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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 35 - Adult Protection › Section 43-35-560. Vulnerable Adults Fatalities Review Committee; members; terms; meetings; administrative support.

(A) There is created a multidisciplinary Vulnerable Adults Fatalities Review Committee composed of:
(1) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Social Services;
(2) the Commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control;
(3) the Executive Director of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy;
(4) the Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division;
(5) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services;
(6) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health;
(7) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs;
(8) the Director of the Office on Aging;
(9) the Executive Director of Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.;
(10) two representatives from two county boards of disabilities and special needs established pursuant to Section 44-20-375;
(11) a county coroner or medical examiner;
(12) an attorney with experience in prosecuting crimes against vulnerable adults;
(13) a physician with experience in treating vulnerable adults, appointed from recommendations submitted by the South Carolina Medical Association;
(14) a solicitor;
(15) a forensic pathologist; and
(16) two members of the public at large, one of whom must represent a private nonprofit community residential care facility and one of whom must represent a public for profit community residential care facility, both of which must provide services to vulnerable adults.
(B) Those members enumerated in items (1) through (10) shall serve ex officio and may appoint a designee, who has administrative or program responsibilities for vulnerable adults, to serve in their place from their particular departments or agencies. The remaining members, including the coroner or medical examiner and solicitor, who shall serve ex officio, must be appointed by the Governor for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify.
(C) A chairman and vice chairman of the committee must be elected from among the members by a majority vote of the membership for a term of two years.
(D) Meetings of the committee must be held at least quarterly. A majority of the committee constitutes a quorum.
(E) Each ex officio member shall provide sufficient staff and administrative support to carry out the responsibilities of this article.
HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 301, Section 9, eff May 23, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 35 - Adult Protection › Section 43-35-570. Purpose of Vulnerable Adult Fatalities Review Committee.

(A) The purpose of the Vulnerable Adult Fatalities Review Committee is to decrease the incidence of preventable vulnerable adult deaths by:
(1) developing an understanding of the causes and incidences of vulnerable adult deaths;
(2) developing plans for and implementing changes within the agencies represented on the committee which will prevent vulnerable adult deaths; and
(3) advising the Governor and the General Assembly on statutory, policy, and practice changes that will prevent vulnerable adult deaths.
(B) To achieve its purpose, the committee shall:
(1) meet with the Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division no later than one month after the unit receives notification by the county coroner or medical examiner pursuant to Section 17-5-555 or Section 43-35-35 to review the investigation of the death;
(2) undertake annual statistical studies of the incidence and causes of vulnerable adult fatalities in this State. The studies shall include an analysis of community and public and private agency involvement with the decedents and their families before and subsequent to the deaths;
(3) consider training, including cross-agency training, consultation, technical assistance needs, and service gaps;
(4) educate the public regarding the incidences and causes of vulnerable adult deaths, the public role in preventing these deaths, and specific steps the public can undertake to prevent vulnerable adult deaths. The committee shall enlist the support of civic, philanthropic, and public service organizations in performing the committee's educational duties;
(5) develop and implement policies and procedures for its own governance and operation;
(6) submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual written report and any other reports prepared by the committee including, but not limited to, the committee's findings and recommendations for changes to any statute, regulation, policy, or procedure that the committee determines is needed to decrease the incidence of preventable vulnerable adult deaths. Annual reports must be made available to the public.
HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 301, Section 9, eff May 23, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 35 - Adult Protection › Section 43-35-580. Meetings discussing individual cases closed; disclosure of information identifying vulnerable adult or family member.

(A) Meetings of the Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and of the Vulnerable Adult Fatalities Review Committee are closed to the public and are not subject to Chapter 4, Title 30, the Freedom of Information Act, when the unit and committee are discussing individual cases of vulnerable adult deaths.
(B) Except as provided in subsection (C), meetings of the committee are open to the public and subject to the Freedom of Information Act when the committee is not discussing individual cases of vulnerable adult deaths.
(C) Information identifying a deceased vulnerable adult or a family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased vulnerable adult, or an alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse or neglect upon a vulnerable adult may not be disclosed during a public meeting and information regarding the involvement of any agency with the deceased vulnerable adult or family may not be disclosed during a public meeting.
(D) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, a person must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 301, Section 9, eff May 23, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 35 - Adult Protection › Section 43-35-590. Confidential and public information.

