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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-335. Department of Administration may provide to and receive from other governmental entities goods and services.

The respective divisions of the Department of Administration are authorized to provide to and receive from other governmental entities, including other divisions and state and local agencies and departments, goods and services, as will in its opinion promote efficient and economical operations. The divisions may charge and pay the entities for the goods and services, the revenue from which shall be deposited in the state treasury in a special account and expended only for the costs of providing the goods and services, and such funds may be retained and expended for the same purposes.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 6; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.E.3, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.E.3, substituted "Department of Administration" for "Budget and Control Board".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-340. Department to develop and implement statewide Fleet Safety Program.

The department shall develop and implement a statewide Fleet Safety Program for operators of state-owned vehicles which shall serve to minimize the amount paid for rising insurance premiums and reduce the number of accidents involving state-owned vehicles. The department shall promulgate regulations requiring the establishment of an accident review board by each agency and mandatory driver training in those instances where remedial training for employees would serve the best interest of the State.
HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 429, Section 9; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, Section 7.E.3, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, Section 7.E.3, twice substituted "department" for "board" and deleted "rules and" before "regulations".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-360. Repealed.

HISTORY: Former Section, titled Office of Precinct Demographics; establishment and responsibilities, had the following history: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 59. Repealed by 2018 Act No. 246, Section 9, eff July 1, 2018.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-370. Repealed.

HISTORY: Former Section, titled Determination and designation of indebtedness to be included within any limits on "private activity bonds", had the following history: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 39. Repealed by 2022 Act No. 202, Section 3, eff June 5, 2022.
Editor's Note
2022 Act No. 202, Section 6, provides as follows:
"SECTION 6. The provisions of this act are effective for allocations of state ceiling beginning January 1, 2022, and thereafter. For the first year of implementation, the state authority may adopt such special procedures as may be necessary to effect the requirements of this act."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-395. Use of vendors by state body providing health care or social services to recover reimbursement for providing services.

Any state governmental body which provides health care or social services and which has a legal right to be reimbursed from any private or governmental source for these services may contract with any vendor on a contingent basis to recover or to assist in the recovery of funds for reimbursement of the provided services. The governmental body may pay the vendor from funds actually collected from governmental or private sources as a result of the services provided by the vendor. The vendor must be selected pursuant to Section 11-35-1530, 11-35-1560, or 11-35-1570 and the contract must be approved by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 658, Part II, Section 18C.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-400. Authority of Budget and Control Board to enter lease purchase agreements to provide method of replacing Central Correctional Institution.

In furtherance of the State's interest in complying with the terms of Nelson v. Leeke, and in minimizing potential legal liability in the future, and in furtherance of achieving a cost effective and timely solution to this problem through innovative means available in the private sector, after consultation with the Joint Bond Review Committee and the State Reorganization Commission, the State Budget and Control Board is authorized to enter into lease purchase agreements consistent with the Consolidated Procurement Code of the State of South Carolina which would provide the State an economically feasible method of replacing the Central Correctional Institution (CCI), so long as these agreements (1) can be demonstrated to be comparably cost effective to traditional financing methods, (2) can result in long-term operational cost savings, (3) are in compliance with the standards enunciated in Nelson v. Leeke, (4) can result in the provision of a new facility of sufficient bed, program, and support space more expeditiously than traditional methods, (5) that will minimize the wasteful expenditure of funds for further capital improvements to CCI, and (6) will be subject to the year-to-year appropriation process of the General Assembly.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, Section 28.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-405. Aircraft purchase, lease, or lease-purchase by state agency.

No aircraft may be purchased, leased, or lease-purchased for more than a thirty-day period by any state agency without the prior authorization of the Department of Administration or the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, and the Joint Bond Review Committee.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 44.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-420. Reports to State Budget and Control Board.

