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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION- STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS › Section 17-22 - Portable Barber Operations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
a. A
		  portable barber operation is a licensed registered barber or master hair care
		  specialist who has a Board-issued permit to provide barbering services in a
		  client's home or place of residence, either permanent or temporary, a client's
		  office or other place of business, wedding or other event venues, or other
		  locations as may be approved by the Board.
b. A licensed registered barber or master
		  hair care specialist may apply for a portable barbering operation permit by
		  submitting an application to the Board, along with the required fee. The permit
		  is renewed biennially. A portable barber must have a base of operations that is
		  either a registered barbershop or mobile barbershop.
c. A portable barber must have and provide
		  the following minimum equipment: a means of cleaning his or her hands prior to
		  beginning the service, a first aid kit capable of dealing with blood exposure,
		  sanitary capes or drapes, clean towels, sanitized and disinfected barbering
		  implements and tools, a closed container with a sufficient supply of either at
		  least a sixty percent alcohol solution or an EPA-registered disinfectant, and a
		  means of transporting clean and used implements separately. No equipment or
		  implement can be used on a subsequent client without it first being properly
		  cleaned, sanitized and disinfected.
d. A portable barber should not begin
		  providing a barbering service to a client without first verifying that there is
		  an adequate supply of hot and cold running water available on the premises to
		  safely and sanitarily complete the service to be provided.
e. A portable barber shall maintain a written
		  or electronic record of the street addresses where barbering services will be
		  provided during any two-week period at the designated base of operations. These
		  records are subject to inspection by the Board.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION- STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS › Section 17-30 - Certificate of Physical Examination

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
All applicants for licensure as a registered barber or master
			 hair care specialist in South Carolina shall attach to their application for
			 licensure a certificate from a qualified practicing physician or from a County
			 Health Department showing a negative test for tuberculosis, or a normal chest
			 x-ray. If the test or x-ray results are positive, the applicant must furnish a
			 letter from the doctor or County Health Department affirming that the applicant
			 is not contagious.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION- STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS › Section 17-51 - Minimum Requirements for Licensing of Cosmetologists as Master Hair Care Specialists

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. The Board
		  will issue master hair care specialist licenses to those licensed as
		  cosmetologists by the South Carolina State Board of Cosmetology who submit a
		  completed application with the application fee, proof of a current South
		  Carolina cosmetologist license, and proof of a passing score on all portions of
		  the practical examination prescribed by the Board along with the total number
		  of years' experience and training prescribed hereunder.
2. Any licensed cosmetologist with fewer than
		  two (2) years' experience must have three hundred seventy-five (375) hours of
		  barber school training approved by the Board.
3. Any applicant failing any portion of the
		  examination must complete fifty (50) hours of training in each portion failed
		  in a Board approved barber school prior to reapplying and retaking the
		  portion(s) of the examination failed.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-2 - Issuance of Licenses

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A. Licenses are only issued to those individuals who are determined by the Agency to be:
1. Legally blind in accordance with the definition in 18-1 (B) (3) of these regulations.
2. Citizens of the United States; legal resident of the State of South Carolina.
3. At least 18 years of age.
4. In need of employment.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-3 - Termination of Licenses

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A. Licenses will be issued for an indefinite period of time, but will be subject to suspension or termination if, after affording the Blind Licensed Vendor an opportunity for a full evidentiary hearing, the Agency finds that the vending facility is not being operated in accordance with it's rules and regulations, the terms and conditions of the agreement, or the terms and conditions of the written agreement with the Blind Licensed Vendor.
B. Additionally, the license of a Blind Licensed Vendor may be suspended or terminated for any of the following reasons:
1. Improvement of vision so that the Blind Licensed Vendor no longer meets the definition of blindness in 18-1 (B) (3) of these regulations.
2. Extended illness with medically documented diagnosis of prolonged incapacity of the Blind Licensed Vendor to operate the vending facility in a manner consistent with the needs of the location or other available locations in the Vending Facility Program.
3. Withdrawal of the Blind Licensed Vendor from the program upon his or her written notification to the Agency.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-4 - Training Program