(A) All information and records acquired by the unit and the committee in the exercise of their duties and responsibilities pursuant to this article are confidential, exempt from disclosure under Chapter 4, Title 30, the Freedom of Information Act, and only may be disclosed as necessary to carry out the unit's and committee's purposes and responsibilities.
(B) Statistical compilations of data that do not contain information that would permit the identification of a person to be ascertained are public records.
(C) Reports of the unit and the committee that do not contain information that would permit the identification of a person to be ascertained are public information.
(D) Except as necessary to carry out the unit's and committee's duties and responsibilities, unit personnel and members of the committee and persons attending meetings may not disclose what transpired at a meeting that is not public under Section 43-35-580 and may not disclose information, the disclosure of which is prohibited by this section.
(E) Members of the committee, persons attending a committee meeting, and persons who present information to the committee may not be required to disclose in any civil or criminal proceeding information presented in or opinions formed as a result of the meeting, except that information available from other sources is not immune from introduction into evidence through those sources solely because it was presented during proceedings of the committee or unit or because it is maintained by the committee or unit. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prevent a person from testifying to information obtained independently of the committee or which is public information.
(F) Information, documents, and records of the unit and of the committee are not subject to subpoena, discovery, or the Freedom of Information Act, except that information, documents, and records otherwise available from other sources are not immune from subpoena, discovery, or the Freedom of Information Act through those sources solely because they were presented during proceedings of the unit or committee or because they are maintained by the unit or the committee.
(G) A person who knowingly violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 301, Section 9, eff May 23, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 38 - Investigation Of Health Facilities By Ombudsman › Section 43-38-10. Facility defined.

For purposes of this chapter "facility" means public health centers and tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease and all other types of public or private hospitals and related facilities such as outpatient facilities, rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, residential care facilities, facilities for persons with developmental disabilities and community mental health centers, including facilities for alcoholics and narcotic addicts but shall not include general hospitals which treat acute injuries or illnesses.
HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 416, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 38 - Investigation Of Health Facilities By Ombudsman › Section 43-38-20. Long Term Care Ombudsman Program authorized to investigate complaints; release and disclosure of information from medical records; issuance of report and recommendations.

The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is authorized to investigate any problem or complaint on behalf of any interested party or any client, patient, or resident of any facility as defined in this chapter. In carrying out the investigation, he may request and receive written statements, documents, exhibits, and other items pertinent to the investigation. These items include medical records of a general hospital in which a client, patient, or resident has been treated during the period under investigation. General hospitals are authorized to release the medical records to the ombudsman upon his written request without the necessity of patient authorization. Any files maintained by the ombudsman program shall be disclosed only at the discretion of the ombudsman having authority over the disposition of such files, except that the identity, disease, or illness of any complainant or resident of a long term care facility shall not be disclosed by such ombudsman unless:
(i) such complainant or resident, or his legal representative, consents in writing to such disclosure; or
(ii) such disclosure is required by court order. Following the investigation he may issue such report and recommendations as in his opinion will assist in improving the facility under investigation.
HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 416, Section 2; 1986 Act No. 531, eff June 18, 1986; 1993 Act No. 110, Section 8, eff three months after June 11, 1993.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 38 - Investigation Of Health Facilities By Ombudsman › Section 43-38-30. Cooperation of departments, officers, and agencies required.

All departments, officers, agencies and employees of the State shall cooperate with the ombudsman in carrying out his duties pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 416, Section 3.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 38 - Investigation Of Health Facilities By Ombudsman › Section 43-38-40. Civil and criminal immunity for participants in judicial proceedings; presumption of good faith.

Any person required or permitted to report pursuant to this chapter or who participates in judicial proceedings resulting therefrom, acting in good faith, shall be immune from civil and criminal liability which might otherwise result by reason of such actions. In all such civil or criminal proceedings good faith shall be rebuttably presumed.
HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 416, Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 38 - Investigation Of Health Facilities By Ombudsman › Section 43-38-60. Long Term Care Ombudsman Program to designate entities under Older American Act.

The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program may designate entities in accordance with the federal Older Americans Act.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 110, Section 4, eff three months after June 11, 1993.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 39 - Midlands Human Resources Development Commission › Section 43-39-20. Commission to constitute corporate body.