All institutions, departments, and agencies shall file an annual report with the board at the time the board specifies. The board shall prescribe specifications and deadlines as are practicable for the reports, the objective being to limit the content and style of printing, and thus keep the cost of their publication within reasonable limits. The board shall have the reports printed and made available on or before January first to each member of the General Assembly at his request and to the State Library. The board shall report annually to the General Assembly on the expenditure of appropriations for the reports showing, by departments, the number of copies and cost of publication. State agency annual reports required under the provisions of this section and reports to the General Assembly may not be printed in a multicolor format unless that format can be purchased at the cost of black and white printing, nor may these reports contain pictures of board or commission members, agency officers, or employees.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 307, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-425. Cost information to be included in publications; exceptions.

(A) All agencies using appropriated funds shall print on the last page of all bound publications the following information:
(1) total printing cost;
(2) total number of documents printed; and
(3) cost per unit.
(B) The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the Legislative Services Agency, the presidents of each institution of higher education, and the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education may exempt from this requirement documents published by their respective agencies. Agency publications that are produced for resale are also exempt from this requirement.
(C) Publications of public relations nature produced by Parks, Recreation and Tourism and the Division of State Development are exempt from this requirement.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Pt XI.K; 2013 Act No. 31, Section 2, eff May 21, 2013; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 5, eff January 31, 2019.
Effect of Amendment
The 2013 amendment substituted "the Legislative Services Agency" for "Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems".
2019 Act No. 1, Section 5, inserted the (A), (B), and (C) designators; in (B), substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate", and made a nonsubstantive change.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-430. Supply and use of telecommunication systems for state Government.

In post-divestiture circumstances, the State, its boards, committees, commissions, councils, and agencies, and other entities excluding counties, municipalities, and special service and school districts must be treated as a single enterprise for purposes of securing and utilizing local and long distance telecommunications equipment and services.
The Department of Administration shall secure all telecommunications equipment and services for the state government enterprise under terms it considers suitable and coordinate the supply of the equipment and services for state government use. No entity of state government may enter into an agreement or renew an existing agreement for telecommunications services unless approved by the board.
HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 189, Part II, Section 23.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-435. Protection of critical information technology infrastructure and data systems.

To protect the state's critical information technology infrastructure and associated data systems in the event of a major disaster, whether natural or otherwise, and to allow the services to the citizens of this State to continue in such an event, the Office of the State Chief Information Officer (CIO) should develop a Critical Information Technology Infrastructure Protection Plan devising policies and procedures to provide for the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of, and to allow for alternative and immediate on-line access to critical data and information systems including, but not limited to, health and human services, law enforcement, and related agency data necessary to provide critical information to citizens and ensure the protection of state employees as they carry out their disaster-related duties. All state agencies and political subdivisions of this State are directed to assist the Office of the State CIO in the collection of data required for this plan.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 339, Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-440. Repealed.

HISTORY: Former Section, titled Defense of members of Fiscal Accountability Authority and the Director of the Department of Administration, had the following history: 2003 Act No. 13, Section 1; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt VII, Section 20.A, eff July 1, 2015. Repealed by 2022 Act No. 161, Section 2, eff May 13, 2022.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-460. Payment of judgments against governmental employees and officials in excess of one million dollars; limitations; recovery of amount paid by assessment against entities purchasing tort liability insurance.

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority, through the Division of Insurance Services, is authorized to pay judgments against individual governmental employees and officials, in excess of one million dollars, subject to a maximum of four million dollars in excess of one million dollars for one employee and a maximum of twenty million dollars in excess of five million dollars in one fiscal year. These payments are limited to judgments rendered under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 against governmental employees or officials who are covered by a tort liability policy issued by the Insurance Reserve Fund. These payments are also limited to judgments against governmental employees and officials for acts committed within the scope of employment. If a judgment is paid, the payment must be recovered by assessments against all governmental entities purchasing tort liability insurance from the Insurance Reserve Fund.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 509, Section 1.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-470. Limitations on use of funds appropriated by General Assembly.

