South Carolina § 8-11-160 Agency Head Salary Commission; salary increases for agency heads.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 8-11-160 — Agency Head Salary Commission; salary increases for agency heads.

South Carolina § 8-11-160

Title 8PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Ch. 11STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-160 (2026).

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(A)All boards and commissions are required to submit justification of an agency head's performance and salary recommendations to the Agency Head Salary Commission.

(B)This commission consists of four appointees of the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, four appointees of the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and three appointees of the Governor with experience in executive compensation.

(C)Beginning with Fiscal Year 2022—2023:

(1)salaries for the term of state officers listed in Section 1-1-1210(A), with the exception of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, must be based on recommendations by the Agency Head Salary Commission to the General Assembly; and (2) the Agency Head Salary Commission shall authorize a study be conducted every four years to recommend a sala

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(A) All boards and commissions are required to submit justification of an agency head's performance and salary recommendations to the Agency Head Salary Commission. (B) This commission consists of four appointees of the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, four appointees of the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and three appointees of the Governor with experience in executive compensation. (C) Beginning with Fiscal Year 2022—2023: (1) salaries for the term of state officers listed in Section 1-1-1210(A), with the exception of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, must be based on recommendations by the Agency Head Salary Commission to the General Assembly; and (2) the Agency Head Salary Commission shall authorize a study be conducted every four years to recommend a salary range for each state constitutional officer, with the exception of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, based on their job duties and responsibilities as well as the pay of state constitutional officers in other states. (D) Salary increases for agency heads must be based on recommendations by each agency board or commission to the Agency Head Salary Commission and their recommendations to the General Assembly.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, SECTION 3A; 1987 Act No. 20 SECTION 1, eff March 30, 1987; 2021 Act No. 76 (H.3786), SECTION 2, eff May 17, 2021. Effect of Amendment 2021 Act No. 76, SECTION 2, rewrote the section.