South Carolina Administrative Code

19-1250. Default. Failure to make any payment within thirty (30) days of the due date shall constitute default by the contributor and a cancellation of the contributor’s and the designated beneficiary’s rights and benefits under the tuition prepayment contract. Within 180 days of…

19-1255. Tuition Prepayment Contract Benefits. A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation sets forth the benefits available to qualified beneficiaries of a tuition prepayment contract. B. The tuition prepayment contract is entered into between the director, on behalf of the Program, a…

19-1260. Contract Exclusions. A. The tuition prepayment contract will not provide for benefits associated with graduate pro- grams. Fund payments may only be applied toward the attainment of an undergraduate degree. B. The tuition prepayment contract will not provide for benefits…

19-1265. Contract Contributors. A. Any individual or individuals meeting the requirements for an individual contract contributor under section 19-1230B.1, a corporation, partnership, association, trust, nonprofit organization, any legally recognized organization that has the auth…

19-1270. Beneficiary Eligibility. A. For each annual application period, a designated beneficiary is defined as an individual who is under the age of 21 on the first day of the month in which the application period begins, has not completed the 10th grade, and is a resident of So…

19-1272. Beneficiary Substitution. A. A contributor may request a change in a tuition prepayment contract to substitute an eligible designated beneficiary who a member of the family of the designated beneficiary. The substitute designated beneficiary must meet all requirements, i…

19-1275. Contract Termination. A. Tuition prepayment contract termination shall be voluntary on the part of the contributor. B. Termination shall occur within thirty (30) days of the Program receiving written notice of a contributor’s desire to cancel a tuition prepayment contrac…

19-1278. Contract Cancellation. A. Tuition prepayment contract cancellation shall be an action by the director. B. Cancellation will occur under the following circumstances: 1. A determination of fraud or any misrepresentation on the part of the contributor to include, but not be…

19-1280. Transfer Provisions. A. In the event the designated beneficiary matriculates in an independent institution of higher learning in South Carolina, the appropriate benefits as defined in Section 19-1210B.4 of the tuition prepayment contract will be forwarded to the institut…

19-1285. Limitations. A. The master agreement shall provide that a tuition prepayment contract which has not been terminated or the benefits exhausted by the time the designated beneficiary reaches his thirtieth (30 th ) birthday is canceled; however, up to forty-eight (48) conti…

19-1290. Administrative Fees. A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation sets forth the guidelines for establishing administrative and programmatic fees to offset the costs of administering the Program. B. Fee Schedule: 1. The following fees will be set annually by the Board and will …

19-1295. Refunds. A. Scope and Purpose: This regulation sets forth the policies and procedures for providing refund of payments to contributors. B. Except as provided herein, refunds shall not exceed the amount paid for any plan bought by the contributor. Termination of student s…

19-1298. Unclaimed Refunds. A. In the event that a contributor fails to request a refund, after three years the refund will be paid to the Fund. B. The Board shall annually review and approve the transfer of unclaimed refunds and inadver- tent payments, when such refunds and inad…

19-200. Definitions. Terms that have been defined in the Act shall have the same definitions when utilized in these regulations. Additional definitions are as follows: A. ’’Government entity’’ means a political subdivision of the State having responsibility for public safety, spe…

19-201. Application to be Made. Government entities seeking approval to implement 9-1-1 systems must make application to the Division Director, Division of Information Resource Management (DIRM), Suite 930-AT&T Building, 1201 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201. HISTORY:…

19-202. Preliminary Review and Approval. The Act requires a government entity that seeks funding for a 9-1-1 system to submit to DIRM a system plan for review and approval. It is recognized that much of the information needed to properly document the proposed 9-1-1 system may not…

19-203. Information Requirements for Final Application. Final applications must address, affirm compliance with, and furnish information in accordance with each section and subsection below, explicitly, completely, and in the order given, to allow for a speedy and accurate review…

19-204. Commercial Mobile Radio System Surcharge. Commercial Mobile Radio System (CMRS) providers shall collect monthly CMRS Emergency 911 surcharges from each of their subscribers with a South Carolina area code, in the amount of the average of the telephone (local exchange acce…

19-211. Definitions. A. ‘‘Board’’ means the South Carolina State Budget and Control Board, Division of the State Chief Information Officer. B. ‘‘Board 211 Certification Process’’ means the application of criteria established by the Board for certification of a 211 provider in the…

19-212. Board Certification Process and Requirements. A. The Board shall certify a single South Carolina 211 Network Provider for each county. The minimum service delivery area for a South Carolina 211 Network Provider shall be a single county. This shall not preclude a South Car…

19-213. Dispute Resolution. A. Review Procedure; Exclusive Remedy. A candidate who is denied certification by the Board to become a South Carolina 211 Network Provider may seek review of the denial in the manner set forth in subsection B below within fifteen days of receiving not…

19-214. Revocation of 211 Number. A. The 211 dialing code shall only be used by entities certified by the Board as South Carolina Network 211 Providers. The Board shall notify any entity that is leasing the 211 number from a local exchange company and is not certified by the Boar…

19-400.1. Authority. (A) With the exception of one and two family detached dwellings and other residential buildings to be offered for sale as individual dwelling units, every building or structure shall have all levels and areas made accessible to disabled persons in accordance …

19-400.2. Application. (A) There shall be no construction, alteration or leasing of a government building nor construction or renovation of a public building except in conformity with these Regulations. If the occupancy as defined in the Building Code of an existing building is c…