(A) No funds appropriated by the General Assembly may be used by a constitutional officer to purchase space including, but not limited to, notices or advertisements, in a print medium or time from a radio or television medium without unanimous prior written approval of the Budget and Control Board.
(B) No funds appropriated by the General Assembly may be used by a constitutional officer to print on, or distribute with, official documents extraneous promotional material or to purchase plaques, awards, citations, or other recognitions without unanimous prior written approval of the Budget and Control Board.
(C) If nonpublic funds are used for the purposes enumerated in subsection (A), the constitutional officer expending the funds must submit the source of the funds showing all contributors to the Budget and Control Board before the funds are expended.
(D) The provisions of this section do not apply to the Governor or to the General Assembly.
HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 42A.
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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-475. Employee benefit appropriations; transfer of funds within agency to cover overruns.

It is the intent of the General Assembly that the amounts appropriated to each agency or institution in a fiscal year for employee benefits are sufficient to pay the employer contribution costs of that agency. The Department of Administration shall devise a plan for the expenditure of the funds appropriated for employer contributions and may require transfers of funds within an agency or institution if it becomes evident that the employer contribution costs exceed the funds available for that purpose.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Pt XI.F.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-480. Hiring consultant or management firm to assist in administration of state employee unemployment compensation fund; annual reports to General Assembly.

The Department of Administration is authorized to hire consultants or a management firm to assist in the administration of the unemployment compensation program for state employees and, for that purpose, may use funds appropriated or otherwise made available for unemployment payments. The Department of Administration is authorized to make the transfers necessary to accomplish this purpose. The Department of Administration shall report in writing annually to the General Assembly the complete name, address, and amounts paid to the consultants or management firm.
HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 86.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-495. Repealed.

HISTORY: Former Section, titled Monitoring revenues and expenditures to determine year-end deficits; quarterly appropriations allocation; supplemental appropriations, had the following history: 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 20A, eff July 1, 2009; 2010 Act No. 152, Section 4, eff May 6, 2010. Repealed by 2014 Act No. 121, Pt VI, Section 10.B, eff July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-497. Across-the-board reduction in expenditures.

If the Executive Budget Office or the General Assembly mandates an across-the-board reduction, state agencies are encouraged to reduce general operating expenses including, but not limited to, travel, training, procurement, hiring of temporary and contractual employees before reductions are made to programs, special line items, or local provider services critical to an agency's mission.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 20E, eff July 1, 2009.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-500. Calculation and certification of state ceiling.

The state ceiling on the issuance of private activity bonds as defined in Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 established in the act must be certified annually by the Secretary of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority (the state authority) based upon the provisions of the act. The secretary of the state authority shall make this certification as soon as practicable after the estimates of the population of the State of South Carolina to be used in the calculation are published by the United States Bureau of the Census but in no event later than February first of each calendar year.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 117, Section 1; 2022 Act No. 202 (H.5075), Section 2, eff June 5, 2022.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
Editor's Note
2022 Act No. 202, Section 6, provides as follows:
"SECTION 6. The provisions of this act are effective for allocations of state ceiling beginning January 1, 2022, and thereafter. For the first year of implementation, the state authority may adopt such special procedures as may be necessary to effect the requirements of this act."
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 202, Section 2, in the first sentence, deleted "(the Code)" following "Code of 1986" and substituted "Secretary of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority (the state authority)" for "State Fiscal Accountability Authority secretary", and in the second sentence, substituted "secretary of the state authority" for "board secretary".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-510. Allocation of bond limit amounts.

(A) The private activity bond limit for all issuing authorities must be allocated by the state authority in response to authorized requests as described in Section 1-11-530 by the issuing authorities, or as otherwise provided in Section 1-11-520(G).
(B) The aggregate private activity bond limit amount for all South Carolina issuing authorities is allocated initially to the State for further allocation within the limits prescribed herein.
(C) Nothing in this article or the State Ceiling Allocation Plan adopted pursuant to this article grants any rights to, or in the processes used in the allocation or disposition of, state ceiling. Decisions made pursuant to this article are final and are not subject to judicial or administrative review.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 117, Section 2; 2022 Act No. 202 (H.5075), Section 2, eff June 5, 2022.
Editor's Note
2022 Act No. 202, Section 6, provides as follows:
"SECTION 6. The provisions of this act are effective for allocations of state ceiling beginning January 1, 2022, and thereafter. For the first year of implementation, the state authority may adopt such special procedures as may be necessary to effect the requirements of this act."
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 202, Section 2, rewrote (A) and (C).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-530. Authorized requests for allocation of bond limit amounts.

