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SC Code § 2-1-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-80. Holding over by committee chairmen who are ex officio members of boards and commissions; vacancies.

 Every chairman of a committee of the House of Representatives or of the Senate who is ex officio a member of any commission or board shall continue to be a member of such commission or board after each general election and until his successor shall be appointed chairman of such committee of the House or Senate and, if a vacancy occurs in any such chairmanship or the chairman is unable to serve by reason of temporary disability or other cause when the General Assembly is not in session, the Speaker of the House or the President of the Senate shall designate some member of such committee of the House or Senate, as the case may be, to serve as such member of the commission or board in the place of such chairman until the next meeting of the General Assembly or until the temporary disability is removed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-5; 1952 Code Section 30-5; 1942 Code Section 2069; 1932 Code Section 2069; Civ. C. '22 Section 32; 1915 (29) 263.
SC Code § 2-1-85 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-85. Legislative members of state boards and commissions shall serve until succeeded.

 The term of legislative members of the state boards and commissions is coterminous with their term of office in the General Assembly except that they shall serve until their successors are elected or appointed and qualify. Nothing in this section prohibits the reappointment of legislative members to state boards or commissions.  HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 520, Section 1; 1987 Act No. 48, Section 1.
SC Code § 2-1-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-90. Committee members, rather than chairmen, may be elected by committees to serve ex officio on boards and commissions.

 Wherever a statute provides for the chairman of a standing committee of the General Assembly to be a member of a board or commission, ex officio, the members of the standing committee may elect another member of the committee to serve in lieu of the chairman.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 204.
SC Code § 2-1-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-100. Members shall not be eligible for office created by General Assembly.

 No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be elected by the General Assembly or appointed by any executive authority to any civil office under the dominion of this State which shall have been created during the time for which such Senator or Representative was elected to serve in the General Assembly.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-6; 1952 Code Section 30-6; 1942 Code Section 2070-2; 1937 (40) 136.
SC Code § 2-1-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-110. Members of Richland delegation shall not serve in certain organizations.

 No member of the legislative delegation of Richland County shall be eligible to appointment to membership on the board of Columbia township auditorium, the venereal clinic or on any such like organization or board of the county or of Columbia township receiving financial aid from the county or township. All vacancies from time to time occurring in the membership of any such board, which it is provided by law shall be filled by the county legislative delegation, shall be filled by a majority vote of the delegation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-7; 1952 Code Section 30-7; 1942 Code Section 4730; 1932 (37) 1188.
SC Code § 2-1-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-120. Members shall retain teaching certificates while serving in General Assembly.

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or regulations of the Department of Education, members of the General Assembly while serving elected terms of office shall be exempted from any requirements of recertification and such members' teaching certificates shall remain valid during that period.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 333.
SC Code § 2-1-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-130. Distribution without charge of copies of legislative manual.

 The clerk of the House of Representatives may distribute, without charge, copies of each legislative manual as published to the following individuals, institutions and offices in South Carolina:  (a) Members, clerks and attaches of the General Assembly;  (b) Members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation;  (c) Justices of the Supreme Court and circuit judges;  (d) Circuit and county court solicitors;  (e) Clerks of court;  (f) State departments, boards and commissions;  (g) Representatives of news media reporting sessions of the General Assembly;  (h) State-supported institutions of higher learning;  (i) Penal and charitable institutions;  (j) Federal departments;  (k) Public schools;  (l) Public libraries;  (m) schools; and  (n) In those counties with only one resident member of the House of Representatives, the same number of manuals shall be issued that was normally issued to such county when it had a resident Senator.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-9; 1964 (53) 1823; 1968 (55) 2855; 1969 (56) 444.
SC Code § 2-1-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-140. Sale of legislative manual to public.

 The clerk of the House of Representatives may offer for sale to the public at least five hundred copies of each legislative manual, as published, at such price as may be determined by the clerk; provided, that this price may not be less than the additional cost of printing each such manual.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-10; 1964 (53) 1823.
SC Code § 2-1-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-150. Members shall not be required to appear in court while General Assembly is in session.

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or rule of court, no member of the General Assembly shall be required to appear in court as an attorney, who is the attorney of record, witness or otherwise during any regular legislative day, on any day in which the General Assembly is in special session, or on any other day when any legislator is required to attend any official legislative committee meeting. During the same period no case in which a member of the General Assembly is listed as an attorney of record shall be stricken from the calendar because such member of the General Assembly failed to appear for trial at the time designated by the court.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to a continuance, where such continuance is based upon an attorney in such case being a member of the legislature, shall be a matter of right except in the following situations and under the following circumstances, and none other, to wit:  (1) where litigation involves emergency relief and irreparable damage;  (2) where such attorney has previously been granted continuances for the same case for a period greater than one hundred eighty days; or  (3) in a criminal case where the client is incarcerated unless the defendant shall give his written consent to the continuance.  This section shall not affect or deny any other rights which a legislator may have to be excused from court appearances or appearances before administrative bodies or commissions provided by other provisions of law.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-11; 1971 (57) 458; 1979 Act No. 178, Section 1.
SC Code § 2-1-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-160. Escheat of furniture to members.

