S.C. Code Regs. 19-706.02 - STATEMENTS OF POLICY
A. The Budget
and Control Board designates the State Human Resources Director to administer
all Budget and Control Board policies and procedures relating to the
unclassified State titles and compensation of employees in unclassified
positions.
B. The Office of Human
Resources shall develop and maintain a position numbering system that will
identify each unclassified position.
C. In an agency whose agency head is reviewed
by the Agency Head Salary Commission, no employee may receive a salary in
excess of 95% of the midpoint of the agency head's salary range or the agency
head's actual salary, whichever is greater, except on approval of the Budget
and Control Board. Higher education technical colleges, colleges, and
universities shall be exempt from this requirement.
D. All pay actions which require approval
from OHR must receive such approval prior to an agency effecting the
actions.
E. The South Carolina
Constitution prohibits an agency from granting extra compensation, fee, or
allowance to any public officer, agent, servant, or contractor after services
rendered, or contract made, nor authorize payment or part payment of any claim
under any contract not authorized by law.
F. All employees in unclassified positions
with State salary ranges shall be paid within their respective range and the
provisions of Regulation
19-706.
G. An employee who has returned from an
authorized leave of absence without pay shall be paid at the same rate being
paid at the time leave was granted, except that the employee may be granted any
legislative increases made during the employee's absence. In determining the
amount of adjustment that the employee may be granted, the same implementation
instructions that applied to all other employees in the same unclassified
category shall be followed.
H. A
position may move between the classified and unclassified systems provided the
agency does not exceed its respective number of classified and unclassified
authorized FTEs. (Refer to Regulation 19-704.08.)
I. When an employee moves from a classified
position to an unclassified position, the employee's pay will be governed by
the unclassified pay plan.
J. The
Office of Human Resources is authorized to delegate to agencies by written
agreement the establishment of unclassified positions within authorized limits
and changes to the unclassified State title. Agencies with a delegation
agreement shall comply with State and federal laws and regulations, Budget and
Control Board policies and guidelines, and the provisions contained in
delegation agreement. The delegation agreement shall constitute a contractual
relationship between OHR and the requesting agency and may be terminated or
altered at the discretion of OHR.
K. An agency's requests for or implementation
of an increase in salary shall be requested or implemented when sufficient
funds are available. The State Human Resources Director may require submission
of appropriate documentation attesting to the availability of
funding.
L. An agency shall
maintain documentation appropriate for administration of these
regulations.
M. Prior to
implementation, agencies shall develop any written policies described in these
regulations to govern the administration of salary increases and
decreases.
N. The State Human
Resources Director shall have the authority to make exceptions to Regulation
19-706.
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