(A) For private activity bonds proposed for issue by other than state government issuing authorities, an authorized request is a request included in a petition to the state authority that a specific amount of the state ceiling be allocated to the bonds for which the petition is filed. The petition must be accompanied by: (i) a copy of the Inducement Contract, Inducement Resolution, or other comparable preliminary approval entered into or adopted by the issuing authority, if any, relating to the bonds, and (ii) such other supporting documentation as the state authority may by policy prescribe.
(B) For private activity bonds proposed for issue by any state government issuing authority, an authorized request is a request included in a petition to the state authority that a specific amount of the state ceiling be allocated to the bonds for which the petition is filed. The petition must be accompanied by: (i) a bond resolution or comparable action by the issuing authority authorizing the issuance of the bonds, and (ii) such other supporting documentation as the state authority may by policy prescribe.
(C) Each authorized request must demonstrate that the allocation amount requested constitutes all of the private activity bond financing contemplated at the time for the project and any other facilities located at or used as a part of an integrated operation with the project.
(D) An issuing authority seeking an allocation of any remaining unused state ceiling for carry-forward designation must submit to the state authority a petition identifying the types of tax-exempt bonds to which the carry-forward designation will apply. The petition must be accompanied by such other supporting documentation as the state authority may by policy prescribe. Such allocations are not subjected to the provisions of Section 1-11-520(D), (E), and (F).
(E) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the state authority may disapprove, reduce, or defer any authorized request or petition for carryforward.
(F) The state authority must periodically furnish to the Joint Bond Review Committee a report of petitions received, along with their dispositions.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 117, Section 4; 2022 Act No. 202 (H.5075), Section 2, eff June 5, 2022.
Editor's Note
2022 Act No. 202, Section 6, provides as follows:
"SECTION 6. The provisions of this act are effective for allocations of state ceiling beginning January 1, 2022, and thereafter. For the first year of implementation, the state authority may adopt such special procedures as may be necessary to effect the requirements of this act."
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 202, Section 2, rewrote the section.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-540. Reserved.

HISTORY: Former Section 1-11-540, titled Limitations on allocations, had the following history: 1987 Act No. 117, Section 5. Reserved by 2022 Act No. 202, Section 2, eff June 5, 2022.
Editor's Note
2022 Act No. 202, Section 6, provides as follows:
"SECTION 6. The provisions of this act are effective for allocations of state ceiling beginning January 1, 2022, and thereafter. For the first year of implementation, the state authority may adopt such special procedures as may be necessary to effect the requirements of this act."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-570. State authority may adopt policies and procedures.

The state authority may adopt policies and procedures necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this article. All such policies and procedures, and any changes thereto, are subject to review and comment by the Joint Bond Review Committee.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 117, Section 8; 2022 Act No. 202 (H.5075), Section 2, eff June 5, 2022.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
Editor's Note
2022 Act No. 202, Section 6, provides as follows:
"SECTION 6. The provisions of this act are effective for allocations of state ceiling beginning January 1, 2022, and thereafter. For the first year of implementation, the state authority may adopt such special procedures as may be necessary to effect the requirements of this act."
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 202, Section 2, rewrote the section.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-580. Fiscal Accountability Authority to make quarterly payments on certain insurance contracts.

