The Governor shall appoint a State Agency of Vocational Rehabilitation to be composed of seven members, and this agency shall provide for the administration of this chapter. The members of the agency shall consist of one member from each congressional district. The Governor, upon the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the members. The members shall serve a term of seven years. The terms of office must always remain staggered so that the term of one member expires every year with appointments to fill unexpired terms caused by death, resignation, or disability.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 71-274; 1957 (50) 114; 2012 Act No. 279, Section 16, eff June 26, 2012.
Editor's Note
2012 Act No. 279, Section 33, provides as follows:
"Due to the congressional redistricting, any person elected or appointed to serve, or serving, as a member of any board, commission, or committee to represent a congressional district, whose residency is transferred to another district by a change in the composition of the district, may serve, or continue to serve, the term of office for which he was elected or appointed; however, the appointing or electing authority shall appoint or elect an additional member on that board, commission, or committee from the district which loses a resident member as a result of the transfer to serve until the term of the transferred member expires. When a vacancy occurs in the district to which a member has been transferred, the vacancy must not be filled until the full term of the transferred member expires. Further, the inability to hold an election or to make an appointment due to judicial review of the congressional districts does not constitute a vacancy."
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 31 - Vocational Rehabilitation
Section 43-31-10. Short title.
Section 43-31-20. Declaration of policy.
Section 43-31-30. Definitions.
Section 43-31-40. State Agency of Vocational Rehabilitation; appointment and terms of members.
Section 43-31-50. Chairman of Agency; meetings; compensation of members.
Section 43-31-60. Duties and powers of Agency generally.
Section 43-31-70. Appointment and qualifications of Commissioner of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Section 43-31-80. Duties and powers of commissioner generally.
Section 43-31-90. Administration of chapter.
Section 43-31-100. Persons eligible for services; plan effective throughout State.
Section 43-31-110. Services shall be available to disabled civil employees of United States.
Section 43-31-120. Vocational rehabilitation fund.
Section 43-31-130. Acceptance and use of gifts, Federal grants and other funds.
Section 43-31-140. Appropriations.
Section 43-31-160. Department of Vocational Rehabilitation to provide services to certain inmates.
Section 43-31-170. Training and experience requirements for counselors.