The commission is declared to be a body politic and corporate and shall exercise and enjoy all the rights and privileges as such. Membership on the commission shall not be construed to be an office of honor or profit.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 567 Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 39 - Midlands Human Resources Development Commission › Section 43-39-30. Composition of membership; authorization to increase total membership; apportionment of new seats.

(a) The commission shall be composed of twenty-one members and shall be so constituted that:
(1) one-third of the members of the commission are elected public officials, or their representatives, unless the number of such officials reasonably available or willing to serve is less than one-third of the membership of the commission;
(2) at least one-third of the members are persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that they are representative of the poor in the areas served; and
(3) the remainder of the members are officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, education, or other major groups and interests in the areas served.
(b) The commission shall be authorized to increase the total membership, if necessary, to comply with the provisions of Section 43-39-80, or to meet additional federal requirements, provided, however, that any such increase shall be accomplished in multiples of three in order to retain the basic structure of the commission as provided for in subsection (a).
(c) In the event the commission membership is increased under the provisions of Section 43-39-80, the three new seats shall be apportioned by the commission among the participating counties, to include a seat for the petitioning group, according to federal regulatory measures promulgated under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (PL 92-424), and the Headstart, Economic Opportunity, and Community Partnership Act of 1974 (PL 93-644).
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 567 Section 3.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 39 - Midlands Human Resources Development Commission › Section 43-39-40. Apportionment of membership between counties.

The twenty-one members of the commission shall be residents of the areas to which their membership is apportioned, and the total membership shall be divided among the participating counties as follows:
1. Richland County: nine members
2. Lexington County: six members
3. Newberry County: three members
4. Fairfield County: three members
The membership from each county must be constituted as provided for in Section 43-39-30.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 567 Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 39 - Midlands Human Resources Development Commission › Section 43-39-50. Candidates meeting eligibility criteria confirmed by appointment of Governor.

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 (PL 92-424), and the Headstart, Economic Opportunity, and Community Partnership Act of 1974 (PL 94-644), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, they shall be confirmed as members of the commission by appointment of the Governor upon the recommendation of the respective county council of the four participating counties.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 567 Section 5.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 39 - Midlands Human Resources Development Commission › Section 43-39-60. Terms of office.

The terms of office shall be for two years, provided that no public official shall continue to serve if he ceases to be a public official. No member of the commission selected under item (2) and item (3) of Section 43-39-30 shall serve for more than five consecutive years, nor more than a total of ten years.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 567 Section 6.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 39 - Midlands Human Resources Development Commission › Section 43-39-70. Compensation; vacancies.

Members of the commission shall serve without compensation except as otherwise provided for by appropriate federal authorization. In the event of a vacancy on the commission it shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by selection and appointment in the same manner as provided for the original appointments.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 567 Section 7.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 39 - Midlands Human Resources Development Commission › Section 43-39-80. Commission shall establish procedures for petitions for additional membership.

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 shall be governed by the federal regulations and guidelines promulgated under Public Law 92-424 and Public Law 93-644. If the commission finds that a petition for membership is meritorious and a seat is warranted, they shall increase the membership of the commission as provided for in Section 43-39-30(b) and (c).
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 567 Section 8.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 39 - Midlands Human Resources Development Commission › Section 43-39-90. Organization; election of officers; maintenance of current membership record.

Immediately upon appointment of the commission, it shall organize by electing one of its members as chairman, a second as vice-chairman, a third as secretary and a fourth as treasurer. The commission shall file and maintain a current record of its members with the offices of the Clerk of Court and with the respective legislative delegation in each county represented on the commission.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 567 Section 9.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 39 - Midlands Human Resources Development Commission › Section 43-39-100. Powers.

