South Carolina § 2-65-100 - Exemption of funds.
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§ 2-65-100. Exemption of funds.
Funds from the following sources are exempt from the requirements of this chapter:
(1) general fund appropriations;
(2) funds appropriated by a South Carolina local government;
(3) nonstate funded research grants and contracts and federal financial aid, including work study, except as otherwise provided in this chapter;
(4) donated materials, supplies, in-kind services, buildings, land and equipment, if the donations do not create a future obligation of state general fund monies. If a donation does create a future obligation of state general fund monies, the donation is subject to review and approval, in accordance with Section 2-65-30 of this chapter;
(5) federal funds used in connection with capital improvement bond funds subject to authorization pursuant to Act 1377 of 1968.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 651, SECTION 11; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, SECTION 18; 1978 Act No. 651, SECTION 11; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, SECTION 18J; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, SECTION 10K; 1986 Act No. 455, SECTION 2(C); 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, SECTION 35A; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, SECTION 12A; 2011 Act No. 28, SECTION 4, eff May 23, 2011.
Editor's Note
1983 Act No. 151 Part II SECTION 10 K, renumbered Section 11 of Act No. 651 of 1978, to read "Section 12".
2011 Act No. 28, SECTION 5, provides as follows:
"SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies for agency proposed budget submissions for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 and for all agency requests to the State Budget and Control Board to spend unanticipated federal funds submitted after the effective date of this act."
Effect of Amendment
The 2011 amendment, in subsection (3), substituted "non-state funded research grants and contracts and federal financial aid, including work study," for "research and student aid grants".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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