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SC Code § 2-59-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 59 - Senate Management And Operations Committee|Section 2-59-10. Committee created; duties; compensation.

 (A) There is hereby created a permanent Senate Operations and Management Committee composed of nine members of the Senate appointed by the President whose duties shall include, but not be limited to, the following:  (1) management of the L. Marion Gressette Building and the Senate areas of the State House with sole authority to formulate and implement policies and procedures for the effective utilization of personnel, equipment, and space within the L. Marion Gressette Building and the Senate areas of the State House;  (2) develop and implement policies for a Senate Personnel Plan which shall include:  (a) establishment of policies and procedures for the employment and dismissal of Senate employees;  (b) establishment of guidelines for the effective management and supervision of Senate employees; and  (c) review requirements and needs of members and committees of the Senate for staff support.  (B) The personnel policies and procedures established by the committee shall be the controlling policies and procedures for management of Senate personnel.  (C) In furtherance of the requirements of this section, the committee is authorized to continue work during the interim to secure such information and make such investigations as it may deem necessary. The members shall be paid the regular per diem, mileage, and subsistence allowance provided by law to be paid from approved accounts of the Senate.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 517 Part II, Section 7; 2001 Act No. 6, Section 1; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.G.2, eff July 1, 2015; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 23, eff January 31, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.G.2, rewrote paragraph 1.  2019 Act No. 1, Section 23, inserted the (A), (B), and (C) designators; in (A), substituted "President" for "President Pro Tempore"; and made nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 2-65-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 65 - South Carolina Federal And Other Funds Oversight Act|Section 2-65-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as "The South Carolina Federal and Other Funds Oversight Act".  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 651, Section 3; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18; 1978 Act No. 651, Section 3; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18A; 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 35A; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 12A.
SC Code § 2-65-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 65 - South Carolina Federal And Other Funds Oversight Act|Section 2-65-40. Expenditure of "other" funds; authorization; Committee reports.

 (A) A state agency may spend "other" funds above the amount in the appropriations act and increases in anticipated federal programs if the expenditure of the funds receives the authorization of the board.  (B) Authorizations under this section are subject to the following standards, as applicable:  (1) the proposed use of the funds do not result in a fund of surplus money which may be used by the agency to expand programs without legislative approval;  (2) if the funds are earmarked for specific use in the appropriations act, or by federal law or regulation, any additional funds must be used for the same purpose;  (3) if the increase results from a fee or charge for service, the agency has the legal authority to impose the fee, and has secured any approvals required by applicable law or regulations;  (4) the proposed use of funds assists the state agency to achieve objectives or goals in keeping with the recognized powers and functions of the state agency;  (5) if the funds are generated from a new revenue source:  (a) the proposed use of funds covers only a minimum amount of administrative costs necessary to support the revenue collection, and any excess must be remitted to the general fund of the State;  (b) it is determined that the requesting state agency is the appropriate entity to carry out the proposed activities and no duplication of services is created by the authorization;  (6) if the increase in federal funds requires a corresponding increase in state matching funds, the state match is available from existing resources.  (C) The board shall provide the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee with periodic reports which describe actions taken under the provisions of this section.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 651, Section 6; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18; 1978 Act No. 651, Section 6; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18D; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, Section 10E; 1986 Act No. 455, Section 2(C); 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 35A; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 12A.
SC Code § 2-65-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 65 - South Carolina Federal And Other Funds Oversight Act|Section 2-65-50. Estimates of research and student aid funds; reports by board.

 Agencies shall include estimates of research and student aid funds in the detailed budget statements required in Section 2-65-20 of this chapter. Agencies may not be required to submit the detailed programmatic and financial information required in Section 2-65-20(2) of this chapter, except that the agencies must furnish to the board notices of actual awards and allocations of research and student aid funds within fourteen days of receipt of the notices from funding agencies. The board shall maintain quarterly reports of the funds received by the agency, and must, upon request, provide copies to the House Ways and Means Committee or the Senate Finance Committee, or both.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 651, Section 7; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18; 1978 Act No. 651, Section 7; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18E; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, Section 10F; 1986 Act No. 455, Section 2(C); 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 35A; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 12A.
SC Code § 2-65-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 65 - South Carolina Federal And Other Funds Oversight Act|Section 2-65-60. Duties of Comptroller General.