The commission is empowered:
(a) to sue and be sued;
(b) to adopt, use and alter a corporate seal;
(c) to make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs;
(d) to appoint agents, employees and servants, to prescribe their duties, to fix their compensation, to determine if and to what extent they shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties;
(e) to 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 counties represented by the commission and, with the consent of such agencies and organizations, to coordinate the same;
(f) to enter into contracts and agreements for performance of its programs and duties with federal, State, county and municipal governmental agencies and subdivisions thereof, and private nonprofit organizations;
(g) to receive and expend funds for the performance of its duties in the administration of its programs from such governmental agencies and subdivisions thereof and private nonprofit organizations, as well as any other sources;
(h) to 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, from time to time, to appoint one or more subcommittees to advise and assist in the administration of its program and the performance of its duties; all committees designated should be represented by the three categories in the same proportion as the full commission;
(i) to maintain adequate accounts and records of its activities, receipts and expenses in conformance with requirements of any contract or agreement with any federal, State, county or municipal governmental agency, or subdivision thereof, or any private nonprofit organization;
(j) to 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;
(k) to do such other things as may be necessary to perform the duties prescribed in this chapter.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 567 Section 10.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 39 - Midlands Human Resources Development Commission › Section 43-39-110. Exemption from taxation.

All property of the commission shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxes levied by the counties represented on the commission or any municipality therein, or any division, subdivision or agency thereof directly or indirectly.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 567 Section 11.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 39 - Midlands Human Resources Development Commission › Section 43-39-120. Fiscal year; audit; annual report.

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 shall be made by a certified public accountant in good standing, to be designated by the commission. Copies of such audit, incorporated into an annual report of the commission, shall be filed with the legislative delegation and the county council of each participating county.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 567 Section 12.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 41 - Gleamns Human Resources Commission › Section 43-41-10. GLEAMNS Human Resources Commission created.

There is created the GLEAMNS Human Resources Commission in Greenwood, Laurens, Edgefield, Abbeville, McCormick, Newberry, and Saluda Counties.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 670 Section 1; 1982 Act No. 345, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 16, Section 2, eff March 23, 1993.
Editor's Note
The preamble to 1976 Act No. 670, provides as follows:
"Whereas, the General Assembly finds that a public commission should be created in Greenwood, Laurens, Edgefield, Abbeville, McCormick, Newberry, and Saluda Counties charged with the responsibility of implementing programs designed to improve the health, education, welfare, housing, and employment opportunities of economically disadvantaged persons in these counties, the commission must be funded by federal, state, county, municipal, or private organizations. Now, therefore,". (Amended 1982 Act No. 345; 1993 Act No. 16, Section 1, eff March 23, 1993.).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 41 - Gleamns Human Resources Commission › Section 43-41-20. Commission to constitute corporate body.

The commission is declared to be a body politic and corporate and shall exercise and enjoy all the rights and privileges as such. Membership on the commission shall not be construed to be an office of honor or profit.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 670 Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 41 - Gleamns Human Resources Commission › Section 43-41-30. Composition of membership; authorization to increase total membership; apportionment of new seats.

(A) The commission must be composed of twenty-one members in accordance with federal law appointed by the governing bodies of the counties enumerated in Section 43-41-40 and must be so constituted that:
(1) one-third of the members of the commission are elected public officials or their representatives, unless the number of these officials reasonably available or willing to serve is less than one-third of the membership of the commission;
(2) at least one-third of the members are persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that they are representative of the poor in the areas served; and
(3) the remainder of the members are officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, education, or other major groups and interests in the areas served.
(B) The commission may increase in multiples of three in the total membership if necessary to comply with Section 43-41-80 or to meet additional federal requirements.
(C) If the commission membership is increased under Section 43-41-80, the three new seats must be apportioned by the commission among the participating counties, to include a seat for the petitioning group, according to federal regulatory measures promulgated under federal law.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 670 Section 3; 1982 Act No. 345, Section 3; 1993 Act No. 16, Section 3, eff March 23, 1993; 1999 Act No. 48, Section 1, eff June 1, 1999.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 41 - Gleamns Human Resources Commission › Section 43-41-40. Apportionment of membership between counties.

The twenty-one members of the commission must be apportioned among the participating counties as follows:
1. Greenwood County - three members
2. Laurens County - three members
3. Edgefield County - three members
4. Abbeville County - three members
5. McCormick County - three members
6. Newberry County - three members
7. Saluda County - three members
The membership from each county also must be constituted according to the formula provided for in Section 43-41-30 (A).
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 670 Section 4; 1982 Act No. 345, Section 4; 1993 Act No. 16, Section 4, eff March 23, 1993.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 41 - Gleamns Human Resources Commission › Section 43-41-60. Terms of office.