19-400.3. Administration. (A) Interpretation—Interpretation of these Regulations and provisions herein shall be the responsi- bility of the local building officials, in consultation with the appropriate State Officials where necessary. However, request for interpretation may be f…

19-410. SURPLUS PROPERTY. (Statutory Authority: 1976 Code § 3-9-10) Code Commissioner’s Note 2011 Act No. 47, § 14(B), provided for the substitution of ‘‘intellectual disability’’ for ‘‘mental retardation’’ in the 1976 Code of Laws. At the Code Commissioner’s discretion, the subs…

19-410.11. Consultation with Advisory Bodies, Public and Private Groups. A.(1) The State Agency will arrange for and participate in local, regional or statewide meetings of such public and private organizations and associations representing public agencies, educational, public he…

19-410.16. Records. A.(1) Official records of the State Agency shall be retained for a period of not less than three years. (2) Records of property subject to restrictions for more than two years shall be kept one year beyond the specified period of restriction. (3) Should proper…

19-410.2. Designation of State Agency. The Office of General Services of the State Budget and Control Board has been designated as the State Agency for Surplus Property and will be responsible for administering the plan. A. Organizational Chart (Copies of organizational charts ob…

19-410.3. Inventory and Accounting Systems. A. Scope of Accountability System. All donable property approved for transfer, and donable property received, warehoused, and distributed by the State agency is accounted for under a full accountability system that meets the requirement…

19-410.4. Return of Donated Property. When determination has been made that property has not been placed in use by the donee, for the purposes for which it was donated, within one year from the date of receipt of the property, or when the donee has not used the property for one y…

19-410.6. Terms and Conditions on Donable Property. A.(1) The State Agency will require each eligible donee, as a condition of eligibility, to file with the State Agency an application, certification and agreement form outlining the certifications and agree- ments, and the terms,…

19-410.7. Non-utilized Donable Property. A. All property in the possession of the State Agency for 18 months, that cannot be utilized by eligible donees, shall be reported to the General Services Administration for disposal authorization as described in FPMR 101-44.205. In accord…

19-445.2005. Internal Procurement Procedures; Procurement Records. A. Procedures Manual. All governmental bodies shall develop and maintain an internal procurement procedures manual and forward a copy, and any revisions, of such to the Materials Management Officer. Upon receipt o…

19-445.2010. Disclosure of Procurement Information. A. Reserved. B. Prior to the issuance of an award or notification of intent to award, whichever is earlier, state personnel involved in an acquisition shall forward or refer all requests for information regarding the procurement…

19-445.2015. Unauthorized or Illegal Procurements.

19-445.2017. Pre-solicitation Procedures.

19-445.2020. Certification. A. Review Procedures. (1) Unless otherwise authorized by statute, any governmental body that desires to make direct agency procurements in excess of $50,000.00, shall contact the Materials Management Officer in writing to request certification in any a…

19-445.2022. Temporary Suspension of Authority; Audit. A. Suspension of Authority. Within his area of authority, the appropriate chief procurement officer may temporarily suspend a governmental body’s power to conduct all, any type of, or any value of procurements if the chief pr…

19-445.2025. Authority to Contract for Certain Services; Definitions. A. Consultant Services. (1) For the purposes of these Regulations, consultant services shall be defined as follows: An individual, partnership, corporation or any other legally established organization performi…

19-445.2027. Electronic Commerce. A. ‘‘Electronic commerce’’ means electronic techniques for accomplishing business transactions in- cluding electronic mail or messaging, World Wide Web technology, electronic bulletin boards, purchase cards, electronic funds transfer, and electro…

19-445.2030. Competitive Sealed Bidding—The Invitation for Bids. A. The invitation for bids shall be used to initiate a competitive sealed bid procurement and shall include the following, as applicable: (1) instructions and information to bidders concerning the bid submission req…

19-445.2040. The Official State Government Publication. The name of the official state government publication shall be known as the ‘‘South Carolina Business Opportunities.’’ It shall be published by the Materials Management Office at least weekly. The purpose is to provide a lis…

19-445.2042. Pre-Bid Conferences. A. Pre-bid conferences may be conducted. The conference should be held long enough after the Invitation for Bids has been issued to allow bidders to become familiar with it, but sufficiently before bid opening to allow consideration of the confer…

19-445.2045. Receipt, Safeguarding, and Disposition of Bids. A. Procedures Prior to Bid Opening. All bids (including modifications) received prior to the time of opening shall be kept secure and, except as provided in subsection B below, unopened. Necessary precautions shall be t…

19-445.2050. Bid Opening. A. Procedures. The procurement officer of the governmental body or his designee shall decide when the time set for bid opening has arrived, and shall so declare to those present. In the presence of one or more state witnesses, he shall then personally an…

19-445.2055. Bid Acceptance and Bid Evaluation. When necessary for the best interest of the State, bid criteria to determine acceptability may include inspection, testing, quality, workmanship, delivery and suitability for a particular purpose. Those criteria that will affect the…

19-445.2060. Repealed. HISTORY: Former Regulation, titled Telegraphic Bids, had the following history: Added by State Register Volume 6, Issue No. 7, eff May 7, 1982. Amended by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 2, eff February 24, 1995; State Register Volume 31, Issue No. 5, e…

19-445.2065. Rejection of Bids. A. Unless there is a compelling reason to reject one or more bids, award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. Every effort shall be made to anticipate changes in a requirement prior to the date of opening and to notify all …

19-445.2070. Rejection of Individual Bids. A. General Application. Any bid which fails to conform to the essential requirements of the invitation for bids shall be rejected. B. Alternate Bids. Any bid which does not conform to the specifications contained or referenced in the inv…