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SC Code § 8-11-187 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-187. Reporting full-time employment positions transferred to or received from another state agency.

 A state agency shall report to the appropriate Senate Finance and House of Representatives Ways and Means subcommittees a full-time employment position transferred to or received from another state agency. The report must include, but not be limited to, justification for the transfer and a detailed explanation of the source of funding.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 26, eff July 1, 1999.
SC Code § 8-11-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-190. Use of public funds to reward state employees.

 State agencies and institutions must be allowed to spend public funds on employee plaques, certificates, and other events including, but not limited to, meals and similar types of recognition to reward innovations or improvements by individual employees or employee teams that enhance the quality of work or productivity or as a part of employee development programs of their agency or institution.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 25, eff June 29, 1995.
SC Code § 8-11-193 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-193. Employee furloughs.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a fiscal year in which the general funds appropriated for an institution of higher education are less than the general funds appropriated for that institution in the preceding fiscal year, or whenever the General Assembly or the Executive Budget Office implements a midyear across-the-board budget reduction, agency heads for institutions of higher education and the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education through policy and procedure for the Technical College System may institute employee furlough programs of not more than twenty working days in the fiscal year in which the deficit is projected to occur. The furlough must be inclusive of all employees regardless of source of funds, place of work, or tenure status, and must include employees in classified positions and unclassified positions as well as agency heads. Scheduling of furlough days, or portions of days, shall be at the discretion of the agency or individual institution. During the furlough, affected employees shall be entitled to receive the same state benefits as otherwise available to them except for receiving their salaries. For benefits which require employer and employee contributions including, but not limited to, contributions to the South Carolina Retirement System or the optional retirement program, institutions will be responsible for making both employer and employee contributions during the time of the furlough if coverage would otherwise be interrupted. For benefits which require only employee contributions, the employee remains solely responsible for making the contributions. Placement of an employee on furlough pursuant to this section does not constitute a grievance or appeal under the State Employee Grievance Act. In the event an institution's reduction is due solely to the General Assembly transferring or deleting a program, this section does not apply. The implementation of a furlough program authorized by this section shall be on an institution by institution basis.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 1.A.1, eff July 1, 2008.
SC Code § 8-11-194 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-194. Employee benefit costs not funded from general fund.

 Any agency of state government whose operations are covered by funds from other than general fund appropriations must pay from such other sources a proportionate share of the employer costs of retirement, social security, workers' compensation insurance, unemployment compensation insurance, health and other insurance for active and retired employees, and any other employer contribution provided by the State for the agency's employees.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Pt IX.I, eff July 1, 2002.
SC Code § 8-11-195 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-195. State employee furlough policies.

 (A) During a fiscal year when the Board of Economic Advisors officially estimates and the State Budget and Control Board formally certifies that revenues likely will result in a deficit in excess of the combined reserves in the Capital Reserve Fund and the General Fund Reserve, the board may authorize the furlough of employees of state agencies, institutions, or departments. However, a furlough only may be authorized by unanimous consent of the board and only as a last resort alternative to a reduction in force of state employees. Furloughs may be authorized for the time considered necessary by the board but may not exceed ten days in a fiscal year nor more than two days in a pay period. No furlough may be authorized before January fifteenth of the fiscal year in which the deficit is projected to occur.  (B) If the Budget and Control Board authorizes a furlough, to the extent practical it must be statewide in nature and inclusive of all employees regardless of source of funds, place of work, or tenure. The furlough must include employees in classified positions and unclassified positions as well as agency heads.  (C) Employees placed on furlough are on leave without pay status, without a break in service, with full continuation of all insurance benefits, and with continuing accumulation of sick and annual leave benefits.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 23, eff June 29, 1995.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, reference in this section to the former Budget and Control Board has not been changed pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), until further action by the General Assembly.
SC Code § 8-11-196 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-196. Hiring of employees to fill temporary grant positions.