The terms of office of members of the commission shall be for two years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. No member of the commission selected under item (2) and item (3) of Section 43-41-30(a) shall serve for more than five consecutive years nor more than a total of ten years.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 670 Section 6.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 41 - Gleamns Human Resources Commission › Section 43-41-70. Compensation; vacancies.

Members of the commission shall serve without compensation except as otherwise provided for by appropriate federal authorization. In the event of a vacancy on the commission it shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by selection and appointment in the same manner as provided for the original appointments.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 670 Section 7.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 41 - Gleamns Human Resources Commission › Section 43-41-80. Commission shall establish procedures for petitions for additional membership.

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 on the commission. In this regard, the commission must be governed by the federal regulations and guidelines promulgated under federal law. If the commission finds that a petition for membership is meritorious and a seat is warranted, it shall increase the membership of the commission as provided for in Section 43-41-30(B) and (C).
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 670 Section 8; 1993 Act No. 16, Section 5, eff March 23, 1993.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 41 - Gleamns Human Resources Commission › Section 43-41-90. Organization; election of officers; meetings; maintenance of current membership record.

The commission shall meet as soon as practicable after appointment and at its first meeting and annually thereafter shall elect a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary and a treasurer. The commission shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as may be designated by the chairman. Each member of the commission shall receive advance notification of each meeting in the manner the commission shall determine. The commission shall file and maintain a current record of its membership with the clerk of court and with the respective legislative delegations in each of the counties represented on the commission.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 670 Section 9.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 41 - Gleamns Human Resources Commission › Section 43-41-100. Powers.

The commission is empowered:
(a) to sue and be sued;
(b) to adopt, use and alter a corporate seal;
(c) to make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs;
(d) to appoint agents and employees, to prescribe their duties, to fix their compensation, to determine if and to what extent they shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties;
(e) to 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 counties represented by the commission and, with the consent of such agencies and organizations, to coordinate the same;
(f) to enter into contracts and agreements for performance of its programs and duties with federal, state, county and municipal governmental agencies and subdivisions thereof, and private nonprofit organizations;
(g) to receive and expend funds for the performance of its duties in the administration of its programs from such governmental agencies and subdivisions thereof and private nonprofit organizations, as well as any other sources;
(h) to 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, from time to time, to appoint one or more subcommittees to advise and assist in the administration of its programs and the performance of its duties; all such committees designated to have representation from the three categories enumerated in items (1), (2) and (3) of Section 43-41-30(a) in the same proportion as such categories are represented on the full commission;
(i) to maintain adequate accounts and records of its activities, receipts and expenses in conformance with requirements of any contract or agreement with any federal, state, county or municipal governmental agency, or subdivision thereof, or any private nonprofit organization;
(j) to 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;
(k) to do such other things as may be necessary to perform the duties prescribed in this chapter.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 670 Section 10.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 41 - Gleamns Human Resources Commission › Section 43-41-110. Exemption from taxation.

All property of the commission shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxes levied by the counties represented on the commission or any municipality therein, or any division, subdivision or agency thereof.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 670 Section 11.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 41 - Gleamns Human Resources Commission › Section 43-41-120. Fiscal year; audit; annual report.

The commission shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year basis of April first to March thirty-first. As shortly after the close of its fiscal year as may be practicable an audit of its affairs shall be made by a certified public accountant in good standing to be designated by the commission. Copies of such audit, incorporated into an annual report of the commission, shall be filed with the legislative delegations and the governing bodies of each participating county.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 670 Section 12.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 43 - Dillon-marion Human Resources Commission › Section 43-43-20. Commission to constitute corporate body.

The commission is declared to be a body politic and corporate and shall exercise and enjoy all the rights and privileges as such. Membership on the commission shall not be construed to be an office of honor or profit.
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 13 Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 43 - Dillon-marion Human Resources Commission › Section 43-43-30. Composition of membership; authorization to increase total membership; apportionment of new seats.

