S.C. Code Regs. § 19-706.01

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 5, May 24, 2024

Section 19-706.01 - CATEGORIES OF UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS

A. An unclassified position is a full-time equivalent (FTE) position that has been assigned to an unclassified State title and falls under one of the following categories: (1) agency head covered by the Agency Head Salary Commission, (2) Executive Compensation System, (3) academic personnel, or (4) unclassified other.

B. The compensation of agency heads covered by the Agency Head Salary Commission is addressed in Regulation 19-706.04 A.

C. The compensation of employees in positions covered by the Executive Compensation System is governed by Regulation 19-706.04 B.

D. Academic personnel are defined by Section 8-11-220 of the South Carolina Code of Laws as "presidents, provosts, vice presidents, deans, teaching and research staffs, and others of academic rank employed by the State educational institutions of higher learning, or medical institutions of education and research." The compensation of employees in positions in the category of academic personnel is governed by Regulation Regulation 19-706.04 C. Presidents who are covered by the Agency Head Salary Commission are not subject to the regulations pertaining to academic personnel.

E. Positions in the category of Unclassified Other include:

1. Agency heads not covered by the Agency Head Salary Commission;

2. Designated staff of the Governor's office;

3. Teachers;

4. Such other personnel employed by the institutions of higher learning and/or medical institutions of education and research as are recommended by the respective governing bodies and approved by the Budget and Control Board;

5. Other positions as the General Assembly may elect to exempt.

The compensation of employees in positions in the category of Unclassified Other is governed by Regulation 19-706.04 D.

S.C. Code Regs. 19-706.01

Amended by State Register Volume 8, Issue No. 6, eff June 22, 1984; State Register Volume 11, Issue No. 5, eff May 22, 1987; State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 6, eff June 23, 1995; State Register Volume 26, Issue No. 1, eff January 25, 2002; State Register Volume 34, Issue No. 5, eff May 28, 2010.