 The Comptroller General shall account for and control expenditures of individual federally funded projects for all agencies using the Statewide Accounting and Reporting System. For continuing federal projects, the board shall certify to the Comptroller General the actual funds approved for each project pursuant to Section 2-65-20 of this chapter, and any further adjustments to this amount, based on grant award documentation and pursuant to Section 2-65-40 of this chapter. For new federally funded projects, the board shall inform the Comptroller General of funding levels authorized pursuant to Section 2-65-30 of this chapter.  The Comptroller General shall authorize expenditures on each project not to exceed the amount certified by the board. Upon request of the board, the House Ways and Means Committee, or the Senate Finance Committee, the Comptroller General shall provide periodic reports of authorization levels, expenditures, revenues, and other data related to the federal projects. Upon request of the board, the House Ways and Means Committee, or the Senate Finance Committee, state agencies shall provide grant award and related actual funding information.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 651, Section 8; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18; 1978 Act No. 651, Section 8; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18F; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, Section 10G; 1986 Act No. 455, Section 2(C); 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 35A; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 12A.
SC Code § 2-65-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 65 - South Carolina Federal And Other Funds Oversight Act|Section 2-65-70. Recovery of indirect costs.

 (A) All agencies receiving federal grants or contracts shall recover the maximum allowable indirect costs on those projects, subject to applicable federal laws and regulations. All indirect cost recoveries must be credited to the general fund of the State, with the exception of recoveries from research and student aid grants and contracts. Further, after January 1, 1999, federal grants and contracts whose annual award is two hundred thousand dollars or less are exempted also from this cost recovery requirement.  (1) Each agency receiving grants or contracts to which indirect costs may be charged must have an approved indirect cost rate or cost allocation plan. Agencies shall prepare the indirect cost proposals and submit them to the board for review. The board shall submit the proposals to the appropriate federal agencies, negotiate the agreements, and transmit approved agreements to the state agencies. The board, upon request, also shall provide a report on the proposals to the House Ways and Means Committee or the Senate Finance Committee, or both.  (2) The board annually shall prepare the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan for allocation of central service costs to federal and other programs. The board shall ensure that state agencies recover costs approved in the plan through federal grants and contracts, subject to federal laws and regulations.  (3) The State Comptroller General shall assist the board in ensuring compliance with this section.  (B) If it is determined to be in the best interest of the State and the agency receiving the federal funds, the requirements of this section may be waived; except that indirect cost waivers may not be granted for unanticipated federal projects authorized pursuant to Section 2-65-30 of this chapter. Requests for indirect cost waivers for continuing federal projects must be made by the applicant agency as a part of its budget request and must be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of Section 2-65-20 of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 517, Part II, Section 9; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18; 1978 Act No. 651, Section 9; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18H; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, Section 10H; 1986 Act No. 455, Section 2(C); 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 35A; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 12A.
SC Code § 2-65-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 65 - South Carolina Federal And Other Funds Oversight Act|Section 2-65-80. Block grants.

 (A) The General Assembly shall designate through the appropriations act an agency to operate each block grant. If a new block grant is approved by Congress after the appropriations act has been approved, it must be approved in accordance with the provisions of Section 2-65-30 (D) of this chapter.  (B) The agency operating each block grant shall conduct public hearings for those block grants for which federal laws and regulations require legislative public hearings, and any other block grants for which legislative public hearings are considered necessary. Public comments must be taken into consideration by the board in review and authorization of federal funds according to the procedures set forth in Section 2-65-20 of this chapter.  (C) The board, in accordance with Chapter 23 of Title 1, shall issue administrative regulations and cost principles for block grants.  (D) The board shall ensure that audits of block grants are conducted in accordance with federal laws and regulations.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 651, Section 9; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18; 1980 Act No. 517, Part II, Section 9; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18G; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, Section 10I; 1986 Act No. 455, Section 2(C); 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 35A; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 12A.
SC Code § 2-65-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 65 - South Carolina Federal And Other Funds Oversight Act|Section 2-65-90. Review and coordination of proposed federal financial assistance and direct federal development.