(a) The commission shall be composed of eighteen members and shall be so constituted that (1) one-third of the members of the commission are elected public officials, or their representatives, unless the number of such officials reasonably available or willing to serve is less than one-third of the membership of the commission; (2) at least one-third of the members are persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that they are representative of the poor in the areas served; and (3) the remainder of the members are officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, education, or other major groups and interests in the two counties served.
(b) The commission shall be authorized to increase the total membership, if necessary, to comply with the provisions of Section 43-43-80, or to meet additional federal requirements, provided, however, that any such increase shall be accomplished in multiples of three in order to retain the basic structure of the commission as provided for in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) In the event the commission membership is increased under the provisions of Section 43-43-80, the three new seats shall be apportioned by the commission among the participating counties, to include a seat for the petitioning group, according to federal regulatory measures promulgated under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, (PL 92-424), as amended, and the Headstart, Economic Opportunity, and Community Partnership Act of 1974 (PL 93-644).
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 13 Section 3.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 43 - Dillon-marion Human Resources Commission › Section 43-43-40. Apportionment of membership between counties.

The eighteen members of the commission shall be residents of the areas to which their membership is apportioned, and the total membership shall be divided among the participating counties as follows:
1. Dillon County: nine members
2. Marion County: nine members
The membership from each county must be constituted as provided for in Section 43-43-30.
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 13 Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 43 - Dillon-marion Human Resources Commission › Section 43-43-50. Candidates meeting eligibility criteria appointed by Governor upon recommendation of county councils.

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 (PL 92-424), as amended, and the Headstart, Economic Opportunity, and Community Partnership Act of 1974 (PL 93-644), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, they shall be confirmed as members of the commission by appointment of the Governor upon the recommendation of the respective county councils of the two participating counties.
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 13 Section 5.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 43 - Dillon-marion Human Resources Commission › Section 43-43-60. Terms of office.

The terms of office shall be for two years, provided that no public official shall continue to serve if he ceases to be a public official. No member of the commission selected under item (2) and item (3) of Section 43-43-30 shall serve for more than five consecutive years, nor more than a total of ten years.
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 13 Section 6.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 43 - Dillon-marion Human Resources Commission › Section 43-43-70. Compensation; vacancies.

Members of the commission shall serve without compensation except as otherwise provided for by appropriate federal authorization. In the event of a vacancy on the commission it shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by selection and appointment in the same manner as provided for the original appointments.
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 13 Section 7.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 43 - Dillon-marion Human Resources Commission › Section 43-43-80. Commission shall establish procedures for petitions for additional membership.

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 shall be 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, they shall increase the membership of the commission as provided for in Section 43-43-30(b) and (c).
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 13 Section 8.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 43 - Dillon-marion Human Resources Commission › Section 43-43-90. Organization; election of officers; maintenance of current membership record.

Immediately upon appointment of the commission, it shall organize by electing one of its members as chairman, a second as vice-chairman, a third as secretary and a fourth as treasurer. The commission shall file and maintain a current record of its members with the offices of the clerk of court and with the respective legislative delegation in each county represented on the commission.
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 13 Section 9.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 43 - Dillon-marion Human Resources Commission › Section 43-43-100. Powers.

The commission is empowered:
(a) to sue and be sued;
(b) to adopt, use and alter a corporate seal;
(c) to make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs;
(d) to appoint agents, employees and servants, to prescribe their duties, to fix their compensation, to determine if and to what extent they shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties;
(e) to undertake the improvement of communication and co-operation 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 counties represented by the commission and, with the consent of such agencies and organizations, to coordinate the same;
(f) to enter into contracts and agreements for performance of its programs and duties with federal, state, county and municipal governmental agencies and subdivisions thereof, and private nonprofit organizations;
(g) to receive and expend funds for the performance of its duties in the administration of its programs from such governmental agencies and subdivisions thereof and private nonprofit organizations, as well as any other sources;
(h) to 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, from time to time, to appoint one or more subcommittees to advise and assist in the administration of its program and the performance of its duties; all committees designated should be represented by the three categories in the same proportion as the full commission;
(i) to maintain adequate accounts and records of its activities, receipts and expenses in conformance with requirements of any contract or agreement with any federal, state, county or municipal governmental agency, or subdivision thereof, or any private nonprofit organization;
(j) to 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;
(k) to do such other things as may be necessary to perform the duties prescribed in this chapter.
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 13 Section 10.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 43 - Dillon-marion Human Resources Commission › Section 43-43-110. Exemption from taxation.

All property of the commission shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxes levied by the counties represented on the commission or any municipality therein, or any division, subdivision or agency thereof directly or indirectly.
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 13 Section 11.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 43 - Dillon-marion Human Resources Commission › Section 43-43-120. Fiscal year; audit; annual report.

