second undesignated paragraph, substituted "The Governor" for "The Lieutenant Governor".
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-35-30 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 35 / Article 1 / Section 43-35-30
SECTION 43-35-30. Photographing of visible trauma on abused adult.
Status: in_force

A person required to report pursuant to this article or a person investigating a report may take or cause to be taken color photographs of the trauma visible on the vulnerable adult who is the subject of a report. A person required to report under this chapter as a member of the staff of a medical facility, public or private institution, school, facility, or agency immediately shall notify the person in charge or the designated agent of the person in charge who shall take or cause to be taken color photographs of visible trauma. The investigative entity or law enforcement, if indicated, may cause to be performed a radiological examination or medical examination of the vulnerable adult without consent. All photographs, x-rays, and results of medical examinations and tests must be provided to law enforcement or to the investigative entity upon request.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-35-70 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 35 / Article 1 / Section 43-35-70
SECTION 43-35-70. Reports to occupational licensing boards.
Status: in_force

The investigative entity shall report an alleged incident of abuse, neglect, or exploitation against a health care professional to the occupational licensing board by whom that person is licensed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-31-40 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31 / Section 43-31-40
SECTION 43-31-40. State Agency of Vocational Rehabilitation; appointment and terms of members.
Status: in_force

The Governor shall appoint a State Agency of Vocational Rehabilitation to be composed of seven members, and this agency shall provide for the administration of this chapter. The members of the agency shall consist of one member from each congressional district. The Governor, upon the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the members. The members shall serve a term of seven years. The terms of office must always remain staggered so that the term of one member expires every year with appointments to fill unexpired terms caused by death, resignation, or disability. Editor's Note 2012 Act No. 279, SECTION 33, provides as follows: "Due to the congressional redistricting, any person elected or appointed to serve, or serving, as a member of any board, commission, or committee to represent a congressional district, whose residency is transferred to another district by a change in the composition of the district, may serve, or continue to serve, the term of office for which he was elected or appointed; however, the appointing or electing authority shall appoint or elect an additional member on that board, commission, or committee from the district which loses a resident member as a result of the transfer to serve until the term of the transferred member expires. When a vacancy occurs in the district to which a member has been transferred, the vacancy must not be filled until the full term of the transferred member expires. Further, the inability to hold an election or to make an appointment due to judicial review of the congressional districts does not constitute a vacancy."
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-310 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 43-5-310
SECTION 43-5-310. General assistance to handicapped or unfortunate persons who are unable to support themselves.
Status: in_force

General assistance in the form of money payments shall be granted by the State Department to handicapped and unfortunate persons in need who are not eligible for other forms of assistance provided in Chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 19 and 23 and who are unable to support themselves because of physical or mental infirmity and would suffer unless so provided for. A recipient of such assistance must be unable to provide himself with the necessities of life, have insufficient means of his own for proper support and have no relative or other person able to provide and legally responsible for his maintenance or willing to provide therefor.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-33-380 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 33 / Article 5 / Section 43-33-380
SECTION 43-33-380. Information not to be disclosed unless authorized in writing.
Status: in_force

The system shall not disclose the name or identity of any person, complainant, witness or subject of a complaint or any information or writing relating thereto unless the person or his parent or legal guardian authorizes in writing the release of such information but the system may make such disclosures as may be necessary to protect or advocate for the rights of the concerned person with a developmental or other disability. Editor's Note 2017 Act No. 52, SECTIONS 10 to 12, provide as follows: "SECTION 10. The Governor shall take all actions necessary pursuant to 29 U.S.C. Section 732 to designate Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc., formerly known as the South Carolina Protection and Advocacy System for the Handicapped, Inc., as the South Carolina administrator of the Client Assistance Program. "SECTION 11. Authorized appropriations and the assets and liabilities of the Client Assistance Program are transferred to and become part of Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc., formerly known as the South Carolina Protection and Advocacy System for the Handicapped, Inc. "SECTION 12. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc., formerly known as the South Carolina Protection and Advocacy System for the Handicapped, Inc., shall administer the Client Assistance Program upon the completion of all necessary filings with the federal government." Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 52, SECTION 6, substituted "concerned person with a developmental or other disability" for "developmentally disabled or handicapped person concerned" and made nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-43-80 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-43-80
SECTION 43-43-80. Commission shall establish procedures for petitions for additional membership.
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish procedures under which community agencies or organizations and representative groups of the poor which feel themselves inadequately represented on the commission may petition for adequate membership. In this regard, the commission shall be governed by the federal regulations and guidelines promulgated under Public Law 92-424, as amended, and Public Law 93-644. If the commission finds that a petition for membership is meritorious and a seat is warranted, they shall increase the membership of the commission as provided for in Section 43-43-30(b) and (c).
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-1-120 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 43-1-120
SECTION 43-1-120. State Department may secure all possible Federal aid.
Status: in_force

The State Department may take such action as it may deem necessary, from time to time, to enable the Department to secure for the State and its residents the full benefits available under the Social Security Act of Congress and any amendments thereof and under any other Federal legislation having for its purpose the improvement or extension of social and welfare assistance or services to the people of the United States. But nothing contained in this section shall be construed to authorize any action by the Department in violation of the law of this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-25-60 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 25 / Section 43-25-60
SECTION 43-25-60. Itinerant counselors shall assist in schools; visually handicapped pupils shall be reported to commission.
Status: in_force

