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SC Code § 41-27-710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 27 - Employment And Workforce - General Provisions|Section 41-27-710. Committee membership; organization; meetings; quorum.

 (A) The committee must be composed of nine members, three of whom must be members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker, at least one of whom must be a member of the minority party; three of whom must be members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, at least one of whom must be a member of the minority party; and three of whom shall be appointed by the Governor from the general public at large, of which one must represent businesses with fewer than fifty employees and one of whom must represent businesses with fewer than five hundred employees. A member of the general public appointed by the Governor may not be a member of the General Assembly.  (B) The committee must meet as soon as practicable after appointment and organize itself by electing one of its members as chairman and other officers as the committee considers necessary. Afterward, the committee at least annually shall meet and at the call of the chairman or a majority of the members. A quorum consists of five members.  (C) Unless the committee finds a person qualified to serve as the Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Workforce, the person may not be appointed.  (D) A member of the committee that misses three consecutive scheduled meetings at which a quorum is present must be removed from and replaced on the committee by the person that appointed that member.  (E) The committee must discharge its duties related to screening and nominating qualified individuals for appointment by the Governor in the manner provided in Chapter 20, Title 2.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 146, Section 118, eff March 30, 2010; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 54, eff January 31, 2019.  Editor's Note  2010 Act No. 146, Section 111, provides as follows:  "In making appointments and hiring decisions for positions pursuant to this act, the governing authority or individual tasked with making such appointment or hiring decision must consider race, gender, and other demographic factors to assure nondiscrimination, inclusion, and representation to the greatest extent possible of all segments of the population of this State; however, consideration of these factors in no way creates a cause of action or basis for an employee grievance for a person appointed or for a person who fails to be appointed."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 1, Section 54, in (A), in the first sentence, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore".
SC Code § 41-27-720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 27 - Employment And Workforce - General Provisions|Section 41-27-720. Duties of committee.

 The committee shall:  (1) nominate three qualified applicants for the Governor to consider in appointing the executive director. In order to be found qualified, the person must meet the minimum requirements as provided in Section 41-29-35. The committee must consider a person's experience and expertise in matters related to unemployment, workforce development, and economic development. A person may not be appointed to serve as the permanent executive director unless he is found qualified by the committee. If the Governor rejects all of the nominees, the committee must reopen the nominating process;  (2) screen Department of Employment and Workforce Appellate Panel candidates for qualifications. In order to be found qualified, the person must meet the minimum requirements as provided in Section 41-29-300(E). The committee must consider a person's experience and expertise in matters related to unemployment, workforce development, and economic development. A person may not be elected to serve on the Department of Employment and Workforce Appellate Panel unless he is found qualified by the committee;  (3) conduct an annual performance review of the executive director, which must be submitted to the General Assembly and the Governor. A draft of the executive director's performance review must be submitted to him, and the executive director must be allowed an opportunity to be heard before the committee before the final draft of the performance review is submitted to the General Assembly and the Governor;  (4) submit to the General Assembly and the Governor, on an annual basis, the committee's evaluation of the performance of the Department of Employment and Workforce. A proposed draft of the evaluation must be submitted to the Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Workforce before submission to the General Assembly and the Governor, and the Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Workforce must be given an opportunity to be heard before the committee before the completion of the evaluation and its submission to the General Assembly and the Governor;  (5) assist in developing an annual workshop of at least six contact hours concerning ethics and the Administrative Procedures Act for the executive director and employees of the Department of Employment and Workforce as the committee considers appropriate;  (6) make reports and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor on matters relating to the powers and duties set forth in this section;  (7) submit a letter to the General Assembly with the annual budget proposals of the Department of Employment and Workforce, indicating the committee has reviewed the proposals; and  (8) undertake additional studies or evaluations as the committee considers necessary.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 146, Section 118, eff March 30, 2010.
SC Code § 41-27-725 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 27 - Employment And Workforce - General Provisions|Section 41-27-725. Powers of committee; oaths and affirmations; depositions; subpoenas.

 (A) The committee in the discharge of its duties may administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records considered necessary in connection with the committee's investigation.  (B) No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, or other records before the committee on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture. However, no individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any criminal penalty based upon testimony or evidence submitted or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he is compelled, after having claimed his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, except that the individual so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury and false swearing committed in so testifying.  (C) In case of contumacy by any person or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, any circuit court of this State or circuit judge thereof within the jurisdiction of which the person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found, resides, or transacts business, upon application by the committee may issue to the person an order requiring him to appear before the committee to produce evidence if so ordered or to give testimony touching the matter under investigation. Any failure to obey an order of the court may be punished as a contempt hereof. Subpoenas shall be issued in the name of the committee and shall be signed by the committee chairman. Subpoenas shall be issued to those persons as the committee may designate.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 146, Section 118, eff March 30, 2010.
SC Code § 41-27-730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 27 - Employment And Workforce - General Provisions|Section 41-27-730. Expenses of committee and its members.

