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SC Code § 43-45-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 45 - Community Economic Opportunity Act Of 1983|Section 43-45-70. . Authority of community-based organizations.

 A community-based organization has authority under this chapter to receive and administer funds, to receive funds and contributions from private or local public sources to be used in support of a community-based program, and funds received under any federal or state assistance program. A community-based organization is empowered to transfer funds so received and to delegate powers to other agencies, subject to approval by and under such conditions as may be prescribed by the state administering agency.  HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 143 Section 7.
SC Code § 43-45-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 45 - Community Economic Opportunity Act Of 1983|Section 43-45-80. . Purposes for which funds may be utilized.

 Each community-based organization which receives funds pursuant to this chapter must utilize the funds in the planning, administration, and evaluation of antipoverty programs designed to assist participants including, but not limited to, elderly and poor, to:  A. Secure and retain meaningful employment.  B. Attain an adequate education.  C. Make better use of available income.  D. Obtain and maintain adequate housing and a suitable living environment.  E. Obtain emergency assistance through loans or guarantees to meet the immediate and urgent individual and family needs, including the need for health services, nutritious food, housing, employment-related assistance, and energy assistance.  F. Remove obstacles and solve family problems which block the achievement of self-sufficiency.  G. Achieve greater participation in the affairs of the community.  H. Make more effective use of other programs related to the purposes of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 143 Section 8.
SC Code § 43-45-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 45 - Community Economic Opportunity Act Of 1983|Section 43-45-90. . Definitions to be in conformity with federal guidelines.

 The definition of low-income individuals and households must be in accord with the federal poverty guidelines as may be modified by the state administering agency.  HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 143 Section 9.
SC Code § 43-47-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission|Section 43-47-10. . Authority to provide for commission; counties served by commission pursuant to state law.

 A county by ordinance may provide for a human resources commission to serve that county. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a county served by a human resources commission pursuant to state law.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff May 13, 1993.
SC Code § 43-47-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission|Section 43-47-20. . Commission declared body politic and corporate; membership not office of honor or profit.

 The commission is declared to be a body politic and corporate and may exercise all its rights and privileges. Membership on the commission is not an office of honor or profit.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff May 13, 1993.
SC Code § 43-47-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission|Section 43-47-30. . Composition of commission.

 (A) The commission must be composed of at least three members who reside in the county as follows:  (1) One-third of the members must be elected public officials, or their representatives.  (2) One-third of the members must be persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that they are representative of the poor in the areas served.  (3) One-third of the members must be officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, education, or other major groups and interests in the area served.  (B) The commission may increase the total membership, if necessary, to comply with the provisions of Section 43-47-70 or to meet additional federal requirements if the increase is accomplished in multiples of three in order to retain the basic structure of the commission as provided for in subsection (A).  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff May 13, 1993.
SC Code § 43-47-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission|Section 43-47-40. . Selection and appointment of members.

 After the candidates for nomination to the commission have met the eligibility criteria and have been selected for membership in accordance with the requirements of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Public Law 92-424, as amended, and the Headstart, Economic Opportunity, and Community Partnership Act of 1974, Public Law 93-644, and the regulations promulgated under the acts, they must be confirmed as members of the commission by appointment of the members of the legislative delegation representing Anderson County. If other counties petition to join the commission, then the appointments to the commission must be by the members of the legislative delegations of the petitioning counties.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff May 13, 1993.
SC Code § 43-47-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission|Section 43-47-50. . Term of office.

 The terms of office are for two years, except no public official may continue to serve if he ends his term as a public official. No member of the commission selected under Section 43-47-30(A)(2) or (3) may serve for more than five consecutive years nor more than a total of ten years.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff May 13, 1993.
SC Code § 43-47-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission|Section 43-47-60. . Compensation; filling of vacancies.

 Members of the commission serve without compensation except as otherwise provided for by federal authorization. A vacancy must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by selection and appointment in the same manner as provided for the original appointment.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff May 13, 1993.
SC Code § 43-47-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission|Section 43-47-70. . Petition for membership by inadequately represented groups; federal guidelines to govern; increase of membership for added seat.

 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 is 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, the membership must be increased as provided for in Section 43-47-30(B).  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff May 13, 1993.
SC Code § 43-47-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission|Section 43-47-80. . Election of officers; record of membership.

 Immediately upon appointment of the commission, it shall organize by electing from its membership a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer. The commission shall file and maintain a current record of its members with the office of the clerk of court and with the legislative delegation in the county.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff May 13, 1993.
SC Code § 43-47-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission|Section 43-47-90. . Powers of commission.

