2019 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 10 - Public Buildings and Property
Chapter 5 - Construction And Renovation Of Public Buildings And Other Projects
Section 10-5-230. Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council created; membership; terms; vacancies.

There is created the Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council, composed of nine members, six to be appointed by the Governor for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. No fewer than two appointed members of the board must have mobility impairments, one appointed member must be a building official, and one appointed member must be a licensed architect. Vacancies on the board must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. In addition to the appointed members, the following three ex officio members shall serve on the board:

(1) the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation;

(2) the Director of the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation; and

(3) the State Engineer employed by the Department of Administration.

The ex officio members may appoint proxies for their respective offices. The ex officio members and their proxies have all the powers, privileges, and duties of the appointed members.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-493; 1974 (58) 2794; 1990 Act No. 400, Section 1; 1990 Act No. 422, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181 Section 80; 2000 Act No. 303, Section 1.

Code Commissioner's Note

At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.