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Document No. 5275 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION CHAPTER 103 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 58-3-140 103-833. Written Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents and Things. Preamble: The Public Service Commission proposes to amend Regulation 103-833. Written Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents and Things that is contained within Chapter 103, Article 8, Practice and Procedure. Specifically, the Public Service Commission proposes the amended Regulation 103-833(A) read, “Any material relevant to the subject matter involved in the pending proceeding may be disco…

Document No. 5274 STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION CHAPTER 62 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 59-149-10 et seq. 62-1200.1 - 62-1200.75. LIFE Scholarship Program and LIFE Scholarship Enhancement. Emergency Situation: With the S.C. General Assembly’s approval of Governor McMaster’s Act #156, effective July 1, 2024, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education proposes the following revisions to Chapter 62 regulation, R.62-1200.1 through 62-1200.75, LIFE Scholarship and Scholarship Enhancement Program. The proposed regulation provides the allowance of education and accounting maj…

Document No. 5273 STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION CHAPTER 62 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 59-104-20 62-300 - 62-375. Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program. Emergency Situation: With the S.C. General Assembly’s approval of Governor McMaster’s Act #156, effective July 1, 2024, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education proposes the following revisions to Chapter 62 regulation, R.62-300 through 62-375, South Carolina Palmetto Fellows Scholarship and Scholarship Enhancement Program. The proposed regulation provides the allowance of education and accounting majors to be added t…

Document No. 5269 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION CHAPTER 43 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 59-5-60 and 60-9-30 43-170. Uniform Procedure for Selection or Reconsideration of Instructional Materials. (New) Synopsis: The State Board of Education (“State Board”) proposes this regulation which establishes consistent definitions and a two-prong threshold test for local educators and boards to determine if materials available to students in public schools are (1) Age and Developmentally Appropriate and (2) educationally suitable and aligned with the purpose of South Carolina’s instructional progra…

Document No. 5270 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CHAPTER 123 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 50-11-860, 50-11-2200, and 50-11-2210 123-204. Additional Regulations Applicable to Specific Properties. Emergency Situation: The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is closing all access to Deveaux Bank including all intertidal areas. Deveaux Bank is closed immediately to all access and landing between March 15 and October 15 to protect nesting and migrating sea and shorebirds. This area was impacted by recent storm events and experienced significant erosion. It is closed to preven…

Document No. 5266 SOUTH CAROLINA WORKERS ’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CHAPTER 67 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 42-3-30 67-1602. Payment of Compensation. Synopsis: The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission proposes to amend the regulation that addresses methods of payment by which compensation can be paid. Section-by-Section Discussion: 67-1602. Payment of Compensation. 1. Revises subsection A to allow the Commission to approve recipients who may accept payments on behalf of claimants. 2. Revises subsection B to clarify the purpose of subsection B. 3. Revises subsection C to mak…

Document No. 5265 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL CHAPTER 61 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 44-7-110 through 44-7-394 61-16. Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries. Synopsis : Pursuant to S.C. Code Sections 44-7-250 and -260(A)(1), the Department of Health and Environmental Control (“Department”) establishes and enforces minimum standards for the licensure, maintenance, and operation of hospitals to ensure the safe and appropriate treatment of persons served in this state. The Department proposes to amend the R.61-16 for consiste…

Document No. 5264 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL CHAPTER 61 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 44-7-110 through 44-7-394 61-91. Standards for Licensing Ambulatory Surgical Facilities. Synopsis: Pursuant to S.C. Code Sections 44-7-250 and 44-7-260(A)(4), the Department establishes and enforces the minimum standards for the licensure, maintenance, and operation of ambulatory surgical facilities to ensure the safe and appropriate treatment of persons served in this state. In accordance with 2023 Act No. 20 (S.164), the Department proposes amending R.61-91 to promulgate regula…

Document No. 5263 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY CHAPTER 27 Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 46-13-30 27-1070. Definitions. 27-1071. Registration of Pesticides. 27-1078. Certification and Licensing of Commercial Applicators. 27-1083. Pesticide Application Assurance, Vehicle Identification, Applicator Records Maintenance, and Direct Supervision. 27-1085. Standards for Prevention or Control of Wood-destroying Organisms. Synopsis: These proposed changes to the existing pesticide regulations consist of wording corrections, deletions and additions to provide greater clarity to readers, as well as to prov…