§ 25-11-570 — Design and appearance; South Carolina Prisoner of War Medal Fund.

South Carolina § 25-11-570

• Jurisdiction: South Carolina
• Title 25: MILITARY, CIVIL DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
• Ch. 11: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

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(A) The Adjutant General, in consultation with the secretary, shall develop the appropriate design and appearance of the medal and a ribbon to be worn in lieu of the medal. However, nothing in this section requires the secretary or the Adjutant General to provide or pay for the medal, ribbon, or its design. (B) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the South Carolina Prisoner of War Medal Fund for the sole purpose of receipt and disbursement of donated funds from the public to be used in the design, production, purchasing, and presentation of the South Carolina Prisoner of War Medal as administered by the secretary, in consultation with the Adjutant General. The department, or the Adjutant General, shall remit all funds donated to the South Carolina Prisoner of War Medal Fund to the Office of State Treasurer for deposit and disbursement.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 233 (S.1173), SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2014; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), SECTION 3, eff July 1, 2019. Editor's Note 2019 Act No. 26, SECTION 4, provides as follows: "SECTION 4. (A) All classified or unclassified personnel employed by these offices on the effective date of this act, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Department of Administration shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations. "(B) Regulations promulgated by the Division of Veterans' Affairs as it formerly existed under the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the newly created Department of Veterans' Affairs. "(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to Division of Veterans' Affairs within the Department of Administration in the 1976 Code, to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. References to the Division of Veterans' Affairs in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate reference to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Department of Administration for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring Department of Administration approval." Effect of Amendment 2019 Act No. 26, SECTION 3, in (A), in the first and second sentences, substituted "secretary" for "Director of the Division of Veterans' Affairs"; and in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "secretary" for "Director of the South Carolina Division of Veterans' Affairs", and in the second sentence, substituted "The department" for "The Office of the South Carolina Division of Veterans' Affairs. ARTICLE 7 South Carolina Veterans Homes Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 60, SECTION 16, provides as follows: "SECTION 16. The provisions contained in SECTION 8 of this act relating to South Carolina Veterans Homes go into effect on July 1, 2024, for the veterans homes for which the Department of Mental Health has a service contract with a third-party provider as of May 1, 2023. The provisions contained in SECTION 8 of this act relating to South Carolina Veterans Homes go into effect on July 1, 2025, for the veterans homes for which the Department of Mental Health does not have a service contract with a third-party provider as of May 1, 2023."