 (A) The committee members are entitled to mileage, subsistence, and per diem as authorized by law for members of boards, committees, and commissions while in the performance of the duties for which they are appointed. These expenses must be paid from the general fund of the State on warrants duly signed by the chairman of the committee and payable by the authorities from which they are appointed, except as provided in subsection (B) of this section.  (B) The committee may request that it be reimbursed for expenses associated with its duties with funds from the employment security administration fund. The expenses of the committee must be advanced by a legislative body and the legislative body incurring this expense must be reimbursed by the State.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 146, Section 118, eff March 30, 2010.
SC Code § 41-27-740 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 27 - Employment And Workforce - General Provisions|Section 41-27-740. Staff support for committee.

 (A) The committee must use clerical and professional employees of the Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee and the House of Representatives Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee for its staff, who must be made available to the committee.  (B) The committee may employ or retain other professional staff, upon the determination of the necessity for other staff by the committee.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 146, Section 118, eff March 30, 2010.
SC Code § 41-27-750 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 27 - Employment And Workforce - General Provisions|Section 41-27-750. Comprehensive study of other states' unemployment and workforce agencies; report and recommendations.

 The committee may conduct a comprehensive study of other states' unemployment and workforce agency structures, responsibilities, qualifications, and compensation. The committee may prepare and deliver this report along with its recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 146, Section 118, eff March 30, 2010.
SC Code § 41-29-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 29 - Employment And Workforce - Department Of Employment And Workforce|Section 41-29-10. Unemployment security provisions; administration by Department of Employment and Workforce.

 Chapters 27 through 41 of this title shall be administered by the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-51; 1952 Code Section 68-51; 1942 Code Section 7035-90; 1936 (39) 1716; 1941 (42) 369; 1946 (44) 1474; 1951 (47) 506; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 4, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote this section, replacing the South Carolina Employment Security Commission with the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce.
SC Code § 41-29-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 29 - Employment And Workforce - Department Of Employment And Workforce|Section 41-29-20. Department of Employment and Workforce; creation; executive director; appointment; removal; compensation.

 There is hereby created the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce which must be managed and operated by an executive director nominated by the State Department of Employment and Workforce Review Committee and appointed by the Governor. The term of the executive director is conterminous with that of the Governor and until a successor is appointed pursuant to this act. The executive director is subject to removal by the Governor as provided in Section 1-3-240(B). The executive director shall receive compensation as established under the provisions of Section 8-11-160 and for which funds have been authorized in the general appropriations act. For the purposes of this chapter, "department" means the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-52; 1952 Code Section 68-52; 1942 Code Section 7035-90; 1936 (39) 1716; 1941 (42) 369; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 5, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote this section to create the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce and provide for appointment of its executive director.
SC Code § 41-29-25 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 29 - Employment And Workforce - Department Of Employment And Workforce|Section 41-29-25. Executive Director; discharge of duties.

 (A) The executive director shall discharge his duties:  (1) in good faith;  (2) with the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances; and  (3) in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the department. As used in this chapter, best interests means a balancing of the following:  (a) achieving the purposes of the department;  (b) preservation of the financial integrity of the department and its ongoing operations; and  (c) exercise of the powers of the department in accordance with good business practices and the requirements of applicable laws and regulations.  (B) In discharging his duties, the executive director is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by:  (1) one or more officers or employees of the State whom the executive director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; or  (2) legal counsel, public accountants, or other persons as to matters the executive director reasonably believes are within the person's professional or expert competence.  (C) The executive director is not acting in good faith if he has knowledge concerning the matter in question that makes reliance otherwise permitted by subsection (B) unwarranted.  (D) Nothing in this section gives rise to a cause of action against the executive director or any decision made by the executive director concerning departmental operations or development.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 146, Section 120, eff March 30, 2010.
SC Code § 41-29-35 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 29 - Employment And Workforce - Department Of Employment And Workforce|Section 41-29-35. Executive Director; appointment.

 (A) The Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Workforce must be appointed pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 41-27-720.  (B) The committee must nominate three applicants found qualified to serve as executive director for the Governor's consideration. In making nominations to the Governor, the committee should consider race, gender, national origin, and other demographic factors to ensure nondiscrimination to the greatest extent possible as to all segments of the population of the State. The committee must also give due consideration to a person's ability, area of expertise, dedication, compassion, common sense, and integrity. If fewer than three applicants are found qualified to serve as executive director, the committee must resolicit for applicants and continue the screening process until three applicants are found qualified and nominated.  (1) A person may not be appointed to serve as permanent executive director unless the committee finds the person qualified.  (2) The Governor must transmit the name of his appointee to the Senate for advice and consent.  (3) If the Governor rejects all of the nominees, the committee must reopen the nominating process.  (C) For the committee to find a person qualified, he must have:  (1) a baccalaureate or more advanced degree from:  (a) a recognized institution of higher learning requiring face to face contact between its students and instructors prior to completion of the academic program;  (b) an institution of higher learning that has been accredited by a regional or national accrediting body; or  (c) an institution of higher learning chartered before 1962; and  (2) a background of substantial duration and expertise in business, labor and employment, employment benefits, human resource management, or five years' experience as a practicing attorney.  (D) The committee may find a person qualified although he does not have a background of substantial duration and expertise in one of the five enumerated areas contained in subsection (C)(2) of this section if two-thirds of the committee vote to qualify this candidate and provide written justification of their decision in the report as to the qualifications of the candidates.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 146, Section 119, eff March 30, 2010.  Editor's Note  2010 Act No. 146, Section 111, provides as follows:  "In making appointments and hiring decisions for positions pursuant to this act, the governing authority or individual tasked with making such appointment or hiring decision must consider race, gender, and other demographic factors to assure nondiscrimination, inclusion, and representation to the greatest extent possible of all segments of the population of this State; however, consideration of these factors in no way creates a cause of action or basis for an employee grievance for a person appointed or for a person who fails to be appointed."
SC Code § 41-29-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 29 - Employment And Workforce - Department Of Employment And Workforce|Section 41-29-40. Unemployment Compensation and Employment Service Divisions; directors.

