Title 59, Education

(A) In coordination with the State Law Enforcement Division, the commission shall investigate the financial responsibility, security, and integrity of a lottery vendor who is a finalist in submitting a bid, proposal, or offer as part of a procurement. To defray a portion of the e…

(A) At the execution of the contract with the commission, a lottery vendor shall post a performance bond or letter of credit from a bank or credit provider acceptable to the commission in an amount determined by the commission for that particular bid or contract. Instead of the b…

(A) The following information concerning a lottery prize winner is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and may not be disclosed by the commission in response to a FOIA request without express written consent initiated from the winner and unsolicited…

(A) The commission shall develop and maintain a statewide network of lottery retailers to serve the public convenience and promote the sale of tickets or shares and the playing of lottery games as defined in Section 59-150-20(7) while ensuring the integrity of the lottery operati…

(A) A lottery retailer contract is not transferable or assignable. A lottery retailer shall not contract with a person for lottery goods or services except with the approval of the board. (B) Lottery game tickets and shares must be sold only by the lottery retailer named on the l…

(A) Any person required to undergo a background investigation pursuant to this chapter must undergo both a state and national criminal history background investigation as a part of the required investigation. Any person required to undergo a background investigation may be requir…

(A) The commission shall establish a fidelity fund separate from all other funds and shall assess each lottery retailer a one-time fee not to exceed one hundred dollars for each sales location. Monies deposited into the fund may be used to cover losses the commission may experien…

(A) A retail contract executed by the commission pursuant to this chapter must specify the reasons for which the contract may be canceled, suspended, revoked, or terminated by the commission including, but not be limited to: (1) a violation of this chapter, a regulation, or a pol…

(A) All proceeds from the sale of the lottery game tickets or shares constitute a trust fund until paid to the commission either directly or through the commission's authorized collection representative. A lottery retailer and officers of a lottery retailer's business have a fidu…

As used in this chapter: (1) "Administrative expenses" means operating expenses, excluding amounts set aside for prizes, regardless of whether the prizes are claimed, and excluding amounts held as a fidelity fund pursuant to Section 59-150-170. (2) "Board" means the Board of Comm…

If a lottery retailer's rental payments for the business premises are contractually computed, in whole or in part, on the basis of a percentage of retail sales and the computation of retail sales is not defined explicitly to include sales of lottery game tickets or shares in a st…

(A) A person shall not sell a lottery game ticket or share at a price other than that established by the commission. A person, other than a duly certified lottery retailer, shall not sell lottery game tickets, but a person may purchase lawfully lottery game tickets or shares and …

(A)(1) Upon the theft of instant tickets, a lottery retailer shall report immediately the theft to both the local law enforcement authority and to the commission's division of security. (2) If tickets are stolen before the book is activated, and no tickets within the book have be…

(A) Lottery prizes are subject to the South Carolina state income tax. Residents and nonresidents of this State who receive a lottery prize in excess of five hundred dollars are subject to a mandatory withholding of state income tax as required by law. Federal income tax must be …

(A) The commission is subject to the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 30, the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act. (B) The commission shall perform full criminal background investigations before the execution of a lottery vendor contract. (C) The commission or its authorized …

(A) A person who knowingly sells a lottery game ticket or share to a person under eighteen years of age or permits a person under eighteen years of age to play a lottery game is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more…

(A) A person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes, or counterfeits a state lottery game ticket is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (B)…

(A) A person must not knowingly or intentionally make a material false statement in an application for a license or proposal to conduct lottery activities or a material false entry in a book or record which is compiled or maintained or submitted to the board or its designee pursu…

(A) The commission may enter into intelligence sharing, reciprocal use, or restricted use agreements with the federal government, law enforcement agencies, lottery regulation agencies, and gaming enforcement agencies of other jurisdictions which provide for and regulate the use o…

The commission shall enter into its contracts for procurements in compliance with the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code.

