South Carolina § 59-150-100 - Commission employees; personnel program and compensation; conflicting financial interests; background investigation; criminal record of applicants; bond requirement.
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§ 59-150-100. Commission employees; personnel program and compensation; conflicting financial interests; background investigation; criminal record of applicants; bond requirement.
(A) The commission shall establish and maintain a personnel program for its employees and fix the compensation and terms of compensation of its employees.
(B) An employee of the commission or an immediate family member of an employee of the commission must not have a financial interest in a lottery vendor doing business or proposing to do business with the commission.
(C) An employee of the commission who has decision-making authority shall not participate in a decision involving a lottery retailer with whom the employee has an economic interest as defined in the South Carolina Ethics Reform Act.
(D) An employee of the commission who leaves his employment at the commission must not represent a lottery vendor or lottery retailer before the commission for a period of one year following termination of employment with the commission.
(E) A background investigation must be conducted on each applicant who has reached the final selection process before employment by the commission at the level of division director and above and at any level within any division of security and as otherwise required by the board. The commission shall pay for the actual cost of the investigations and may contract with SLED for the performance of the investigations. The results of a background investigation are not a record open to the public pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act.
(F) A person who has been convicted of a felony or bookmaking or other forms of unlawful gambling must not be employed by the commission.
(G) The commission shall bond commission employees who have access to commission funds or lottery revenue in an amount provided by the board and may bond other employees as necessary.
HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 59, SECTION 2.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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