Recent News
Most of the activity in the General Assembly this week centered around the election of judges. The House Ways and Means subcommittees continued to hear budget requests from state agencies. The Senate spent most of the week debating the medical marijuana bill (S. 150) but failed to take any action before adjourning for the week. Several bills of interest, as well as an American Rescue Plan Act update, will be discussed below in this week’s
FEMA and the SC Emergency Management Division provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related deaths. Please note – this is not an SCAC program or service.
To register for COVID-19 funeral assistance, the representative or family will need to call 844-684-6333. The registration line is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. Multilingual services are available. Applicants who use a relay service, such as a videophone, Innocaption or CapTel, should provide FEMA with the specific number assigned to them for that service so that agency representatives are able to contact... Read more
SCAC has received the SC Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office’s (RFA’s) memo regarding the FY2022-23 Millage Rate Limitation-Inflation Component. Each county’s millage rate increase limit will be based on 4.70 percent, plus any increase in population. RFA will publish the final millage rate increase limitations once the Census Bureau releases the county population estimates by late March. SCAC will forward the final millage rate limitations for... Read more
SCAC has developed a funding matrix of federal and state funding sources by program area for counties. The document is not meant to be exhaustive, but rather provide an overview of the different resources available. County officials are encouraged to contact the agency listed for additional information. Read more