South Carolina Administrative Code

137-900.08. Other Operating Procedures. (A) Teaching methods. Courses must be taught by Board-approved instructors and presented using traditional teaching methods. Correspondence courses will not be approved. Nothing in this section, however, shall prohibit the use of video equi…

137-900.09. Instructors. (A) Approved courses held in this state must be taught by Board-approved instructors. Instructors teaching courses which are part of a degree program offered by an accredited college, university, technical college, community college or junior college may …

139-101. Scope. These rules and regulations shall be applicable to all entities seeking Native American Indian State Recognition as a: A. Native American Indian Tribe. B. Native American Indian Group. C. Native American Special Interest Organization. HISTORY: Added by State Regis…

139-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: A. ‘‘State’’ means the State of South Carolina. B. ‘‘Commission’’ means the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs. C. ‘‘Board’’ means a quorum or more of the oversight body of t…

139-103. Notification of Recognition Status, Appeals and Withdrawals. A. Formal acknowledgement of the decision of the Board of the Commission regarding the status of an application for State Recognition shall be in writing, and may be further acknowledged in other forms (certifi…

139-104. Limitations. A. The Native American Indian entities recognized by this act, their members, lands, natural resources, or other property owned by such entities or their members, are subject to the civil, criminal, and regulatory jurisdiction and laws of the State of South …

139-105. Criteria for State Recognition. A. Native American Indian Tribe - requirements 1 through 9 must be satisfactorily met to achieve State Recognition. Requirements 10 and 11 are optional. (1) The tribe is headquartered in the State of South Carolina and indigenous to this S…

139-106. Purpose of the Native American Indian Advisory Committee. It shall be the purpose of the Native American Indian Advisory Committee to preserve the true aboriginal culture of the Americas in the State of South Carolina and to advance the Native American Indian culture by:…

139-107. Membership Requirements for the Native American Advisory Committee. Entities who want to participate on the Native American Indian Advisory Committee must meet and comply with the following minimum requirements: (A) The entity must have obtained State Recognition designa…

139-108. Membership, Terms, and Voting Power of the State Recognition Committee. (A) The State Recognition Committee shall consist of five (5) members: (1) The State Archeologist. (2) The Executive Director of the Commission for Minority Affairs. (3) Two members of the Native Ame…

139-109. Duties of the State Recognition Committee. (A) The State Recognition Committee shall review all information submitted to the Commission for Minority Affairs from entities seeking State Recognition as: (1) A Tribe. (2) A Group. (3) A Special Interest Organization. (B) The…

139-110. Verification of Authenticity of Documents. (A) All copies of official records and other documents submitted in support of State Recognition of Native American Indian entities must include a means for the State Recognition Committee to ascertain authenticity. In the case …

139-201. Scope. These rules and regulations shall be applicable to all advisory committees, except as specifically addressed separately for Native American Indians. HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 28, Issue No. 6, eff June 25, 2004. Amended by State Register Volume 30, Is…

139-202. Duties of Advisory Committees. A. Advise the Commission for Minority Affairs regarding socio-economic issues relevant to African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asians and other ethnic minority groups in South Carolina. B. Identify the needs and concerns of the various eth…

139-203. Membership, Terms, Size, and Administration of the Advisory Committees. A. The recommendation and selection of persons to serve on the Advisory Committees shall be made by the Executive Director of the Commission, with the review and approval of the Board of the Commissi…