Recent News
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) team recently shared the below message regarding changes to take effect July 1 and specifics on the new South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES).
Under state law, DHEC is becoming two separate agencies on July 1, 2024. The two new agencies will be the SCDES and South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH).
As SCDES, we will be able to offer better delivery and improved services to our customers.
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The Senate spent most of this week on the floor working through its calendar in preparation for the Thursday, April 11 crossover deadline. This deadline requires any bill that has not crossed over to the other chamber to receive a two-thirds vote to be considered. The House was on furlough this week and the Senate will be in perfunctory session next week. However, the Senate Finance Committee will begin deliberating the budget bill (... Read more
Both chambers worked through their respective calendars in advance of the April 11 crossover deadline. Bills that have not crossed over from their originating chamber will require a two-thirds vote after the deadline to be considered by the other chamber. In advance of furlough next week, the House passed one of its priority pieces of legislation — a comprehensive 10-year energy bill (H. 5118) — and sent it to the Senate. A Senate Finance subcommittee took testimony from SCAC staff and... Read more
The South Carolina Association of Counties' FY 2024 Wage and Salary Report is now available online. The report contains wage and salary survey results for 203 positions in county government. Divided into five county population groups based on the 2020 Decennial Census and then sorted by position, the publication includes job titles, total staff, and pay ranges for each county. The report also includes:
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The March edition of the County COMPASS e-newsletter has hit mailboxes and is available online!
In this month's edition:
- Challenges, Opportunities Shared During Counties Connect
- Registration for the 2024 Annual Conference and Institute of Government Opening Soon
- Georgetown County's Brandon Ellis Earns SCEMA Honor
- New Transportation Funding Opportunities Available
- SCAC's 2024 Awards Competition Moves to Fall
- Defend Against Social Engineering by Cyber Criminals ... Read more