 Notwithstanding another provision of law, state agencies and institutions may, at their discretion, hire employees to fill temporary grant positions specified in federal grants, public charity grants, private foundation grants, research grants, and positions with time-limited funding approved or authorized by the appropriate state authority in accordance with the following provisions:  (1) only funds authorized within the approved federal grant, public charity grant, private foundation grant, research grant, time-limited funds for a specified project, or grant generated revenue can be used to pay the salaries, or benefits, or both, of temporary employees hired under this provision;  (2) temporary grant or time-limited positions, employees, and the conditions of their employment must be reported in accordance with provisions developed by the Executive Budget Office;  (3) positions established under this provision must be limited to and must not exist beyond the duration of the time-limited project, grant, or a subsequent renewal of it. However, at the discretion of any agency, other funds may be used to fund continued employment between the expiration of one grant or time-limited project and the subsequent renewal of the same or similar grant or time-limited project. When the grant, time-limited project, or a subsequent renewal ends, temporary grant or time-limited project employees must be terminated and their positions will cease to exist. Temporary grant or time-limited project employees will be exempt from the provisions of Sections 8-17-310 through 8-17-380. State agencies and institutions must terminate all temporary grant or time-limited project positions when funding is terminated, or is insufficient to continue payments under the conditions of the grant or time-limited project;  (4) temporary grant or time-limited project employees may be eligible for benefits, excluding permanent or probationary employment status, not to exceed benefits available to permanent state employees if the funds are available within the grant, time-limited project, or that the use of grant generated revenue is determined to be appropriate by the agency or institution;  (5) temporary grant or time-limited project employees are employed at will. The use of grant generated revenue shall not alter the at will employment relationship of temporary grant or time-limited project employees. The temporary grant or time-limited project employees are not entitled to compensation beyond the date of termination, but for the part of the grant or time-limited project that has been performed; and  (6) discretionary determinations by a state agency or institution to hire an employee pursuant to this section are final and not subject to administrative or judicial appeal.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Pt XI.I, eff July 1, 2002; 2009 Act No. 29, Section 4, eff June 2, 2009.
SC Code § 8-11-197 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-197. Mileage reimbursement rate.

 Employer-paid reimbursements paid to a state officer or employee for mileage expenses incurred in the performance of official duties must be paid at a per mile rate that is equal to the standard business mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service as that rate is periodically adjusted by the Internal Revenue Service.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 34, eff July 1, 1999.
SC Code § 8-11-198 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-198. Per diem from more than one source.

 Per diem may not be paid to a public officer or state employee from more than one source for any one calendar day.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Pt VI.I, eff July 1, 2002.
SC Code § 8-11-199 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-199. American Bar Association dues payment or reimbursement.

 State agencies and institutions are prohibited from paying or reimbursing professional dues payments for individuals to the American Bar Association.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Pt XI.L, eff July 1, 2002.
SC Code § 8-11-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-200. Reimbursement of travel expenses to persons interviewing for state employment.

 Reimbursement of travel expenses to persons interviewing for state employment, whether paid from state-appropriated, federal, or other funds, is allowed in accordance with the following provisions:  (1) Travel expenses, within the limitations applicable to state employees, may be paid to individuals being considered for employment by a state government agency if the head of the interviewing agency makes a specific, formal determination in each case that all of the following apply:  (a) The significance of the position to be filled is such that it warrants incurring the costs.  (b) The costs do not exceed the expense of conducting the interview at the interviewee's home area or elsewhere.  (c) Qualified candidates residing within South Carolina are considered before candidates from other states are sought.  (2) Where the position to be filled is that of an agency head, the determination referenced in item (1) must be made by the chairman of the board or commission of the interviewing agency.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 24, eff June 29, 1995.
SC Code § 8-11-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-210. Declaration of purpose.

 It is the purpose of this article to establish a State Personnel Division under the Department of Administration to administer a comprehensive system of personnel administration responsive to the needs of the employees and agencies and essential to the efficient operation of State Government. It shall be applicable to all State agencies, departments, institutions, boards, commissions and authorities, except as may hereinafter be exempted.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 212.
SC Code § 8-11-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-220. Definitions.

 As used in this article:  1. "Agency" shall mean any department, institution, commission, board or any other unit of government of the State.  2. "Appointing authority" shall mean any person having power by law, or by lawfully delegated authority, to make an appointment of a person for employment to any position in the State service.  3. "Agency head" shall mean the chief executive of a State agency in whom is vested final appointing authority for the agency.  4. "Classified service" shall mean all of those positions in the State service which are subject to the classification policies and regulations as authorized by the provisions of this article.  5. "Unclassified service" shall mean all of those positions in the State service which are not subject to the position classification policies and regulations.  6. "Exempt positions" shall mean all of those positions in the State service which are exempt from the provisions of this article as specified in Section 8-11-260.  7. "Position" shall mean any employment requiring the paid services of one person, or any office or employment in any agency requiring specific duties to be performed by one person.  8. "Academic personnel" shall mean presidents, provosts, vice-presidents, deans, teaching and research staffs, and others of academic rank employed by the State educational institutions of higher learning, or medical institutions of education and research.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 212.
SC Code § 8-11-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-240. Board approval of policies and programs.

 The Board shall exercise final approval on policies and programs incident to the administration of the provisions of this article and shall hear appeals of appointing authorities relating to the administration of the provisions of Section 8-11-230 that are not otherwise provided for by other statutes.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 212.
SC Code § 8-11-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-250. Creation, membership, and duties of Advisory Council.

