S.C. Code Regs. 8-246 - Study Committee
(A) Upon
publication of the latest editions of the nationally-recognized codes as
identified in S.C. Code Ann. ยง
6-9-50(A), the
Study Committee may take up to a year to perform a technical analysis of
changes to the building codes, including taking classes, at the expense of
Council, which address the new code changes.
(B) During the Building Code Cycle, the Study
Committee will also consider any proposed statewide modifications to the latest
addition of the nationally-recognized codes and report its findings and
recommendations to the Council.
(C)
The Committee will consist of seven core members and seven alternates,
appointed by the Council for the duration of the code cycle. Appointments of
the core members and alternates must occur during the first Council meeting of
the year coinciding with a new building code cycle. Core members and alternates
must be active within the specific segment of the industry that they are
representing on the Study Committee for the length of their tenure and must be
South Carolina residents. The core membership of the Study Committee must
consist of:
(1) A registered code enforcement
officer, building official, or multi-trades inspector;
(2) A state licensed home builder;
(3) A state licensed general
contractor;
(4) A state licensed
architect;
(5) A state licensed
engineer;
(6) A fire code official;
and
(7) A state licensed contractor
representing the mechanical trades.
An alternate acts in the place and on behalf of, the core member in the instance of an absence or recusal.
(D) The Study Committee Chair may request the
assistance of subject matter experts from a pool of volunteers on an as-needed
basis when reviewing and making recommendations on statewide proposed
modifications. The subject matter expert volunteers do not have any voting
rights on the Study Committee.
(E)
The Study Committee members shall elect a chair and vice chair as the first
order of business at the first Study Committee meeting of each new building
code cycle. The Study Committee chair and vice chair shall serve for the length
of the building code cycle. The chair shall preside over all Study Committee
meetings and be available at public meetings of the Council, to clarify or
augment the Study Committees recommendations. In the absence or recusal of the
chair, the vice chair shall assume all duties of and act on behalf of the
chair. If for any reason the chair leaves the Study Committee before expiration
of his or her term, the vice chair shall serve as the chair for the duration of
the original appointment. The Study Committee shall then elect a new vice
chair.
(F) If a core member leaves
the Study Committee before expiration of his or her term, the alternate for
that core member shall serve for the duration of the original appointment. The
Council shall then appoint a new alternate member from the appropriate segment
of the construction industry.
(G)
At no time may a specific segment of the construction industry be represented
on the Study Committee by more than one core or alternate member.
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