 The commission may:  (1) sue and be sued;  (2) adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal;  (3) make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs;  (4) appoint agents, employees, and servants, prescribe their duties, fix their compensation, and determine if and to what extent they must be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties;  (5) undertake the improvement of communication and cooperation among existing and future programs administered by federal, state, county, and municipal governmental agencies and private organizations designed to improve the health, education, welfare, housing, or employment of the low income residents of the county and, with the consent of the agencies and organizations, coordinate the services;  (6) enter into contracts and agreements for performance of its programs and duties with federal, state, county, and municipal governmental agencies and their subdivisions and private nonprofit organizations;  (7) receive and expend funds for the performance of its duties in the administration of its programs from the governmental agencies and their subdivisions and private nonprofit organizations, as well as any other sources;  (8) designate an executive committee from among the members of the commission to which may be delegated one or more duties and responsibilities of the commission and appoint one or more subcommittees to advise and assist in the administration of its program and the performance of its duties. All committees designated must be represented by the three categories in the same proportion as the full commission;  (9) maintain adequate accounts and records of its activities, receipts, and expenses in conformance with requirements of a contract or agreement with a federal, state, county, or municipal governmental agency, or its subdivision, or a private nonprofit organization. However, the commission must obtain competitive bids on all contracts, purchases, or leases which are greater than one thousand dollars;  (10) acquire, own, or hold in trust, preserve, restore, maintain, or lease property, facilities, and equipment reasonably necessary for the performance of its duties and the administration of its programs;  (11) do other things as may be necessary to perform the duties prescribed in this chapter.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff May 13, 1993.
SC Code § 43-47-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission|Section 43-47-100. . Commission property exempt from ad valorem taxes.

 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.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff May 13, 1993.
SC Code § 43-47-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission|Section 43-47-110. . Fiscal year; audit.

 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 must be made by a certified public accountant to be designated by the commission. Copies of the audit, incorporated into an annual report of the commission, must be filed with the legislative delegation of the county and the governing bodies of each county.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff May 13, 1993.
SC Code § 43-47-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 43 - Social Services|Chapter 47 - County Human Resources Commission|Section 43-47-120. . Action by regular or special meeting; quorum.

 Action required of the commission may be taken at a regular or special meeting, and at the meeting fifty percent of the total membership constitutes a quorum.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff May 13, 1993.
SC Code § 44-1-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 1 - Department Of Health And Environmental Control|Section 44-1-20. Department of Health and Environmental Control created under supervision of Board of Health and Environmental Control.

 There is created the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control which shall be administered under the supervision of the South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control. The board shall consist of eight members, one from each congressional district, and one from the State at large to be appointed by the Governor, upon the advice and consent of the Senate. The member who is appointed at large shall serve as the chairman of the board. The Governor may remove the chairman of the board pursuant to Section 1-3-240(B); however, the Governor only may remove the other board members pursuant to Section 1-3-240(C). The terms of the members shall be for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. All vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only. In making these appointments, race, gender, and other demographic factors should be considered to ensure nondiscrimination, inclusion, and representation to the greatest extent possible of all segments of the population of the State; however, consideration of these factors in making an appointment 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-0.1; 1973 (58) 685; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1030; 2012 Act No. 222, Section 11, eff June 7, 2012.  Editor's Note  2012 Act No. 222, Section 15, provides as follows:  "SECTION 15. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 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 on it 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."
SC Code § 44-1-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 1 - Department Of Health And Environmental Control|Section 44-1-30. Meetings of Board; compensation of members.

 The Board shall meet at least quarterly and the members shall receive such compensation for their services as is provided by law for members of boards and commissions.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-0.2; 1973 (58) 685.
SC Code § 44-1-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 1 - Department Of Health And Environmental Control|Section 44-1-40. Selection, term,and salary of director.

 The board shall select a director for the department who shall serve a four-year term and who shall have such authority and perform such duties as may be directed by the board. The salary of the director shall be fixed by the board, upon approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. For any vacancy occurring in the office of director on or after February 1, 1995, the board, after consultation with and approval by the Governor, must submit the name of its appointee to the Senate for the Senate's advice and consent. On or after February 1, 1995, the board may remove a director only after consultation with and approval by the Governor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-0.3; 1973 (58) 685; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1031.
SC Code § 44-1-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 1 - Department Of Health And Environmental Control|Section 44-1-50. Administrative reviews; power to organize department.