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A. In order to successfully complete the Vending Facility Training Program, the client must possess the following basic skills:
1. Sufficient communication (verbal & reading) skills to complete the classroom work, outside reading assignments and the operation of a vending facility.
2. Basic mathematical skills necessary to make change, take inventory and to calculate costs, profits, markups and percentages.
3. The ability to distinguish between various denominations of coins and currency.
4. Adequate home management skills to complete cleanup chores and the organization and location of stock.
5. Sufficient home maintenance skills to provide routine preventative maintenance to vending facility equipment.
6. The self-confidence, self-assurance and public relations skills necessary to deal with the public.
7. Adequate mobility skills to allow for independent travel to and from a vending facility.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-7 - Vendor Assistants

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A. Blind Licensed Vendors who have a need for Vendor Assistants in order to operate their vending facilities are responsible for the hiring, training, salary withholdings and benefits of such Assistants.
B. Because it is the policy of the Agency to employ as many blind and visually impaired individuals as possible in the vending facility program, a Blind Licensed Vendor will comply with the following procedure in the event he or she determines he or she is in need of a Vendor Assistant:
1. Notify his or her BEP Counselor who will contact the Vocational Rehabilitation Department to determine if there are any blind or visually impaired clients that may be qualified for work as Vendor Assistants. Such clients will be referred to the Blind Licensed Vendor for an interview.
2. Blind Licensed Vendors who hire a blind assistant will be awarded 2 points under the BEP Selection Criteria under work attitudes.
3. In the event there are no qualified blind or visually impaired clients available, or the Blind Licensed Vendor determines after interview of qualified clients that they will not meet his or her needs, the Blind Licensed Vendor may hire a sighted Vendor Assistant.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-8 - Operating Agreement Between the Agency and Blind Licensed Vendor

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A. The Agency agrees to:
1. Equip the vending facility for carrying out the business authorized by the permit.
2. Furnish initial stocks of merchandise and cash sufficient to enable the Blind Licensed Vendor to commence operating the business authorized by the permit. The Agency will ensure sufficient code dates for assigned merchandise inventories. The Agency will also furnish the Blind Licensed Vendor with a complete inventory of all equipment, initial stocks and cash provided.
3. Maintain the equipment at the vending facility in good repair, and will replace obsolete and worn out equipment as necessary, subject to the availability of funds.
4. Provide supervisory and management service necessary for the efficient operation of the vending facility.
5. Participate in the Setoff Debt Collection Program with the Department of Revenue, to enforce the collection of the Blind Licensed Vendor's debt owed to the South Carolina Commission for the Blind.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-10 - Vacation, Sickness and Maternity Leave

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A. Blind Licensed Vendors are entitled to three (3) weeks vacation during each calendar year. Blind Licensed Vendors will be permitted to carry over from one calendar year to the next any unused vacation credit up to a total accumulation of forty-five (45) days. Emergency leave must be certified as a true emergency and approved by the BEP Counselor and BEP Director.
B. Short-term Illness
1. Blind Licensed Vendors are required to report all illnesses or injuries that may prevent full time employment to the BEP Counselor.
2. All short term illness leave must be approved by the BEP Director.
3. The Blind Licensed Vendor is required to hire a suitable employee to operate the facility while absent because of illness or injury.
4. In a 12 month period, up to 120 days of short-term sick leave may be granted.
5. If a short-term illness extends beyond 120 days, the long-term sick leave policy will be applied.
6. All short-term illness needs a statement verified by a physician. If an illness extends longer than 4 days, a Physician statement is required.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-11 - Supervision of Vending Facilities

