South Carolina § 41-30-520 - Membership of Coordinating Council for Workforce Development.

§ 41-30-520. Membership of Coordinating Council for Workforce Development.

The CCWD consists of the following members:

(1) the Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Workforce or his designee, who shall serve as chairman;

(2) the Director of the Office of Statewide Workforce Development or his designee;

(3) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs or his designee;

(4) the Commissioner of South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation or his designee;

(5) the Chairman of the South Carolina Research Authority or his designee;

(6) the Commissioner of Agriculture or his designee;

(7) the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation or his designee;

(8) the Director of the Office of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs or his designee;

(9) the Director of the Education Oversight Committee or his designee;

(10) the President of the South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership or his designee;

(11) the Secretary of the Department of Commerce or his designee;

(12) the State Superintendent of Education or his designee;

(13) the Executive Director of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education or his designee;

(14) the Executive Director of the Commission on Higher Education or his designee;

(15) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism or his designee;

(16) the president or provost of a research university in this State who is selected by the presidents of the research universities in this State;

(17) the president or provost of a four-year college or university in this State who is selected by the presidents of the four-year universities in this State;

(18) the president of a technical college in this State who must be appointed by the Chairman of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education;

(19) the following members appointed by the State Superintendent of Education who have expertise regarding the South Carolina Education and Economic Development Act:

(a) a school district superintendent;

(b) a school counselor; and

(c) a career and technology education director;

(20) the Chairman of the South Carolina State Workforce Development Board or his designee;

(21) a representative of a local workforce board, appointed by the Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Workforce;

(22) the Executive Director of South Carolina First Steps or his designee;

(23) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Revenue or his designee;

(24) two representatives from the business community, appointed by the Governor, who have professional expertise in economic development and workforce issues;

(25) one person appointed by the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee and one person appointed by the House minority party leader;

(26) one person appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee and one person appointed by the Senate minority party leader;

(27) the Executive Director of South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority or his designee;

(28) three persons appointed by the Governor who are considered current or past small business owners under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code;

(29) representatives of any other agencies or entities selected by vote of the executive committee.

(30) one person appointed by the Speaker of the House and one person appointed by the Senate President, both of whom have professional expertise in economic development and workforce issues, both of whom also shall serve on the executive committee.

HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 252 (H.4145), SECTION 1, eff June 8, 2016; 2022 Act No. 194 (H.4766), SECTION 1, eff May 16, 2022. Formerly Code 1976 SECTION 13-1-2030(A), renumbered and amended by 2023 Act No. 67 (H.3726), SECTION 2, eff May 19, 2023.

Code Commissioner's Note

At the direction of the Code Commissioner in 2016, in (A), "Coordinating Council for Workforce Development" was substituted for "Coordinating Council of Workforce Development" to correct a typographical error.

Editor's Note

2023 Act No. 67, SECTION 1, provides as follows:

"SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'Statewide Education and Workforce Development Act'."

Effect of Amendment

2022 Act No. 194, SECTION 1, rewrote the section.

2023 Act No. 67, SECTION 2, rewrote the section.