 No furniture owned by the State and utilized by the General Assembly shall escheat to any member of either body unless such member shall have served for not less than six years.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-12; 1971 (57) 937.
SC Code § 2-1-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-170. General Assembly shall not give away State-owned property.

 The General Assembly shall not by act or resolution give away any State-owned property but may provide that State-owned property may be sold at fair market value.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-13; 1974 (58) 2608.
SC Code § 2-1-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-180. Adjournment of General Assembly; conditions for extended session.

 The regular annual session of the General Assembly shall adjourn sine die each year not later than five o'clock p.m. on the second Thursday in May. The regular annual session of the General Assembly can be extended:  (a) if the House of Representatives fails to give a third reading to the annual general appropriations bill by March thirty-first, the date of sine die adjournment is extended by one statewide day for each statewide day after March thirty-first that the House of Representatives fails to give the bill third reading; or  (b) if a forecast reduction is submitted by the Board of Economic Advisors pursuant to Section 11-9-880 after April tenth for the next fiscal year, the adjournment date for the General Assembly may be extended up to two weeks with the agreement of the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate; or  (c) if a concurrent resolution is adopted by a two-thirds vote of both the Senate and House of Representatives not later than five o'clock p.m. on the second Thursday in May. During the time between five o'clock p.m. on the second Thursday in May and the extended sine die adjournment date, as set forth herein, no legislation or other business may be considered except the general appropriations bill and any matters approved for consideration by a concurrent resolution adopted by two-thirds vote in both houses.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 146, Section 2; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, Section 38; 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, Section 59; 2016 Act No. 199 (S.267), Section 1, eff June 3, 2016.  Editor's Note  2016 Act No. 199, Section 3, provides as follows:  "SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon the approval by the Governor and first applies for the next annual regular session of the General Assembly."  2019 Act No. 1, Section 97, provides as follows:  "SECTION 97. The Code Commissioner is directed to change all references to 'President Pro Tempore', 'President Pro Tempore of the Senate', or 'President of the Senate Pro Tempore' not specifically addressed in this act to 'President of the Senate'."  Effect of Amendment  2016 Act No. 199, Section 1, rewrote the section, changing the date for the mandatory adjournment of the general assembly to the second Thursday in May from the first Thursday in June, and to provide that the adjournment date may be extended up to two weeks in the discretion of the speaker of the house and the president pro tempore of the senate if a forecast reduction is submitted by the board of economic advisors after April tenth.
SC Code § 2-1-215 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-215. Orientation program for new legislators.

 Beginning with members of the General Assembly first elected in the 1992 General Election, the Operations and Management Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate acting as a joint committee shall establish a program for newly elected members of the General Assembly to familiarize them with the operations of state agencies. The joint committee shall approve the content of the program and may designate an appropriate agency or institution to administer the program. This orientation program must supplement any orientation provided by the House of Representatives or the Senate about their internal operations.  The program must focus on the purpose, structure, funding, and operations of the various agencies, institutions, departments, divisions, and offices of state government. Agencies shall cooperate with the joint committee in making necessary presentations and arranging visitations to facilities. All programs must be scheduled on legislative days. All members of the General Assembly may participate in the orientation program.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 49, Section 1.
SC Code § 2-1-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-220. Legislative appropriations; exemption from approval requirements.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, or any limitation or provision contained in the annual general appropriations act, each house of the General Assembly is exempt from any provision which requires the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, or Executive Budget Office or any other executive branch agency for the expenditure, management, or transfer of any legislative branch appropriations.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Part VI.N.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 2-1-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-230. Electronic transmission of agency reports to General Assembly.

 (A) With the exception of the Governor's Executive Budget and related documents and telephone directories, an agency, a department, or an entity of state government required by law to report to the General Assembly shall prepare its report and transmit its report electronically to the Legislative Services Agency (LSA) and to the State Library as provided in Section 60-2-30. LSA shall notify the members of the General Assembly that the report is available. An agency, a department, or an entity of state government may not provide the General Assembly with hard copies of a publication whether or not the publication, report, or other document is required by law to be furnished to the General Assembly, and a publication only may be provided to a member of the General Assembly if the member requests the publication.  (B) The agency, department, or entity of state government shall transmit these publications to the Legislative Services Agency (LSA) by electronic medium in a format and form pursuant to technical standards as may be established by LSA. LSA shall make information transmitted available through its network.  (C) A report governed by the requirements of this section may be published in hard copy form for distribution to the General Assembly if authorized by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.  HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 119, Section 1, eff June 3, 2005; 2013 Act No. 31, Section 4, eff May 21, 2013; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 10, eff January 31, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment, in subsection (A), substituted "Legislative Services Agency (LSA)" for "Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS)"; and in subsection (B), substituted "Legislative Services Agency (LSA)" for "Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS)", and twice substituted "LSA" for "LPITS".  2019 Act No. 1, Section 10, in (C), substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".
SC Code § 2-1-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-1-240. Placement of monuments on State House grounds and in State House; exemption; procedure for lifting moratorium and approving placement of new monument.