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A. As the State Licensing Agency for the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Program, the Agency is responsible for the supervision and management of each vending facility.
B. In order to carry out this responsibility, the BEP Counselor will inspect each stand at least monthly using the Contact and Inspection Report Form (Exhibit 11). Inspections of each stand may be made more frequently if deemed necessary by the Agency.
C. Each Blind Licensed Vendor will be expected to participate in the periodic district meeting conducted by their BEP Vendor's Committee Representative. Participation in such meetings will be one factor considered in evaluating the Blind Licensed Vendor's performance on the Contact and Inspection Report.
D. The Contact and Inspection Reports will be signed by the Blind Licensed Vendor and BEP Counselor. One copy of the report will be given to the Blind Licensed Vendor and one copy will be placed in the Blind Licensed Vendor's case record.
E. The BEP Director will establish an Annual Performance Review of Blind Licensed Vendors. One copy of this report will be given to the Blind Licensed Vendor and one copy will be placed in the Blind Licensed Vendor's case record.
F. In some cases, Blind Licensed Vendors may be in need of and eligible for post employment services through the Agency's Vocational Rehabilitation Department to assist them in maintaining employment and preventing a breakdown of rehabilitation results. The determination of need for post employment services and eligibility for such services must be made on an individual basis by the VR Counselor in consultation with the BEP Counselor and the Blind Licensed Vendor.
G. The Agency maintains the right to conduct a study of any vending facility if it determines the Blind Licensed Vendor may be encountering some difficulty in his or her operation such as decreasing net proceeds or loss of business. Such a study may range from a simple spot check of vending facility records to a more extensive study involving the actual operation of the vending facility for a period of time by a BEP Counselor or other Agency staff member. In such an event, the Blind Licensed Vendor will continue to receive the net proceeds of the vending facility for the period of the study.
H. No Blind Licensed Vendor will be allowed to distribute any menus or advertising of his or her vending facility in any building in which another South Carolina Commission for the Blind vending facility is located.
I. Any form of solicitation in a South Carolina Commission for the Blind facility whereby a jar, cup or other instrument is used to collect money for any personal benefit or for other purposes, unless approved in advance by the South Carolina Commission for the Blind is prohibited.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-12 - Explanation to a Blind Licensed Vendor of His Rights and Responsibilities

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The Agency will furnish and explain to each Blind Licensed Vendor copies of documents relevant to the operation of the vending facility, including the rules and regulations, the agreement and permit covering the operation of the vending facility and The Agreement for Operation of a Vending Facility under the Randolph-Sheppard Act between the Agency and the Blind Licensed Vendor.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-13 - Administrative Reviews, Evidentiary Hearings and Arbitration of Blind Licensed Vendor Complaints

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A. Administrative Review
1. The purpose of an Administrative Review is to provide an informal procedure through which the Agency provides a Blind Licensed Vendor or his or her representative an opportunity to express and seek remedy for his or her dissatisfactions with any Agency action arising from the operation or administration of the vending facility program. The Agency will make every effort to resolve a Blind Licensed Vendor's complaint at the Administrative Review level since the resolution of disputes at the earliest possible time is mutually advantageous to all parties concerned. Such efforts will not discourage or interfere with Blind Licensed Vendors exercising their rights to pursue the Full Evidentiary Hearing process.
2. A Blind Licensed Vendor or his or her designee (who may be a member of the BEP Vendors Committee in accordance with Section 395.14 (B) (2) of the Randolph-Sheppard Regulations) may request in writing, to the Commissioner within 15 working days of the occurrence of the action, an Administrative Review of an Agency action arising out of the Vending Facility Program with which the Blind Licensed Vendor is aggrieved. This review will be made only by a member or members of the administrative staff of the Agency who has not in any way participated in the Agency action in question.
3. The Administrative Review will be held at a time and place convenient to the Blind Licensed Vendor requesting such review. The Administrative Review should be held during regular Agency working hours at the Central Office. An Administrative Review will be conducted within fifteen (15) working days of receipt by the Agency of such a written request.
4. Transportation, reader or other communication services, if needed, will be arranged for the Blind Licensed Vendor by the Agency.
5. Documentation as to written requests for Administrative Reviews, actions and decisions resulting therefrom will be maintained as part of the Official Record of the Administrative Review Process.
6. When an informal Administrative Review does not resolve a dispute to the satisfaction of a Blind Licensed Vendor, such Blind Licensed Vendor may request of the Agency a Full Evidentiary Hearing in accordance with Section 395.13 (A) of the Randolph-Sheppard Regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-14 - Vending Facility Equipment and Initial Stock