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 shall be made by a certified public accountant in good standing, to be designated by the commission. Copies of such audit, incorporated into an annual report of the commission, shall be filed with the legislative delegation and the county council of each participating county.
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 13 Section 12.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 45 - Community Economic Opportunity Act Of 1983 › Section 43-45-20. Legislative findings and purpose.

The General Assembly finds that:
A. Poverty continues to be the lot of a substantial number of South Carolinians.
B. Rising energy costs, coupled with high unemployment, inflation, and high interest rates, have reduced significantly the real purchasing power of low-income and nearly poor individuals and families, particularly elderly handicapped individuals, to such levels that they are unable to acquire necessities of life.
C. The real income of households receiving public assistance payments as a primary source of income has diminished in proportion to the real incomes of other households in South Carolina.
D. Low-income households need a variety of forms of assistance to break the poverty cycle including financial support, equal access to health, education, housing, job training, and energy conservation services.
E. South Carolina can achieve full economic and social potential only if all individuals have the opportunity to contribute to the full extent of their capabilities and to participate in the workings of our society.
Therefore, it is the policy of South Carolina to provide an organizational framework through which a wide range of opportunities can be made available to assist low-income individuals in becoming self-sufficient so that they will be able to live in decency and dignity. It is the purpose of this chapter to insure that effective mechanisms are established at the local level to efficiently administer such federal funds as may be allocated to South Carolina for the purposes of carrying out Title VI of U.S. Public Law 97-35.
HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 143 Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 45 - Community Economic Opportunity Act Of 1983 › Section 43-45-30. Administering agency; designation; duties and functions.

The Governor must designate a state administering agency to be responsible for the receipt and distribution of the federal funds as allocated to South Carolina for the implementation of Title VI, Public Law 97-35. The state administering agency shall develop and implement administrative procedures for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. The duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
(A) Prescribing the procedures to be used in the selection of a community-based organization for each geographical service area identified herein.
(B) Reviewing and recommending for approval all work programs submitted by the selected community-based organizations.
(C) Recommending distribution formulas for funds made available to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(D) Monitoring and evaluating community-based organizations with respect to goals, priorities, program performance, and fiscal activities.
HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 143 Section 3; 1994 Act No. 428, Section 1, eff May 30, 1994 (became law without the signature of the Governor).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 45 - Community Economic Opportunity Act Of 1983 › Section 43-45-40. Geographical service areas.

For the federal fiscal year 1984, the geographic service areas must conform to the service areas of community-based organizations designated by the State to administer fiscal year 1983 funds under Title VI of U.S. Public Law 97-35. The community-based organizations so designated are exclusively eligible to administer the funds in fiscal year 1984, provided that the funds are at a sufficient level to permit the community-based organization to maintain the capacity to support projects which have a measurable impact on the causes of poverty in the service area. In subsequent federal fiscal years after 1984, the geographic service areas shall be those as are designated by the Governor and the Joint Appropriations Review Committee.
HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 143 Section 4.
Editor's Note
1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 35D, eff July 1, 1996, provides the following:
"The term 'Joint Appropriations Review Committee' wherever it may appear in any provision of law must be construed to mean the Office of the Governor effective January 1, 1997."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 43 - Social Services › Chapter 45 - Community Economic Opportunity Act Of 1983 › Section 43-45-50. Community-based organization boards; composition; rules and procedures.

Each community-based organization shall administer any programs through a board of directors. The board is composed as follows:
A. One-third of the members of the board must be elected public officials currently holding office, or their designees, except that if the number of elected officials reasonably available and willing to serve is less than one-third of the membership of the board, membership on the board of appointive public officials may be counted in meeting the one-third requirement.
B. At least one-third of the members of the board must be persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that they are representative of the poor in the area served.
C. The remainder of the members of the board must be officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, education, or other major groups and interests in the community.
D. No board may consist of less than nine members nor more than twenty-one members, and the total membership of each board must be divisible by three. Each member of the board selected to represent a specific geographic area within a community must reside in that area.
Rules governing elections and administrative procedures for selection of boards must be incorporated in the bylaws of the community-based organization and approved by the state administering agency.
HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 143 Section 5.