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall make quarterly payments on insurance contracts where the annual premium exceeds fifty thousand dollars. The board shall undertake necessary negotiations to implement this requirement. Where fees may be incurred for quarterly rather than annual payments, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall determine whether the investment income opportunity is greater or less than proposed fees and shall make the decision which best benefits South Carolina.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 20; 2022 Act No. 202 (H.5075), Section 2, eff June 5, 2022.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
Editor's Note
2022 Act No. 202, Section 6, provides as follows:
"SECTION 6. The provisions of this act are effective for allocations of state ceiling beginning January 1, 2022, and thereafter. For the first year of implementation, the state authority may adopt such special procedures as may be necessary to effect the requirements of this act."
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 202, Section 2, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-590. Conflicting provisions.

The provisions of this article relating to the allocation of state ceiling on issuance of private activity bonds shall control if there is any conflict with any other provision of law or regulation, specifically including Regulation 19-103.
HISTORY: 2022 Act No. 202 (H.5075), Section 4, eff June 5, 2022.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, pursuant to the authority to codify permanent law, the provision of Section 4 of 2022 Act No. 202 was codified as Section 1-11-590.
Editor's Note
2022 Act No. 202, Section 6, provides as follows:
"SECTION 6. The provisions of this act are effective for allocations of state ceiling beginning January 1, 2022, and thereafter. For the first year of implementation, the state authority may adopt such special procedures as may be necessary to effect the requirements of this act."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-715. Incentive program to encourage participation in health promotion and disease prevention programs.

The Employee Insurance Program of the Public Employee Benefit Authority is directed to develop and implement, for employees and their spouses who participate in the health plans offered by the Employee Insurance Program, an incentive plan to encourage participation in programs offered by the Employee Insurance Program that promote health and the prevention of disease. The Employee Insurance Program is further directed to implement a premium reduction or other financial incentive, beginning on January 1, 2012, for those employees and their spouses who participate in these programs.
HISTORY: 2011 Act No. 31, Section 1, eff May 26, 2011.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1).
Editor's Note
2012 Act No. 278, Pt IV, Subpt 3, Section 65(C), provides as follows:
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to the Employee Insurance Program, the Retirement Division, and the Deferred Compensation Commission to reflect its transfer to the South Carolina Public Employee Benefit Authority. References to the name of the Employee Insurance Program, the Retirement Division, and the Deferred Compensation Commission in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate references."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-725. Rating of local disabilities and special needs providers as single group.

The board's experience rating of all local disabilities and special needs providers pursuant to Section 1-11-720(A)(3) must be rated as a single group when rating all optional groups participating in the state employee health insurance program.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 20I, eff July 1, 2009; 2012 Act No. 278, Pt IV, Subpt 2, Section 34, eff July 1, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment substituted "board's" for "State Budget and Control Board's".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-740. Division of Insurance Services authorized to develop optional long-term care insurance program.

The Division of Insurance Services of the board may develop an optional long-term care insurance program for active and retired members of the various state retirement systems depending on the availability of a qualified vendor. A program must require members to pay the full insurance premium.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 364, Section 1; 2012 Act No. 278, Pt IV, Subpt 2, Section 36, eff July 1, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment substituted "board" for "State Budget and Control Board".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-750. Withholding long-term care insurance premiums for State retirees.

The board shall devise a method of withholding long-term care insurance premiums offered under Section 1-11-740 for retirees if sufficient enrollment is obtained to make the deductions feasible.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 21; 2012 Act No. 278, Pt IV, Subpt 2, Section 36, eff July 1, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment substituted "board" for "Budget and Control Board".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-770. South Carolina 211 Network.