The commission may employ qualified itinerant counselors to assist teachers in public or private schools who are responsible for the teaching of visually handicapped students. The itinerant counselor shall assist the public or private school teacher by providing methods and materials for teaching such student. The State Department of Education shall report to the commission the schools having visually handicapped students. All principals or heads of private schools shall report to the commission the names of visually handicapped students in attendance. Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 239, SECTION 3, in the first sentence, substituted "itinerant counselors" for "itinerant teachers", and in the second sentence, substituted "itinerant counselor" for "itinerant teacher".
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-33-530 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 33 / Article 7 / Section 43-33-530
SECTION 43-33-530. Discrimination prohibited without reasonable justification.
Status: in_force

No person may discriminate against a handicapped person with respect to public accommodations, public services, or housing without reasonable justification. No protection or right of access provided by law for handicapped persons is reduced or eliminated by the provisions of this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-222 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 43-5-222
SECTION 43-5-222. Portion of child support payments to be paid to welfare recipients; department to be reimbursed.
Status: repealed

From the amounts collected by the South Carolina State Department of Social Services for children and the parents of such children who are currently recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), pursuant to Section 43-5-220 of the 1976 Code, the department may distribute these amounts as follows: (1) of amounts collected which represent monthly monetary support obligations, the first seventy-five dollars of the monthly payment must be paid to the AFDC family and thereafter must be increased up to the amount of the monthly support obligation; (2) if the amount collected is in excess of the amounts required to be distributed under item (1), the excess must be retained by the department as reimbursement for AFDC payments made to the family for which the State has not been reimbursed. Of the amount retained by the department, the department shall determine the federal government's share so that the department may reimburse the federal government, if required, to the extent of its participation in the financing of the AFDC payment. (3) if the amount collected is in excess of the amounts required to be distributed under (1) and (2) the family must be paid the excess. (4) payments made to the family in item (1) may not be used in determining the amount paid, if any, in AFDC or other welfare benefits. Editor's Note Former SECTION 43-5-222, repealed by 1997 Act No. 71, SECTION 46, eff June 10, 1997, was entitled: Portion of child support payments to be paid to welfare recipients; department to be reimbursed, and was derived from 1995 Act No. 102, Part V, SECTION 8.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-26-30 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 26 / Section 43-26-30
SECTION 43-26-30. Duties of commission.
Status: in_force

In carrying out this chapter, the commission: (a) shall promulgate regulations governing: (1) personal standards; (2) the protection of records and confidential information; (3) the eligibility for licensing of blind persons as vending facility operators; (4) termination of licenses; (5) the title to vending facility equipment and the interests in stocks of merchandise; (6) procedures for fair hearings; and (7) such other regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) shall appoint such personnel as may be necessary for the administration of the vending facility program. (c) shall make surveys to find locations where vending facilities may be properly and satisfactorily operated by blind persons. (d) Shall furnish each vending facility established pursuant to this chapter with adequate, suitable equipment and shall be responsible for the maintenance and repair of such equipment to the operator without cost, and shall furnish each such facility with an adequate initial stock of merchandise. (e) Shall provide such management and supervisory services as are deemed necessary by the commission to assure that such vending facility will be operated in the most effective and productive manner possible without cost to the operator. (f) Shall take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (g) May accept gifts and donations made unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the commission may deem appropriate, for the purpose of carrying out this chapter, and may use, hold, invest or reinvest such gifts for such purposes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-450 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 43-5-450
SECTION 43-5-450. Amount of grants.
Status: in_force

In granting aid for dependent children the amount granted shall not exceed thirty dollars per month for one child in any home, nor twenty-one dollars per month for each additional child in the same home, and shall not exceed thirty dollars per month for a needy relative with whom any dependent child is living. Provided, the state agency shall with respect to any month disregard: (1) all of the earned income of each dependent child receiving aid to families with dependent children who is a full-time student to part-time student who is not a full-time employee attending a school, college, or university, or a course of vocational or technical training designed to fit him for gainful employment; and (2) in the case of earned income of a dependent child not included under item (1), a relative receiving such aid, and any other individual (living in the same home as such relative and child) whose needs are taken into account in making such determination, the first thirty dollars of the total of such earned income for such month plus one third of the remainder of such income for such month. Provided, further, that the provisions of this item shall not apply to earned income derived from participation on a project maintained under the programs established by Section 432(b)(2) and (3) of the Federal Social Security Act. Provided, further, that within the limitations of the State appropriation the maximum amount per caretaker and per child may be increased not in excess of the amount which may hereafter be matched by the Federal Government. Editor's Note This section was formerly SECTION 20-7-2490.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-1-170 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 43-1-170
SECTION 43-1-170. Preparation and submission of annual budget.
Status: in_force

The director shall have prepared and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual budget, estimating the necessary funds for discharging the duties imposed upon the Department, after taking into consideration federal funds which have been or may be allotted to the State for such purpose.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-1235 — SC Code / Title 43 / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 43-5-1235
SECTION 43-5-1235. Increased health care access through existing resources.
Status: in_force

To assist AFDC families in directing their efforts to becoming economically stable and financially independent rather than diverting their resources to the care of children and family members with health and medical problems, the State, through coordination and cooperation among various agencies utilizing current resources, must: (1) provide greater access to and place more emphasis on early and continuous prenatal care; (2) eliminate as many barriers to good prenatal care as possible; (3) establish teen parent initiatives dealing with school dropout programs and parent effectiveness training programs; (4) promote counseling and education about early childhood health, especially the need for immunizations; (5) foster better access to preventive health services through expanded hours of health care clinics; (6) provide, as funding allows, school nurses to increase access to primary care and more effective identification and referral of health care among children.