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A. The Agency will furnish each vending facility with adequate, suitable equipment and initial stocks of merchandise and cash necessary for the establishment and operation of such facility.
B. The right, title to and interest in the equipment and initial stock of each vending facility will be vested in the Agency.
C. In the event a vendor is transferred, promoted or terminated, he or she will be responsible to the Agency for the amount of initial stock in that facility when he or she was placed in it. If there is saleable stock in excess of the initial stock, the Agency will reimburse the Blind Licensed Vendor for the excess amount.
D. In the event a Blind Licensed Vendor is transferred or promoted into a location with insufficient merchandise to operate the facility in accordance to the guidelines set forth in the agreement for that particular location, the South Carolina Commission for the Blind will furnish the necessary inventory to a sufficient operating level.
E. If the vending facility is to be closed, either temporarily or permanently, the Blind Licensed Vendor will sell out his or her entire saleable stock and will reimburse the Agency for the amount of initial stock in the vending facility when he or she was placed in it.
F. Vending machines that are in direct competition with a vending facility will be considered as a part of the vending facility equipment. The Blind Licensed Vendor will receive the net proceeds from vending machines in direct competition. Vending facilities on non-Federal property which do not receive net proceeds from vending machines in direct competition will not be subject to this policy. A Blind Licensed Vendor will be required to pay a service charge to the supplier if the Blind Licensed Vendor is physically unable to load and supply the merchandise needed for the vending machine.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-15 - Maintenance and Replacement of Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The Agency will maintain (or cause to be maintained) all vending facility equipment in good repair and in attractive condition, and will replace (or cause to be replaced) worn out or obsolete equipment as required to assure the continued successful operation of the facility, subject to the availability of funds.
B. Maintenance and repair of equipment will be authorized by the BEP Counselor with the approval of the BEP Director upon the request of the Blind Licensed Vendor.
C. All repairs of equipment by other companies must be completed within 15 working days. If not, the BEP Counselor will be required to intervene to hasten the completion of the repair and return of the equipment.
D. Each Blind Licensed Vendor will be responsible for taking reasonable care of the equipment in the facility and will carry out routine day-to-day preventative maintenance procedures as required.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-16 - Distribution and Use of Income from Vending Machines on Federal Property

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A. Vending machine income from vending machines on federal property which has been disbursed to the Agency by a property managing department, agency or instrumentality of the United States under the vending machine income sharing provisions in Section 395.32 of the federal regulations will accrue to each Blind Licensed Vendor operating a vending facility on such federal property in an amount not to exceed the average net income of the total number of Blind Licensed Vendors within the State, as determined each fiscal year on the basis of each prior year's operation, except that the vending machine income will not accrue to any Blind Licensed Vendor in any amount exceeding the average net income of the total number of Blind Licensed Vendors in the United States.
B. No Blind Licensed Vendor will receive less vending machine income than he or she was receiving during the calendar year prior to January 1,1974, as a direct result of any limitation imposed on such income under this ceiling.
C. No limitation will be imposed on income from vending machines combined to create a vending facility, when such facility is maintained, serviced, or operated by a Blind Licensed Vendor.
D. The Agency will retain vending machine income disbursed by a property-managing department, agency or instrumentality of the United States, in excess of the amounts eligible to accrue to Blind Licensed Vendors.
E. The Agency will disburse vending machine income to the Blind Licensed Vendors on a quarterly basis.
F. Vending machine income retained by the Agency will be used for the establishment and maintenance of retirement or pension plans, health insurance contributions, and the provision of paid sick leave and vacation time for Blind Licensed Vendors, if it is so determined by a majority vote of the Blind Licensed Vendors, after each Blind Licensed Vendor has been furnished information on all matters relevant to such purposes. Any vending machine income not necessary for such purposes will be used for one or more of the following: maintenance and replacement of equipment, purchase of new equipment, management services, and assuring a fair minimum return to Blind Licensed Vendors.
G. The money held in the Operator's Benefit Account will be kept as a reserve fund. When the South Carolina Commission for the Blind does not have any money from which to draw, it will be used for maintenance and repair of facilities or purchase needed equipment for facility.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 18 - SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND › Title 1 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM › Section 18-18 - Access to Program and Financial Information