 There are created under the department two coordinate divisions, the South Carolina State Employment Service Division, and a division to be known as the Unemployment Compensation Division. Each division must be administered by a full-time salaried director, who is subject to the supervision and direction of the department. The department may appoint, fix the compensation of, and prescribe the duties of the directors of these divisions. The director of each division shall be responsible to the department for the administration of his respective division and has the power and authority as vested in him by the department.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-54; 1952 Code Section 68-54; 1942 Code Section 7035-90; 1936 (39) 1716; 1941 (42) 369; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 33, eff March 30, 2010; 2010 Act No. 234, Section 6, eff January 1, 2011.  Editor's Note  2010 Act No. 146, Section 111, provides as follows:  "In making appointments and hiring decisions for positions pursuant to this act, the governing authority or individual tasked with making such appointment or hiring decision must consider race, gender, and other demographic factors to assure nondiscrimination, inclusion, and representation to the greatest extent possible of all segments of the population of this State; however, consideration of these factors in no way creates a cause of action or basis for an employee grievance for a person appointed or for a person who fails to be appointed."  Effect of Amendment  The first 2010 amendment substituted "department" for five occurrences of "commission"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.  The second 2010 amendment, in the first sentence, deleted reference to Section 41-5-10; and deleted the former fourth sentence relating to nonpartisan appointments.
SC Code § 41-29-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 29 - Employment And Workforce - Department Of Employment And Workforce|Section 41-29-50. Appointment of advisory councils.

 The executive director may appoint local or industry advisory councils, composed in each case of equal numbers of employer representatives and employee representatives, who may fairly be regarded as representatives because of their vocation, employment or affiliations, and of members representing the general public as the executive director designates. Local councils shall aid the department in formulating a policy and discussing problems relating to the administration of Chapters 27 through 41 of this title, and in assuring impartiality and freedom from political influence in the solution of those problems. Members of local advisory councils must serve without compensation, must receive per diem, mileage, and subsistence as provided by law for members of boards, commissions, and committees.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-55; 1952 Code Section 68-55; 1942 Code Section 7035-91; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 34, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote this section to authorize the executive director to appoint advisory councils; substituted "department" for "commission" following "councils shall aid the" in the second sentence; substituted "must receive per diem, mileage, and subsistence as provided by law for members of boards, commissions, and committees" for "shall be reimbursed for any necessary expenses"; and made other nonsubstantive changes throughout the section.
SC Code § 41-29-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 29 - Employment And Workforce - Department Of Employment And Workforce|Section 41-29-70. Employment of personnel.

 Subject to the provisions of Chapters 27 through 41 of this title, the department may employ or retain on a contract basis other accountants, attorneys, experts necessary to perform the department's duties.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-57; 1952 Code Section 68-57; 1942 Code Section 7035-91; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 35, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote this section to authorize the department to employ or contract with personnel to perform the department's duties.
SC Code § 41-29-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 29 - Employment And Workforce - Department Of Employment And Workforce|Section 41-29-80. Classification of positions; salary schedules; personnel standards.

 The department shall:  (1) classify all positions under Chapters 27 through 41 of this title except those exempted by the Federal Social Security Act or regulations of the Secretary of Labor or his successors; and  (2) establish salary schedules and minimum personnel standards. These standards must conform to the minimum standards prescribed under the provisions of Section 303(a)(1) of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, and applicable state law and regulations.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-58; 1952 Code Section 68-58; 1942 Code Section 7035-91; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 1957 (50) 580; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 36, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment substituted "department" for "Commission"; added subsection designations (1) and (2); added ", and applicable state law and regulations" at the send of subsection (2); and made other nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 41-29-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 41 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 29 - Employment And Workforce - Department Of Employment And Workforce|Section 41-29-110. Duties and powers of department.

 The department must promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of Chapters 27 through 41 of this title, employ personnel, make expenditures, require reports not otherwise provided for in these chapters, conduct investigations or take other action as it considers necessary or suitable to administer its duties and exercise its powers pursuant to the title.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 68-61; 1952 Code Section 68-61; 1942 Code Section 7035-91; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 2010 Act No. 146, Section 37, eff March 30, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote this section to set out the duties and powers of the department.