2020 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 25 - Government Volunteers
Section 8-25-30. Duties of departments.
Each department utilizing the services of volunteers shall:
(a) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to develop meaningful opportunities for volunteers involved in its programs and to improve public services;
(b) Develop written rules governing the recruitment, screening, training, responsibility, utilization and supervision of volunteers;
(c) Take such actions as are necessary to ensure that volunteers and paid staff understand their respective duties and responsibilities, their relationship to each other, and their respective roles in fulfilling the objectives of their department;
(d) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to ensure a receptive climate for citizen volunteers;
(e) Provide for the recognition of volunteers who have offered exceptional service to the State; and
(f) Recognize prior volunteer service as partial fulfillment for training and experience established by the State Personnel Division's classification and compensation plan.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 544 Section 4.