 The board shall design and operate a state process for review and coordination of proposed federal financial assistance and direct federal development by state and local officials as required by Section 401(a) of the federal Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 and federal regulations and executive orders. The board shall seek the advice of the South Carolina Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and the Regional Councils of Government in the development and implementation of the state process.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 651, Section 10; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18; 1978 Act No. 651, Section 10; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18I; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, Section 10J; 1986 Act No. 455, Section 2(C); 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 35A; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 12A.  Editor's Note  1983 Act No. 151 Part II 10 J renumbered "Section 10" of Act No. 651 of 1978 to read "Section 11".
SC Code § 2-65-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 65 - South Carolina Federal And Other Funds Oversight Act|Section 2-65-100. Exemption of funds.

 Funds from the following sources are exempt from the requirements of this chapter:  (1) general fund appropriations;  (2) funds appropriated by a South Carolina local government;  (3) nonstate funded research grants and contracts and federal financial aid, including work study, except as otherwise provided in this chapter;  (4) donated materials, supplies, in-kind services, buildings, land and equipment, if the donations do not create a future obligation of state general fund monies. If a donation does create a future obligation of state general fund monies, the donation is subject to review and approval, in accordance with Section 2-65-30 of this chapter;  (5) federal funds used in connection with capital improvement bond funds subject to authorization pursuant to Act 1377 of 1968.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 651, Section 11; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18; 1978 Act No. 651, Section 11; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 18J; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, Section 10K; 1986 Act No. 455, Section 2(C); 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 35A; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 12A; 2011 Act No. 28, Section 4, eff May 23, 2011.  Editor's Note  1983 Act No. 151 Part II Section 10 K, renumbered Section 11 of Act No. 651 of 1978, to read "Section 12".  2011 Act No. 28, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies for agency proposed budget submissions for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 and for all agency requests to the State Budget and Control Board to spend unanticipated federal funds submitted after the effective date of this act."  Effect of Amendment  The 2011 amendment, in subsection (3), substituted "non-state funded research grants and contracts and federal financial aid, including work study," for "research and student aid grants".
SC Code § 2-65-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 65 - South Carolina Federal And Other Funds Oversight Act|Section 2-65-120. Cooperation of state agencies and institutions in implementing chapter.

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all agencies and institutions of the State shall cooperate fully with the board in the implementation of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 151, Section 10L; 1986 Act No. 455, Section 2(C); 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 35A; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 12A.
SC Code § 2-65-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 65 - South Carolina Federal And Other Funds Oversight Act|Section 2-65-130. Consideration of expenditure proposal by Fiscal Accountability Authority.

 If the board does not authorize an expenditure proposal then the proposal must be forwarded to the State Fiscal Accountability Authority for consideration. The authority may overturn the decision by the board and authorize the expenditures requested in the proposal if the authority finds that the expenditure proposal meets the standards for approval provided in this chapter.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt VIII, Section 23.B, eff July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 2-66-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 66 - Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award|Section 2-66-10. Award purpose; criteria.

