South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD › Article 7 - DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT › Subarticle 1 - OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES, STATE HUMAN RESOURCES REGULATIONS › Section 19-706.02 - STATEMENTS OF POLICY

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The Budget
				and Control Board designates the State Human Resources Director to administer
				all Budget and Control Board policies and procedures relating to the
				unclassified State titles and compensation of employees in unclassified
				positions.
B. The Office of Human
				Resources shall develop and maintain a position numbering system that will
				identify each unclassified position.
C. In an agency whose agency head is reviewed
				by the Agency Head Salary Commission, no employee may receive a salary in
				excess of 95% of the midpoint of the agency head's salary range or the agency
				head's actual salary, whichever is greater, except on approval of the Budget
				and Control Board. Higher education technical colleges, colleges, and
				universities shall be exempt from this requirement.
D. All pay actions which require approval
				from OHR must receive such approval prior to an agency effecting the
				actions.
E. The South Carolina
				Constitution prohibits an agency from granting extra compensation, fee, or
				allowance to any public officer, agent, servant, or contractor after services
				rendered, or contract made, nor authorize payment or part payment of any claim
				under any contract not authorized by law.
F. All employees in unclassified positions
				with State salary ranges shall be paid within their respective range and the
				provisions of Regulation
				19-706.
G. An employee who has returned from an
				authorized leave of absence without pay shall be paid at the same rate being
				paid at the time leave was granted, except that the employee may be granted any
				legislative increases made during the employee's absence. In determining the
				amount of adjustment that the employee may be granted, the same implementation
				instructions that applied to all other employees in the same unclassified
				category shall be followed.
H. A
				position may move between the classified and unclassified systems provided the
				agency does not exceed its respective number of classified and unclassified
				authorized FTEs. (Refer to Regulation 19-704.08.)
I. When an employee moves from a classified
				position to an unclassified position, the employee's pay will be governed by
				the unclassified pay plan.
J. The
				Office of Human Resources is authorized to delegate to agencies by written
				agreement the establishment of unclassified positions within authorized limits
				and changes to the unclassified State title. Agencies with a delegation
				agreement shall comply with State and federal laws and regulations, Budget and
				Control Board policies and guidelines, and the provisions contained in
				delegation agreement. The delegation agreement shall constitute a contractual
				relationship between OHR and the requesting agency and may be terminated or
				altered at the discretion of OHR.
K. An agency's requests for or implementation
				of an increase in salary shall be requested or implemented when sufficient
				funds are available. The State Human Resources Director may require submission
				of appropriate documentation attesting to the availability of
				funding.
L. An agency shall
				maintain documentation appropriate for administration of these
				regulations.
M. Prior to
				implementation, agencies shall develop any written policies described in these
				regulations to govern the administration of salary increases and
				decreases.
N. The State Human
				Resources Director shall have the authority to make exceptions to Regulation
				19-706.