South Carolina § 8-11-135 Payment of moving expenses of new employees.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 8-11-135 — Payment of moving expenses of new employees.

South Carolina § 8-11-135

Title 8PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Ch. 11STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-135 (2026).

Text

A state agency may pay the cost of moving the personal and household effects for newly-employed personnel if all of the following conditions are met:

(a)The new employee's place of residence is outside of the State of South Carolina at the time of employment by the agency.

(b)The agency can demonstrate that paying these costs is necessary to fill the position.

(c)The maximum payment in any instance to any new employee may not exceed five thousand dollars.

(d)The payment is certified by the agency head (or the board or commission chairman if the new employee is the agency head) as the total paid by the agency toward the total moving cost incurred by the new employee.

(e)[Deleted]

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A state agency may pay the cost of moving the personal and household effects for newly-employed personnel if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The new employee's place of residence is outside of the State of South Carolina at the time of employment by the agency. (b) The agency can demonstrate that paying these costs is necessary to fill the position. (c) The maximum payment in any instance to any new employee may not exceed five thousand dollars. (d) The payment is certified by the agency head (or the board or commission chairman if the new employee is the agency head) as the total paid by the agency toward the total moving cost incurred by the new employee. (e) [Deleted]

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, SECTION 10; 1992 Act No. 501, Part II SECTIONS 45A, 45B, eff July 1, 1992; 2005 Act No. 164, SECTION 5, eff June 10, 2005.