South Carolina § 1-1-1210 Annual salaries of certain state officers.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 1-1-1210 — Annual salaries of certain state officers.

South Carolina § 1-1-1210

Title 1ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 1-1-1210 (2026).

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Section effective until the approval and ratification of an amendment to Section 7, Article VI of the South Carolina Constitution. The referendum to amend Section 7, Article VI failed on November 6, 2018.

(A)The annual salaries of the state officers listed below are: Governor $98,000 Lieutenant Governor 43,000 Secretary of State 85,000 State Treasurer 85,000 Attorney General 85,000 Comptroller General 85,000 Superintendent of Education 85,000 Adjutant General 85,000 Commissioner of Agriculture 85,000 (B) These salaries must be increased by two percent on July 1, 1991, and on July first of each succeeding year through July 1, 1994.

(C)A state officer whose salary is provided in this section may not receive compensation for ex officio service on any state board, committee, or commission. (

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Section effective until the approval and ratification of an amendment to Section 7, Article VI of the South Carolina Constitution. The referendum to amend Section 7, Article VI failed on November 6, 2018. (A) The annual salaries of the state officers listed below are: Governor $98,000 Lieutenant Governor 43,000 Secretary of State 85,000 State Treasurer 85,000 Attorney General 85,000 Comptroller General 85,000 Superintendent of Education 85,000 Adjutant General 85,000 Commissioner of Agriculture 85,000 (B) These salaries must be increased by two percent on July 1, 1991, and on July first of each succeeding year through July 1, 1994. (C) A state officer whose salary is provided in this section may not receive compensation for ex officio service on any state board, committee, or commission. (D) Beginning with Fiscal Year 2022—2023, and beginning when the state officer's term commences and lasting until the term concludes, with the exception of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, salaries for the state officers listed in subsection (A) must be based on recommendations by the Agency Head Salary Commission to the General Assembly as provided in Sections 8-11-160 and 8-11-165.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, SECTION 11; 1989 Act No. 189, Part II, SECTION 9; 2021 Act No. 76 (H.3786), SECTION 1, eff May 17, 2021. Effect of Amendment 2021 Act No. 76, SECTION 1, inserted the (A), (B), and (C) designators, and added (D).