 There is hereby created an Advisory Council whose function shall be to meet on a regular basis with the State Personnel Director to review and to comment on proposed policies, procedures and regulations and to make suggestions to the State Personnel Director on these or other matters referred to the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Director of the Department of Administration and shall consist of five persons skilled or trained in personnel management or employee relations who may or may not be public employees. Provided, further, that one of the five members herein shall be the Executive Secretary of the South Carolina State Employees' Association. To guarantee continuity, appointments shall be made for staggered terms. To accomplish this purpose initial appointments shall be as follows: one member shall be appointed for two years, two members shall be appointed for three years, and two members shall be appointed for four years. All subsequent appointments shall be for four-year terms. Appointment of a chairman shall be by the Governor for a term coterminous with the Governor's term. Members of the Advisory Council shall receive no salary but shall receive compensation provided by law for members of boards, committees and commissions.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 212.
SC Code § 8-11-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-260. Exemptions from application of article.

 The provisions of this article apply to all state employees except the following:  (a) members, officers, and employees of the General Assembly;  (b) staff of the Governor's Office;  (c) officers elected by popular vote and persons appointed to fill vacancies in the offices;  (d) all judges within the unified court system, all officers and employees of the judicial department, all employees of the Commission on Prosecution Coordination, and all judges, officers, and employees of the Administrative Law Court;  (e) members of boards, commissions, councils, advisory councils, and committees compensated on a per diem basis;  (f) all inmate help in all penal and correctional institutions, residents of charitable and mental health and intellectual disability facilities, and students employed in institutions of learning;  (g) part-time professional personnel engaged in consultant professional services without administrative duties and personnel employed for less than ninety working days per year;  (h) other categories of positions as the General Assembly may elect to exempt from time to time;  (i) athletic coaches and unclassified employees in the athletic departments of post-secondary educational institutions as defined in Section 59-107-10 except the technical education colleges and centers.  (j) Employees of the Medical University Hospital Authority.  (k) staff of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor who report directly to the Lieutenant Governor.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 212; 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, Section 89; 1993 Act No. 48, Section 2, eff May 13, 1993; 1994 Act No. 452, Section 7, eff June 16, 1994; 2000 Act No. 264, Section 2, eff May 1, 2000; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 25A, eff July 1, 2009.
SC Code § 8-11-270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-270. Exemptions from classification and compensation plan.

 The classification and compensation plan shall not apply to:  1. Exempt employees specified in Section 8-11-260;  2. Academic personnel;  3. Officials or employees whose salaries are fixed by statute;  4. Such other positions the General Assembly may elect to exempt from time to time;  5. Such other personnel employed by the State institutions of higher learning and/or medical institutions of education and research as are recommended by the respective governing bodies and approved by the Department of Administration.  6. Instructional positions for which certification is required at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 212; 1982 Act No. 405, Section 1.
SC Code § 8-11-271 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-271. Salary structure for instructional personnel at South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind.

 The salary structure for employees at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind affected by item (6) of Section 8-11-270 shall be on the basis of comparable daily compensation with the school district with which the School for the Deaf and Blind competes for instructional personnel.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 405, Section 2.
SC Code § 8-11-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-280. Prior actions remain in effect.

 All classification, grades, conditions of work, and rules and regulations established prior to July 1, 1975 by the State Personnel Division, as constituted on that date, shall remain in force until repealed or suspended by the Board, acting under the authority of this article.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 212.
SC Code § 8-11-290 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-290. Legislators shall receive information annually.

 The rules, classifications and compensation schedules shall be forwarded to each member of the General Assembly by July first of each year.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 212.
SC Code § 8-11-300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees|Section 8-11-300. Compensation increases for certain state employees currently receiving maximum compensation under their classifications.

 Any state employee covered under the State Classification and Compensation Plan who receives the maximum compensation under his present classification and who has not received a salary increase for at least twenty-four months other than base pay increases shall be eligible for an increase of five percent at the end of such twenty-four months and so long as he remains in such status shall be eligible at the end of every twenty-four months thereafter to receive an additional increase of five percent. No employee shall receive more than four such increases. Raises will be effective on the employee's merit review date. The Department of Administration through the State Personnel Division shall administer the provisions of this program.  Any state employee who has received such increase or increases shall continue to be paid for those amounts awarded on or before June 30, 1986, for the uninterrupted duration of the employee's state service as covered under the State Classification and Compensation Plan.  After June 30, 1986, no new or additional compensation increases for state employees receiving maximum compensation under their classification may be awarded to those state employees.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644 Part II Section 18; 1986 Act No. 540, Part II, Section 2, eff June 18, 1986 (became law without the Governor's signature).