(A) There is created a commission to be known as the South Carolina Lottery Commission, which is deemed to be a public commission and an instrumentality of the State. The commission and its employees are subject to the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code, South Carolina …

(A) Any lottery retailer, lottery vendor, applicant for a lottery retailer license, or lottery game ticket holder aggrieved by an action of the board may appeal that decision to the Administrative Law Court. The action is subject to review by an administrative law judge on the re…

(A) The commission may expend, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, monies received from any source, including income from the commission's operations, for effectuating its purposes, including the payment of the initial expenses of organization, administration, and operati…

To ensure the financial integrity of the lottery, the commission, through its board, shall: (1) submit quarterly and annual reports to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Comptroller General, the State Treasurer, and the Cha…

(A)(1) There is created as a committee, the South Carolina Education Lottery Oversight Committee, to be composed of twelve members. The members of the committee must be appointed as follows: the Speaker of the House of Representatives appoints three members, one of whom must be t…

(A) All claimant agencies of this State and persons on whose behalf the State and its claimant agencies act, in conjunction with the commission, shall cooperate in identifying debtors who owe money to the State and who qualify for prizes pursuant to this chapter from the commissi…

The net proceeds received from the state lottery for education as provided by law must be deposited by the State Treasurer in a fund separate and distinct from the state general fund entitled the "Education Lottery Account". All interest or income earned by the fund must be retai…

(A) All lottery proceeds are the property of the commission, to be held in a separate and distinct account, apart from the State Treasury. Annual administrative expenses must not exceed fifteen percent of gross lottery revenues for the year, including lottery retailer commissions…

There is appropriated from the Education Lottery Account for the following education purposes and programs and funds for these programs and purposes shall be transferred by the Budget and Control Board as directed below. These appropriations must be used to supplement and not sup…

Of the funds appropriated from the Education Lottery for technology, one-half must be used for a University Technology Program and awarded to public four-year universities, excluding the University of South Carolina-Columbia, Clemson University, and the Medical University of Sout…

(A) A person who qualifies for in-state tuition rates pursuant to Chapter 112, Title 59 may receive tuition assistance to attend a technical college of this State or a public two-year institution of higher learning. A person who qualifies for in-state tuition rates pursuant to th…

(A)(1) A student who is pursuing a professional certificate, industry-recognized credential (IRC), diploma, or degree from a public South Carolina technical college, meeting the qualifying criteria, shall receive a South Carolina Workforce Industry Needs Scholarship (SCWINS). The…

(A) SC HOPE Scholarships are hereby established and are provided by the State. These scholarships are authorized in an amount of up to two thousand five hundred dollars, plus a three hundred dollar book allowance to cover the cost of attendance, as defined by the Commission on Hi…

A visual or hearing impaired or multi-handicapped student who qualifies for state scholarship funds pursuant to Chapter 149 of Title 59, Section 59-104-20, Section 59-150-360, or Section 59-150-370 may receive state scholarship funds to attend an out-of-state institution that spe…

The Commission on Higher Education, in consultation with the State Department of Education, must develop an Education Lottery Teaching Scholarship Grants Program to provide certified teachers in the public schools of this State grants not to exceed one thousand dollars per year t…

The State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Administration's Office of Information Resources, the State Library, and the Education Television Commission, shall administer primary and secondary technology funding provided for in Section 59-150-350. Th…

(A) The commission is governed by a board composed of nine members to be appointed as follows: three members must be appointed by the Governor, three members must be appointed by the President of the Senate, and three members must be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Repre…

(A) A person commits an offense of conspiracy if he with intent that an offense pursuant to this chapter be committed: (1) agrees with one or more other persons that they or one or more of them engage in conduct constituting the offense; and (2) one or more of the persons so agre…

The State Ethics Commission and the Attorney General have standing to enforce any provision of this chapter.

The board shall: (1) approve, disapprove, amend, or modify the budget recommended by the executive director for the operation of the commission; (2) approve, disapprove, amend, or modify the terms of procurements recommended by the executive director; (3) hear appeals of hearings…

(A) The commission has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter which are not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this State and which generally are exercised by commissions engaged in entrepreneurial…

(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the commission has the authority to adopt temporary regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, which must be consistent with the provisions of this chapter. These temporary regulations are not considered regulation…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the South Carolina Lottery Commission may enter into a multi-state agreement for the sale of instant game tickets, online game tickets, and related multi- state lottery products including game shows and promotional products. Procedures …

(A) The board shall appoint and provide for the compensation of an executive director which must not be based upon or a function of profitability or percentage of sales. The executive director must be an employee of the commission who directs the day-to-day operations and managem…

(A) The executive director of the commission shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities as provided for in this chapter, regulations promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, and policies and procedures adopted by the board. It is the …