The provisions of this article apply to all state employees except the following:
(a) members, officers, and employees of the General Assembly;
(b) staff of the Governor's Office;
(c) officers elected by popular vote and persons appointed to fill vacancies in the offices;
(d) all judges within the unified court system, all officers and employees of the judicial department, all employees of the Commission on Prosecution Coordination, and all judges, officers, and employees of the Administrative Law Court;
(e) members of boards, commissions, councils, advisory councils, and committees compensated on a per diem basis;
(f) all inmate help in all penal and correctional institutions, residents of charitable and mental health and intellectual disability facilities, and students employed in institutions of learning;
(g) part-time professional personnel engaged in consultant professional services without administrative duties and personnel employed for less than ninety working days per year;
(h) other categories of positions as the General Assembly may elect to exempt from time to time;
(i) athletic coaches and unclassified employees in the athletic departments of post-secondary educational institutions as defined in Section 59-107-10 except the technical education colleges and centers.
(j) Employees of the Medical University Hospital Authority.
(k) staff of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor who report directly to the Lieutenant Governor.
HISTORY: 1975 (59) 212; 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, Section 89; 1993 Act No. 48, Section 2, eff May 13, 1993; 1994 Act No. 452, Section 7, eff June 16, 1994; 2000 Act No. 264, Section 2, eff May 1, 2000; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 25A, eff July 1, 2009.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 11 - State Officers And Employees
Section 8-11-17. Flexible scheduling.
Section 8-11-20. Oath and bonds of certain state employees; blanket departmental bonds.
Section 8-11-30. Payment or receipt of salary which is not due.
Section 8-11-33. Withholding or deducting pay from state employee's wages.
Section 8-11-35. Salary payment schedule; maximum salaries; dual compensation; reports; exception.
Section 8-11-40. Sick leave; leave when employee attacked; leave for sick family member.
Section 8-11-45. Transfer of accumulated leave upon transfer of legislative employees.
Section 8-11-50. Compensatory time for working on legal holidays.
Section 8-11-55. Compensatory time for working overtime.
Section 8-11-60. Removal of officers elected by General Assembly.
Section 8-11-65. Leaves of absence to be organ donor.
Section 8-11-75. Repayment of deferred compensation plan loans.
Section 8-11-80. Deduction for group life, hospital, and other insurance.
Section 8-11-83. Payroll deduction for dues of certain organizations.
Section 8-11-90. Deductions for federal taxes.
Section 8-11-91. Deductions for charitable contributions.
Section 8-11-93. Minimum level of employee participation required.
Section 8-11-95. Two charitable solicitation drives permitted per year.
Section 8-11-97. Promulgation of regulations.
Section 8-11-98. Deductions for payment to credit union.
Section 8-11-99. Payroll deduction for parking fees on state-owned or state-operated property.
Section 8-11-100. Representation on boards and commissions when new judicial circuits created.
Section 8-11-120. Posting notice of job vacancies.
Section 8-11-130. State agencies authorized to provide aid to employees in moving personal effects.
Section 8-11-135. Payment of moving expenses of new employees.
Section 8-11-140. Minimum wage for state employees and public school bus drivers.
Section 8-11-150. Paid parental leave; birth of child; placement of foster child.
Section 8-11-155. Use of sick leave to care for adopted child.
Section 8-11-155. Paid parental leave; adoption.
Section 8-11-160. Agency Head Salary Commission; salary increases for agency heads.
Section 8-11-170. Agency head dually employed by another state agency; timely payment.
Section 8-11-175. Blood drives and donations.
Section 8-11-177. Funeral leave.
Section 8-11-180. Paid leave for certified disaster service volunteers with the American Red Cross.
Section 8-11-186. Reporting interim new full-time employment positions.
Section 8-11-190. Use of public funds to reward state employees.
Section 8-11-192. Mandatory state agency furlough programs; consultation and guidance services.
Section 8-11-193. Employee furloughs.
Section 8-11-194. Employee benefit costs not funded from general fund.
Section 8-11-195. State employee furlough policies.
Section 8-11-196. Hiring of employees to fill temporary grant positions.
Section 8-11-197. Mileage reimbursement rate.
Section 8-11-198. Per diem from more than one source.
Section 8-11-199. American Bar Association dues payment or reimbursement.
Section 8-11-200. Reimbursement of travel expenses to persons interviewing for state employment.
Section 8-11-210. Declaration of purpose.
Section 8-11-220. Definitions.
Section 8-11-240. Board approval of policies and programs.
Section 8-11-250. Creation, membership, and duties of Advisory Council.
Section 8-11-260. Exemptions from application of article.
Section 8-11-270. Exemptions from classification and compensation plan.
Section 8-11-280. Prior actions remain in effect.
Section 8-11-290. Legislators shall receive information annually.
Section 8-11-610. Manner in which annual leave is computed.
Section 8-11-630. Employment of additional employees to replace those on leave and those terminated.
Section 8-11-640. Credit for prior State service; transfer from one agency to another.
Section 8-11-650. Workweek upon which leave is based.
Section 8-11-660. Situation in which leave may not be credited.
Section 8-11-670. Additional leave may be granted in case of emergency or extreme hardship.
Section 8-11-680. Application of article.
Section 8-11-700. Definitions.
Section 8-11-710. Request for leave from pool leave account.
Section 8-11-720. Selection of leave recipients.
Section 8-11-730. Transfer from annual or sick leave account to pool account.
Section 8-11-750. Termination of personal emergency.
Section 8-11-910. Legislative intent.
Section 8-11-920. Definitions.
Section 8-11-940. Performance increases.
Section 8-11-945. Increases applicable to certain health care providers.
Section 8-11-950. Bonus payments.
Section 8-11-960. Increases totalling more than agency maximum; audits.