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Each Blind Licensed Vendor will be provided access to all program and financial data of the Agency relevant to the operation of the Vending Facility Program, including quarterly and annual financial reports upon request, if such disclosure does not violate applicable federal or state laws pertaining to the disclosure of confidential information. Insofar as is practical, such data will be made available in Braille or recorded tape and at the request of a Blind Licensed Vendor, the Agency will arrange a convenient time to assist in the interpretation of such data.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.01 - Travel and Transportation at State Expense

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Travel and transportation at State expense will be authorized
				only when officially justified and by those means which meet State government
				requirements consistent with good management practices.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.04 - Definitions

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A. Permanent place
			 of employment: The location of the place of activity where a State employee is
			 regularly assigned and performs work. The corporate limits of the city or town
			 in which the employee's place of work is located. If an employee is not
			 employed in an incorporated city or town, his permanent place of employment is
			 the place of work.
B. Residence:
			 The fixed or permanent domicile of a person that can reasonably be justified as
			 a bona fide place of actual residence.
C. Mileage allowance: A rate per mile in lieu
			 of actual expenses of operation of a privately owned automobile. If a dependent
			 accompanies an employee on an authorized business trip, only those expenses
			 which may be directly attributed to the employee may be reimbursed.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.05 - Automobile Travel

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Auto travel should be by the most direct route practicable, and
				substantial deviation from distances shown by the current State Highway system
				map of the South Carolina Highway Department should be
				explained.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.06 - Mileage Between Employee's Home and Place of Employment

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Mileage between an employee's home and his/her place of
				employment is not subject to reimbursement. However, when an employee leaves on
				a business trip directly from his/her home, and does not go by the employee's
				headquarters, the employee shall be eligible for reimbursement for actual
				mileage beginning at his/her residence.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.08 - Election to Travel by Automobile Rather Than Aircraft

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
If, for his own convenience, an employee elects to travel by
				automobile when air travel is more economical he shall be entitled to
				reimbursement as follows:
A. Mileage
			 equal to the amount of coach or tourist air fare.
B. Vicinity mileage incurred on official
			 business in lieu of using a taxi.
C. Parking fees equal to that which would
			 have been incurred if the car had been parked at the airport.
D. Subsistence based on date and time airline
			 connections would have been made for departure and return. Any period of time
			 exceeding these guidelines will be at the employee's expense and no subsistence
			 will be paid.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.09 - Parking Fees; Fines for Motor Vehicle Violation

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Parking fees for state-owned vehicles are reimburseable. No
				reimbursement shall be made to operators of state-owned vehicles who must pay
				fines for moving or non-moving violations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.10 - Mileage for Use of Privately Owned Vehicle

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The mileage allowance paid to State employees for the use of
				privately owned vehicles shall be in lieu of all expenses connected with the
				operation of the vehicle including but not limited to operating costs,
				depreciation, parking fees, tolls, et cetera. Provided, however, the employee
				may be reimbursed for storage or parking charges when it is necessary that the
				vehicle be left at a hotel, airport, or like facility.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.11 - Schedule of Maximum Meal Reimbursement

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The Budget and Control Board shall annually prepare a schedule
				of allowable deductions for meals which shall not exceed the total amount
				allowed in accordance with the General Appropriations Act. The Budget and
				Control Board may waive the provisions of this schedule for certain activities
				of or functions performed by members of state boards, commissions, or
				committees who are not state employees. The Budget and Control Board shall
				furnish to each agency a copy of the schedule as soon as practicable after the
				passage of the General Appropriations Act.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.12 - Meal Reimbursements

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No reimbursement shall be made for meals within ten (10) miles
				of an employee's official headquarters or official place of residence. Agency
				heads or directors may increase this distance requirement as deemed
				appropriate.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.13 - Receipts for Expenditures