(A) Subject to appropriations, the General Assembly authorizes the board to plan, develop, and implement a statewide South Carolina 211 Network, which must serve as the single point of coordination for information and referral for health and human services. The objectives for establishing the South Carolina 211 Network are to:
(1) provide comprehensive and cost-effective access to health and human services information;
(2) improve access to accurate information by simplifying and enhancing state and local health and human services information and referral systems and by fostering collaboration among information and referral systems;
(3) electronically connect local information and referral systems to each other, to service providers, and to consumers of information and referral services;
(4) establish and promote standards for data collection and for distributing information among state and local organizations;
(5) promote the use of a common dialing access code and the visibility and public awareness of the availability of information and referral services;
(6) provide a management and administrative structure to support the South Carolina 211 Network and establish technical assistance, training, and support programs for information and referral-service programs;
(7) test methods for integrating information and referral services with local and state health and human services programs and for consolidating and streamlining eligibility and case-management processes;
(8) provide access to standardized, comprehensive data to assist in identifying gaps and needs in health and human services programs; and
(9) provide a unified systems plan with a developed platform, taxonomy, and standards for data management and access.
(B) In order to participate in the South Carolina 211 Network, a 211 provider must be certified by the board. The board must develop criteria for certification and must adopt the criteria as regulations.
(1) If any provider of information and referral services or other entity leases a 211 number from a local exchange company and is not certified by the agency, the agency shall, after consultation with the local exchange company and the Public Service Commission, request that the Federal Communications Commission direct the local exchange company to revoke the use of the 211 number.
(2) The agency shall seek the assistance and guidance of the Public Service Commission and the Federal Communications Commission in resolving any disputes arising over jurisdiction related to 211 numbers.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 339, Section 5; 2012 Act No. 278, Pt IV, Subpt 2, Section 37, eff July 1, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment substituted "board" for "State Budget and Control Board".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-780. Mental health insurance.

The State Employee Insurance Program shall continue to provide mental health parity in the same manner and with the same management practices as included in the plan beginning in 2002, and is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Insurance. The continuation by the State Employee Insurance Program of providing mental health parity in accordance with the plan set forth in 2002 constitutes compliance with this act.
HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 76, Section 3, eff June 30, 2006.
Code Commissioner's Note
This section was codified at the direction of the Code Commissioner.
Editor's Note
2012 Act No. 278, Pt IV, Subpt 3, Section 65(C), provides as follows:
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to the Employee Insurance Program, the Retirement Division, and the Deferred Compensation Commission to reflect its transfer to the South Carolina Public Employee Benefit Authority. References to the name of the Employee Insurance Program, the Retirement Division, and the Deferred Compensation Commission in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate references."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration › Section 1-11-1110 to 1-11-1140. Repealed.

HISTORY: Former Section, titled Director of South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum; appointment, had the following history: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Pt IX.C. Repealed by 2014 Act No. 121, Pt VI, Section 17.B, eff July 1, 2015.
HISTORY: Former Section, titled Authority to receive donations of funds and artifacts and admission fees, had the following history: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Pt IX.C. Repealed by 2014 Act No. 121, Pt VI, Section 17.B, eff July 1, 2015.
HISTORY: Former Section, titled Removal or disposition of artifacts in permanent collection, had the following history: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Pt IX.C. Repealed by 2014 Act No. 121, Pt VI, Section 17.B, eff July 1, 2015.
HISTORY: Former Section, titled Legislative intent, had the following history: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Pt IX.C. Repealed by 2014 Act No. 121, Pt VI, Section 17.B, eff July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 13 - State Human Affairs Commission › Section 1-13-20. Declaration of policy.

This chapter is an expression of the concern of the State for the promotion of harmony and the betterment of human affairs. The General Assembly declares the practice of discrimination against an individual because of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability as a matter of state concern and declares that this discrimination is unlawful and in conflict with the ideals of South Carolina and the nation, as this discrimination interferes with opportunities of the individual to receive employment and to develop according to the individual's own ability and is degrading to human dignity. The General Assembly further declares that to alleviate these problems a state agency is created which shall seek to eliminate and prevent discrimination because of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-360.22; 1972 (57) 2651; 1979 Act No. 24, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 426, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 13 - State Human Affairs Commission › Section 1-13-50. Commissioner and personnel.