 The board may conduct such administrative reviews as may be required by law, as considered necessary by the board to render a final agency determination in matters involving the issuance, denial, renewal or revocation of permits, licenses, or other actions of the department which may give rise to a contested case pursuant to Chapter 23 of Title 1.  The board shall provide for the administrative organization of the department and shall consolidate and merge existing duties, functions, and officers of the former agencies as may be necessary for economic and efficient administration. Provided, however, that the board may appoint such advisory boards as it considers necessary to carry out the functions of Sections 44-1-10 to 44-1-70, and there shall be provided a compensation for their services as provided by the law for members of boards and commissions.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-0.4; 1973 (58) 685; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1032; 2006 Act No. 387, Section 47, eff July 1, 2006.  Editor's Note  2006 Act No. 387, Section 53, provides as follows:  "This act is intended to provide a uniform procedure for contested cases and appeals from administrative agencies and to the extent that a provision of this act conflicts with an existing statute or regulation, the provisions of this act are controlling."  2006 Act No. 387, Section 57, provides as follows:  "This act takes effect on July 1, 2006, and applies to any actions pending on or after the effective date of the act. No pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, or appeal of a final administrative decision exists under the former law as of the effective date of this act, except for appeals of Department of Health and Environmental Control Ocean and Coastal Resource Management and Environmental Quality Control permits that are before the Administrative Law Court on the effective date of this act and petitions for judicial review that are pending before the circuit court. For those actions only, the department shall hear appeals from the administrative law judges and the circuit court shall hear pending petitions for judicial review in accordance with the former law. Thereafter, any appeal of those actions shall proceed as provided in this act for review. For all other actions pending on the effective date of this act, the action proceeds as provided in this act for review."
SC Code § 44-1-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 1 - Department Of Health And Environmental Control|Section 44-1-70. Rules and regulations of board must be approved by General Assembly.

 All rules and regulations promulgated by the Board shall be null and void unless approved by a concurrent resolution of the General Assembly at the session of the General Assembly following their promulgation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-0.6; 1973 (58) 685.
SC Code § 44-1-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 1 - Department Of Health And Environmental Control|Section 44-1-80. Duties and powers of board as to communicable or epidemic diseases.

 (A) The Board of Health and Environmental Control or its designated agents must investigate the reported causes of communicable or epidemic disease and must enforce or prescribe these preventive measures as may be needed to suppress or prevent the spread of these diseases by proper quarantine or other measures of prevention, as may be necessary to protect the citizens of the State. The Board of Health and Environmental Control or its designated agents shall declare, when the facts justify it, any place as infected and, in case of hydrophobia or other diseases transmitted from animals to man, must declare such animal or animals quarantined, and must place all such restrictions upon ingress and egress of persons or animals therefrom as may be, in its judgment, necessary to prevent the spread of disease from the infected locality.  (B)(1) Whenever the board learns of a case of a reportable illness or health condition, an unusual cluster, or a suspicious event that it reasonably believes has the potential to cause a public health emergency, as defined in Section 44-4-130, it is authorized to notify the appropriate public safety authority, tribal authorities, and federal health and public safety authorities.  (2) The sharing of information on reportable illnesses, health conditions, unusual clusters, or suspicious events between authorized personnel must be restricted to information necessary for the treatment, control, investigation, and prevention of a public health emergency. Restriction of access to this information to those authorized personnel for the protection of public health ensures compliance with all state and federal health information privacy laws.  (3) The board and its agents must have full access to medical records and nonmedical records when necessary to investigate the causes, character, and means of preventing the spread of a qualifying health event or public health emergency. For purposes of this item, "nonmedical records" mean records of entities, including businesses, health facilities, and pharmacies, which are needed to adequately identify and locate persons believed to have been potentially exposed or known to have been infected with a contagious disease.  (4) An order of the board given to effectuate the purposes of this subsection is enforceable immediately by the public safety authority.  (5) For purposes of this subsection, the terms qualifying health event, public health emergency, and public safety authority have the same meanings as provided in Section 44-4-130.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-36; 1952 Code Section 32-36; 1942 Code Section 5011; 1932 Code Section 5054; Civ. C. '22 Section 2362; Civ. C. '12 Section 1614; 1908 (25) 998; 2002 Act No. 339, Section 22, eff July 2, 2002.
SC Code § 44-1-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 1 - Department Of Health And Environmental Control|Section 44-1-90. Board shall advise municipal and county authorities.

 The State Board of Health and Environmental Control or its designated agents, when it is deemed necessary by the municipal officers of any town or city or the governing body of any county, may (a) visit cities, towns, villages or localities where disease is prevalent or threatened, (b) investigate and advise with the local authorities or persons as to such measures as may tend to prevent the spread of disease or to remove or abate causes that may tend to cause or intensify disease, (c) advise, when practicable or possible, as to measures of sanitation or hygiene and (d) investigate and advise as to all matters respecting water supply, sewage, drainage, ventilation, heating, lighting or other measures connected with public sanitation or safety.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-39; 1952 Code Section 32-39; 1942 Code Section 5013; 1932 Code Section 5056; Civ. C. '22 Section 2364; Civ. C. '12 Section 1617; 1908 (25) 998; 1972 (57) 2687.