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Receipts for all expenditures other than taxi fares and meals
				shall be provided with the voucher requesting reimbursement.. Provided,
				however, that the Budget and Control Board may waive this requirement if the
				employee can furnish other acceptable evidence of expenditures subject to
				reimbursement.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.14 - Attendance at Statewide, Regional or District Meetings

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Employees required, as a part of their official duties, to
				attend statewide, regional or district meetings within the area in which the
				employee is headquartered may receive reimbursement for the cost of meals
				served at such meetings. Reimbursements for these meetings must have the
				specific approval of the sponsoring agency director who will notify other
				agencies involved.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.16 - Overnight Accommodations

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No reimbursement for overnight accommodations will be made
				within fifty (50) miles of the employee's official headquarters or place of
				official residence.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.17 - Foreign Travel

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Any foreign travel of a State employee will require prior
				approval of the Budget and Control Board regardless of the source of funds
				financing such travel. For the purpose of this regulation, foreign travel is
				defined as any destination outside the continental limits of the United States
				except Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin
				Islands.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.18 - Handicapped Employees

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If a handicapped employee, because of his handicap, is unable
				to use the most economical mode of travel he may avail himself of the most
				economical mode compatible with his handicap. In determining the next most
				economical mode of travel, the following must be considered:
A. Cost of fare or mileage.
B. Subsistence expenses incurred due to extra
			 days of travel, if any.
C. Lodging
			 expenses incurred due to extra days of travel, if any.
D. Other allowable expenditures incurred due
			 to extra days of travel, if any.
The agency director of the employee's agency must certify as to
				the employee's handicap and as to his inability to use the most economical mode
				of travel.
No expenses will be authorized for attendants traveling with
				State employees.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-101.19 - Advances for Travel Expenses

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Travel expense advances may be made subject to the
				following:
A. No travel advance shall
			 be made to an employee for travel within the State without specific approval of
			 the Budget and Control Board.
B. No
			 travel advance shall be made for more than 80% of the estimated amount of the
			 total travel expense, excluding airline transportation.
C. No advance shall be made in instances
			 where 80% of the estimated travel expense does not exceed $250.
D. The agency, department or institution
			 making advances shall keep such records of advances made in accordance with
			 rules prescribed by the Comptroller General. If the Comptroller General shall
			 furnish to the Budget and Control Board a statement that any agency has failed
			 to keep proper records of travel advances, the Budget and Control Board may
			 withdraw the privilege of that agency for making travel advances.
E. The Comptroller General may require that
			 requests for travel advances must be submitted not later than seven (7)
			 business days prior to the beginning of the trip for which the advance is
			 requested.
F. When the travel
			 assignment is completed, a voucher payable to the traveler shall be prepared
			 for the total amount of allowable expenses incurred and paid. The traveler must
			 then repay the cash advance when the voucher is processed for payment and the
			 check issued to the traveler.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-102.01 - Securing Approval of Proposal

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
To secure approval of a proposal to issue industrial revenue
				bonds (Sections
				4-29-10, et seq),
				pollution control bonds (Sections
				48-3-10,
				et seq), or hospital revenue bonds (Sections
				44-7-1410,
				et seq), the following must be submitted as a package to the Budget and Control
				Board (the Board):
A. An executed
			 original and two copies of the petition to the Board which may include a
			 request for the allocation of a portion of the State Ceiling on the issuance of
			 private activity bonds and the no consideration certificate required by the
			 Internal Revenue Service in connection with such allocations.
B. An executed copy of the resolution or
			 ordinance of the governing body authorizing a petition to the Board.
C. An executed copy of the inducement
			 resolution or comparable preliminary approval of the proposed undertaking, if
			 any.
D. Audited financial
			 statements of the entity obligated to pay the bonds covering at least three
			 prior fiscal years except that, in any case where the bonds are to be sold
			 privately, a representation from the person or institution purchasing the bonds
			 that satisfactory financial information has been provided by that entity and
			 that the bonds are being purchased for investment rather than resale purposes
			 may be submitted in lieu of audited financial statements. Use of the Board's
			 Standard Form Investment Letter for that representation is urged.
E. The required certifications by the
			 Department of Health and Environmental Control must accompany petitions for the
			 issuance of pollution control and hospital revenue bonds.
F. An original and as many copies as bond
			 counsel may need of the resolution proposed for adoption by the Board, which
			 must include the proposed public notice, to be certified by the Board
			 Secretary.
G. A check for the
			 processing fee in accord with the following schedule:
$1,000,000 or less
$2,000
Over $1,000,000 through $25,000,000
$3,000
Over $25,000,000 through $50,000,000
$4,000
Over $50,000,000
$5,000
If a request is only for an allocation of a portion of the
				State Ceiling on the issuance of private activity bonds, only the documents
				described in A and C, above, are required.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-102.02 - Notice; Submission of Documents

