S.C. Code Regs. § 139-109 - Duties of the State Recognition Committee

(A) The State Recognition Committee shall review all information submitted to the Commission for Minority Affairs from entities seeking State Recognition as:

(1) A Tribe.

(2) A Group.

(3) A Special Interest Organization.

(B) The State Recognition Committee shall review all information submitted in accordance with R. 139-102 (D)(E)(F) and R. 139-105 (A)(B)(C), and request such information as it deems appropriate and necessary to make a recommendation to the Board of the Commission. State Recognition Committee may seek clarification through written correspondence or by meeting with an entity as it deems appropriate. The State Recognition Committee will not accept unsolicited additional documentation.

(C) The State Recognition Committee shall receive applications twice a year from entities seeking State Recognition, that being on or before April 1 and September 1 of each year.

(D) The State Recognition Committee shall make its recommendations within 120 days. The Chair of the State Recognition Committee must notify the Chair of the Board of the Commission for Minority Affairs of its recommendation regarding each entity.

(E) The Board of the Commission shall either reject or accept the recommendations of the State Recognition Committee in part, or in whole. In either event, all entities will be advised of the status of their requests and the reason for approval or rejection.

(F) Entities who fail to achieve State Recognition shall not be eligible to reapply for the same status for one year from there original date of submission, that being April 1 or September 1 and in accordance with R. 139-109(C).

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S.C. Code Regs. § 139-109

Added by State Register Volume 28, Issue No. 6, eff June 25, 2004. Amended by State Register Volume 30, Issue No. 6, eff June 23, 2006.