 (A) For the purposes of this section, "monument" means a statue, bust, mural, portrait, or other memorial to a person or event venerated for its enduring historical significance.  (B) There is established a moratorium on the placement of additional monuments on the State House grounds or in the State House. The chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives are exempt from this moratorium.  (C) If the moratorium is lifted, the State House Committee may approve the placement of a new monument, pursuant to this section, if the monument represents enduring significant historical contributions, achievements, or accomplishments of a South Carolinian or a milestone in the state's history.  (D) To approve the placement of a new monument:  (1) a majority of the State House Committee must vote to review proposals for the placement of a new monument. To be considered, a proposal must include:  (a) a detailed, written statement explaining the enduring historical significance of the proposed monument, including how the monument will represent the contributions, achievements, and accomplishments of a South Carolinian or a milestone in the state's history;  (b) an artist's rendering, scale model, or stamped architectural rendering of the proposed monument; and  (c) a detailed statement of the funding for the proposed monument and its installation;  (2) two-thirds of the State House Committee must vote in favor of recommending placement of the monument to the General Assembly; and  (3) the General Assembly must adopt the proposal by concurrent resolution calling for the placement of the new monument.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 77, Section 1, eff June 13, 2007.
SC Code § 2-2-5 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 2 - Legislative Oversight Of Executive Department|Section 2-2-5. Declaration of public policy.

 The General Assembly finds and declares the following to be the public policy of the State of South Carolina:  (1) Section 1, Article XII of the State Constitution requires the General Assembly to provide for appropriate agencies to function in the areas of health, welfare, and safety and to determine the activities, powers, and duties of these agencies and departments.  (2) This constitutional duty is a continuing and ongoing obligation of the General Assembly that is best addressed by periodic review of the programs of the agencies and departments and their responsiveness to the needs of the state's citizens by the standing committees of the State Senate or House of Representatives.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt IV, Section 6.D, eff January 1, 2015.
SC Code § 2-2-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 2 - Legislative Oversight Of Executive Department|Section 2-2-10. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:  (1) "Agency" means an authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of the executive or judicial departments of state government, including administrative bodies. "Agency" includes a body corporate and politic established as an instrumentality of the State. "Agency" does not include:  (a) the legislative department of state government; or  (b) a political subdivision.  (2) "Investigating committee" means any standing committee or subcommittee of a standing committee exercising its authority to conduct an oversight study and investigation of an agency within the standing committee's subject matter jurisdiction.  (3) "Program evaluation report" means a report compiled by an agency at the request of an investigating committee that may include, but is not limited to, a review of agency management and organization, program delivery, agency goals and objectives, compliance with its statutory mandate, and fiscal accountability.  (4) "Request for information" means a list of questions that an investigating committee serves on a department or agency under investigation. The questions may relate to any matters concerning the department or agency's actions that are the subject of the investigation.  (5) "Standing committee" means a permanent committee with a regular meeting schedule and designated subject matter jurisdiction that is authorized by the Rules of the Senate or the Rules of the House of Representatives.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt IV, Section 6.D, eff January 1, 2015.
SC Code § 2-2-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 2 - Legislative Oversight Of Executive Department|Section 2-2-20. Scheduled seven-year oversight studies and investigations.

 (A) Beginning January 1, 2015, each standing committee shall conduct oversight studies and investigations on all agencies within the standing committee's subject matter jurisdiction at least once every seven years in accordance with a schedule adopted as provided in this chapter.  (B) The purpose of these oversight studies and investigations is to determine if agency laws and programs within the subject matter jurisdiction of a standing committee:  (1) are being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent of the General Assembly; and  (2) should be continued, curtailed, or eliminated.  (C) The oversight studies and investigations must consider:  (1) the application, administration, execution, and effectiveness of laws and programs addressing subjects within the standing committee's subject matter jurisdiction;  (2) the organization and operation of state agencies and entities having responsibilities for the administration and execution of laws and programs addressing subjects within the standing committee's subject matter jurisdiction; and  (3) any conditions or circumstances that may indicate the necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional legislation addressing subjects within the standing committee's subject matter jurisdiction.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt IV, Section 6.D, eff January 1, 2015.
SC Code § 2-2-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 2 - Legislative Oversight Of Executive Department|Section 2-2-40. Unscheduled oversight studies and investigations.

 (A) In addition to the scheduled seven-year oversight studies and investigations, a standing committee of the Senate or House of Representatives may initiate an oversight study and investigation of an agency within its subject matter jurisdiction. The motion calling for the oversight study and investigation must state the subject matter and scope of the oversight study and investigation. The oversight study and investigation must not exceed the scope stated in the motion or the scope of the information uncovered by the investigation.  (B) Nothing in the provisions of this chapter prohibits or restricts the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or chairmen of standing committees from fulfilling their constitutional obligations by authorizing and conducting legislative investigations into agencies' functions, duties, and activities.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt IV, Section 6.D, eff January 1, 2015; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 13, eff January 31, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 1, Section 13, in (B), substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".