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The required documents must be submitted to the Board Secretary
				together as a package for agenda preparation and review purposes not less than
				six days prior to the Board meeting at which a particular petition is proposed
				to be acted upon. Unexecuted documents may be submitted for agenda and review
				purposes but executed versions must be submitted prior to the meeting or the
				proposal will be withdrawn from the agenda.
The submission of additional documents, such as the proposed
				forms of bonds, loan agreements, mortgages and security agreements, providing
				for the issuance and securing of the bonds is not required except when
				requested by the State Auditor or his designee. These additional documents may
				be submitted in unexecuted form.
The financial statements and other documents submitted for
				review by the State Auditor are considered part of the Auditor's working papers
				and are filed accordingly.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-102.03 - Review by Office of Attorney General; Review of Financial Condition of Entity Proposing Bonds

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Prior to Budget and Control Board approval of a petition (a)
				the resolution/ordinance, the petition, the inducement resolution or comparable
				preliminary approval, if any, the proposed Board resolution and any required
				certificate shall have been reviewed and found legally adequate by the Office
				of the Attorney General, and (b) except when the bonds are to be privately
				placed, the financial condition of the entity obligated to pay the bonds shall
				have been reviewed and found satisfactory by the State Auditor or his
				designee.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-102.04 - Notice of Approval

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When Board approval of any petition has been granted, the Board
				Secretary shall advise the governing body or its agent promptly and shall
				certify copies of the Board resolution evidencing such
				approval.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-102.05 - Publication of Public Notice of Approval

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The governing body or its agent shall bear responsibility for
				the publication of the public notice of the Board's approval of a petition
				required by law. A certified copy of the published notice must be filed
				promptly with the Board Secretary.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-103.01 - Calculation and Certification of State Ceiling

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The State Ceiling, as established in the Deficit Reduction Act
				of 1984 (the Act), shall be calculated by the Secretary of the Budget and
				Control Board based upon the provisions of the Act and certified to by him as
				soon as practicable after the estimates of the population of the State of South
				Carolina are published by the Bureau of the Census and in no event later than
				February 1 of each calendar year; provided, that he shall calculate and certify
				the State Ceiling for the calendar year 1984 no later than fifteen (15) days
				following the issuance of these regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-103.02 - Allocation of Bond Limit Amounts

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(a) The private activity bond limit amounts
			 for all issuing authorities will be allocated by the Budget and Control Board
			 in response to Authorized Requests (as described in Reg. 19-103.04 below) by
			 such issuing authorities.
(b) The
			 aggregate private activity bond limit amount for all South Carolina State
			 government agencies and for all other South Carolina general purpose
			 governmental units is allocated initially to the State for further allocation
			 within the limits prescribed herein.
(c) Except as is provided in Reg. 19-103.05
			 hereof, all allocations from the Local Pool or from the State Agency and Exempt
			 Facilities Pool (described in Reg. 19-103.03 below) by the Budget and Control
			 Board will be made on a first-come, first-served basis, to be determined by the
			 date and time sequence in which complete Authorized Requests are received by
			 the Board's Secretary.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-103.03 - Private Activity Bond Limits