 (A) There is created the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award which may be presented to no more than four recipients each year by the General Assembly. At the discretion of the awards advisory committee, an additional Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award may be presented to no more than one folk arts advocate each year by the General Assembly.  (B) The purpose of the award is to recognize lifetime achievement in this State for traditional folk art. The award recognizes individuals or groups who have used their lives to create beauty and meaning for their communities and the State as a whole in ways that are significant because they have lasted, often for hundreds of years. Winners of the award represent those who have demonstrated excellence in folk art, and have maintained and enriched the lives of all persons of their communities and of the State through their unique talents.  (C) Criteria for the award are as follows:  (1) emphasis on authenticity of tradition, giving the highest priority to those crafts with a long history of practice in this State;  (2) the significance of the individual folk artist or folk art group in maintaining or stimulating the craft to higher levels of artistic achievement; or, the significance of the folk arts advocate in supporting authentic South Carolina traditional craft or interpreting it to a wider audience;  (3) the award must be given to folk artists living and practicing in this State.  (D) There is established an awards advisory committee to the South Carolina Arts Commission whose purpose is to choose award recipients. This advisory committee must be composed of six members who shall serve two-year terms. The members of the advisory committee shall receive no mileage, per diem, or subsistence unless provided for by private funds. The advisory committee is comprised of:  (1) one member of the South Carolina Arts Commission, or a designee;  (2) the Folk Arts Coordinator at McKissick Museum;  (3) two citizens, one of whom represents the Afro-American community, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;  (4) two citizens, one of whom represents the American Indian community, to be appointed by the President of the Senate.  (E) State funds may be used for this award in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars per year. Private funds may be raised to cover any expenses incurred or associated with presenting the award and these funds must be remitted to and managed and disbursed by the South Carolina Arts Commission.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 35B; 1997 Act No. 12, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 208, Section 1.
SC Code § 2-67-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 67 - South Carolina Medal Of Valor|Section 2-67-10. Short title.

 This chapter must be known and may be cited as the "South Carolina Medal of Valor Act of 2012".  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 175, Section 1, eff May 25, 2012.
SC Code § 2-67-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 67 - South Carolina Medal Of Valor|Section 2-67-20. South Carolina Medal of Valor; criteria for award; Medal of Valor roll; eligibility; concurrent resolution; design and appearance.

 (A) There is created the South Carolina Medal of Valor to be awarded to a South Carolinian, or an individual with certain ties to South Carolina, who was killed either while serving in or deploying to a combat zone. The South Carolina Medal of Valor is awarded on behalf of the people of the State of South Carolina and is presented to the families of these fallen service members.  (B) The South Carolina Medal of Valor may be awarded, on behalf of the people of the State of South Carolina, to an individual who was killed in action or died while:  (1) engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;  (2) engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force;  (3) served with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party; or  (4) served in, or was in the process of deploying to, an area where hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay was authorized pursuant to federal law or regulation.  (C) Recipients of the South Carolina Medal of Valor shall have their names entered on the South Carolina Medal of Valor roll, which is to be maintained by the Adjutant General of the State of South Carolina.  (D) Individuals eligible to receive the South Carolina Medal of Valor include:  (1) members of the South Carolina National Guard who were legal residents of South Carolina at the time of their death;  (2) members of a Reserve Component of the United States Armed Forces who were legal residents of South Carolina at the time of their death;  (3) members of the regular United States Armed Forces who were:  (a) legal residents of South Carolina at the time of their death; or  (b) stationed in South Carolina by a proper order of the United States Department of Defense at the time they were killed in action; or  (4) members of the South Carolina National Guard, a regular or reserve component of the United States Armed Forces who:  (a) attended a public or private educational institution in South Carolina at some period during their lives; and  (b) were killed or died as described in subsection (B).  (E) The South Carolina Medal of Valor shall be awarded solely by a concurrent resolution:  (1) introduced by:  (a) the President of the Senate; or  (b) the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and  (2) adopted by both houses of the General Assembly.  (F) The Adjutant General shall develop the appropriate design and appearance of the medal. However, nothing in this section requires the Adjutant General to provide or pay for the medal or its design.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 175, Section 1, eff May 25, 2012; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 24, eff January 31, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 1, Section 24, in (E)(1)(a), substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".
SC Code § 2-69-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 69 - Subpoenas And Subpoenas Duces Tecum|Section 2-69-10. Authority of standing committees to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum.

 Every standing committee of the Senate and of the House of Representatives, in the discharge of its duties, including, but not limited to, the conducting of studies or investigations, is by majority vote of the committee authorized to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to any agency, department, board, or commission of this State or of any political subdivision of this State or to any representative of any agency, department, board, or commission of this State or of any political subdivision of this State to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of documents, books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other relevant records to its work, investigation, or study. Every standing committee of the Senate and of the House of Representatives is also authorized to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum on behalf of any of its subcommittees. The committee shall have the right to issue such subpoenas and/or receive the subpoenaed evidence in executive session.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 352, Section 1.