(a) The Commission shall recommend to the Governor a person who shall be employed as Commissioner and shall, with the approval of the Governor, employ such person who shall be subject to dismissal by the Commission with the approval of the Governor. The Commissioner shall be the chief administrative officer of the Commission, and shall perform such duties as are incident to such office or are required of him by the Commission.
(b) The Commissioner shall receive such compensation as may be provided by law.
(c) The Commissioner shall recommend to the Commission, and with its approval, employ attorneys, secretaries, clerks, investigators and conciliators for the expeditious discharge of the Commission's duties.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-360.25; 1972 (57) 2651; 1973 (58) 698.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 13 - State Human Affairs Commission › Section 1-13-60. Duties of chairman and vice-chairman.

The chairman shall be the presiding officer at meetings of the Commission and shall promote the orderly transaction of its business. In the chairman's absence, or his inability to act, the vice-chairman or if no vice-chairman has been appointed or elected a commissioner designated by the chairman shall act in his stead.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-360.26; 1972 (57) 2651.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 13 - State Human Affairs Commission › Section 1-13-100. Construction and application of chapter.

Nothing in this chapter may be construed to create a cause of action other than those specifically described in Section 1-13-90 of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to create a cause of action against a person not covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U. S. C. Section 2000e et seq., if the cause of action arises from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to create a cause of action against a person not covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U. S. C. Section 621 et seq., if the cause of action arises from discrimination on the basis of age. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to create a cause of action against a person not covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, Public Law 101-336.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-360.30; 1972 (57) 2651; 1979 Act No. 24, Section 10; 1996 Act No. 426, Section 7.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 13 - State Human Affairs Commission › Section 1-13-110. Affirmative action plans by State agencies; approval by Commission; action by General Assembly.

Each State agency shall develop an Affirmative Action Plan to assure equitable employment for members of minorities (race and sex) and shall present such Plans to the Human Affairs Commission. On or before February 1 of each year, the Human Affairs Commission shall submit a report to the General Assembly concerning the status of the Affirmative Action Plans of all State agencies. If any Affirmative Action Plans have been disapproved, the report shall contain the reasons for such disapproval. If the General Assembly takes no action within sixty (60) days on those Plans which have been disapproved, the action of the Human Affairs Commission shall be final.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644, Part II, Section 3A.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 15 - Commission On The Status Of Women › Section 1-15-20. Per diem, mileage and subsistence.

The members of the Commission shall be paid the usual per diem, mileage and subsistence as provided by law for members of boards, commissions and committees to be paid from the general fund of the State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 9-452; 1970 (56) 2321.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 15 - Commission On The Status Of Women › Section 1-15-30. Organization; officers; quorum.

The commission shall meet as soon after appointment as practicable and shall organize itself by electing one of its members as chairman, one of its members as vice-chairman, and one of its members as secretary. A quorum for transacting business at all meetings of the commission shall consist of a majority of the membership of the commission.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 9-453; 1970 (56) 2321; 1978 Act No. 591, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 1 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 15 - Commission On The Status Of Women › Section 1-15-40. Duties.

(1) The commission shall study the status of women and make periodic reports to the Governor with its recommendations concerning the following areas:
(a) Education needs and education opportunities pertaining to women.
(b) Social insurance and tax laws as they affect the net earnings and other income of women.
(c) Federal and state labor laws dealing with such matters as hours, night work and wages to determine whether they are accomplishing the purposes for which they were established and whether they should be adapted to changing technological, economic and social conditions.
(d) Differences in legal treatment of men and women in regard to political and civil rights, property rights, and family relations.
(e) New and expanded services that may be required for women as wives and mothers, and workers, including education, counseling, training, home services, and arrangements for care of children during the working day.
(f) The employment policies and practices of the State of South Carolina with reference to additional affirmative steps which should be taken through legislation, executive or administrative action to assure nondiscrimination on the basis of sex and to enhance constructive employment opportunities for women.
(g) At appropriate intervals of five or more years, an updated report shall be issued by the commission.
(2) The commission shall also be empowered to:
(a) Receive and disburse state and federal grants for furtherance of the commission's objectives.
(b) Disseminate pertinent material relating to the rights, responsibilities and status of women.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 9-454; 1970 (56) 2321; 1978 Act No. 591, Section 3.