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(a)
			 The private activity bond limit for all agencies of the State of South Carolina
			 now or hereafter authorized to issue private activity bonds as defined in the
			 Act and for issuing authorities other than State Government agencies for issues
			 of such bonds for "exempt facilities" (which term, as used herein, shall mean
			 facilities described in Section
			 103(b)(4) of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, including, in particular, pollution
			 control facilities) to be known as the "State Agency and Exempt Facilities
			 Pool," shall be forty per cent (40%) of the State Ceiling (1) less any amount
			 reallocated by the Budget and Control Board to the local pool (described in the
			 succeeding paragraph); or (2) plus any amount reallocated by the Board from the
			 local pool.
(b) The private
			 activity bond limit for all issuing authorities within the State of South
			 Carolina other than State Government agencies described in the preceding
			 paragraph now or hereafter authorized to issue private activity bonds as
			 defined in the Act, excluding issues of such bonds for "exempt facilities" by
			 such issuing authorities, to be known as the "Local Pool," shall be sixty per
			 cent (60%) of the State Ceiling (1) plus any amount reallocated by the Budget
			 and Control Board from the State Agency and Exempt Facilities Pool; or (2) less
			 any amount reallocated by the Board to the State Agency and Exempt Facilities
			 Pool.
(c) The Budget and Control
			 Board with review and comment by the Joint Bond Review Committee may at any
			 time it determines that either the basic Local Pool or the basic State Agency
			 and Exempt Facilities Pool is exhausted reallocate any unused amounts from one
			 pool to the other.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-103.04 - Authorized Requests for an Allocation

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(a) For purposes of Reg. 19-103.02, an
			 Authorized Request shall mean, for any bonds issued by issuing authorities
			 other than State Agencies, a request contained in a petition to the Budget and
			 Control Board that a portion of the State Ceiling be allocated to the bonds for
			 which the petition has been filed, accompanied by a copy of the Inducement
			 Contract, Inducement Resolution, or comparable preliminary approval on such
			 bonds entered into by such issuing authority. A copy of such Authorized Request
			 shall be forwarded promptly by the Budget and Control Board to the Joint Bond
			 Review Committee for information.
(b) For private activity bonds proposed for
			 issuance by any State Agency, an Authorized Request shall mean a petition filed
			 with the Budget and Control Board not sooner than the adoption of a bond
			 ordinance or bond resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds. A copy of
			 such Authorized Request shall be forwarded promptly by the Budget and Control
			 Board to the Joint Bond Review Committee for information.
(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.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-103.05 - Limitation on Board Allocations in Response to Authorized Requests

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The Budget and Control Board with review and comment by the
				Joint Bond Review Committee may disapprove, reduce or defer any Authorized
				Request. In the event it becomes necessary to exercise this authority due to
				lack of funds in either Pool, the Board and the Committee shall take into
				account the public interest in promoting economic growth and job
				creation.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-103.06 - Filing of Certificate

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(a) Prior
			 to the issuance of any private activity Bond for which a portion of the State
			 Ceiling has been allocated by the Budget and Control Board pursuant to Regs.
			 19-103.01 through 19-103.05 hereof, the chairman or other official of the
			 issuing authority shall certify to the Secretary of the Budget and Control
			 Board the exact amount of Bonds being issued. A copy of the Internal Revenue
			 Service Form 8038 on the Bond issue being certified filed or to be filed with
			 the Internal Revenue Service may be used to meet this certification
			 requirement.
(b) In response, the
			 Secretary of the Budget and Control Board shall determine that such Bonds when
			 issued and combined with the total amount of such Bonds certified to the Board
			 Secretary by issuing authorities as having been issued or to be issued
			 previously in the calendar year will not exceed the State Ceiling and, if so,
			 the Secretary shall certify in writing to that effect to such officer. Except
			 under extraordinary circumstances, the Secretary will make such determination
			 and execute such certificate within two (2) business days following the date he
			 received the bond issue amount certificate of the issuing authority.
(c) The failure by any issuing authority to
			 file the bond issue amount certificate shall cancel the allocation.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 1 - OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 19-103.07 - Lapse of Filing

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Whenever any filing as provided in Reg. 19-103.06 hereof
				precedes the date of issue of the Bonds by more than ten (10) business days,
				such filing shall be void and a new filing shall be required prior to the
				issuance of the bonds.