South Carolina S 272: Skills Based Hiring

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2025-2026 Bill 272 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 28, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 272

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT 
THE "STATE EMPLOYMENT SKILLS-BASED HIRING ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-188 SO 
AS TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO CONDUCT PERIODIC REVIEWS OF THE EDUCATIONAL, 
EXPERIENTIAL, AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS WITH A 
SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON WHETHER A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE IS NECESSARY; TO PROVIDE 
THAT THE OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES SHALL REDUCE THE REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN 
CIRCUMSTANCES; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES SHALL REPORT 
ITS ACTIONS PURSUANT TO THIS ACT; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FIRST PERIODIC REVIEW 
SHALL COMMENCE WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the "State Employment Skills-Based Hiring Act".

SECTION 2. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 8 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
8-11-188. (A) The Office of Human 
Resources shall periodically review the educational, experiential, and training 
requirements for all jobs in the executive branch to determine whether the 
educational, experiential, and training requirements for each job can be reduced 
without sacrificing the quality of service provided by the job. The Office of 
Human Resources shall pay special attention to jobs that require a four-year 
college degree as a condition of employment.

 (B) 
The Office of Human Resources shall adjust the educational, experiential, and 
training requirements for all jobs that they identify as suitable for a 
reduction in requirements as provided in subsection (A), provided that the 
educational, experiential, and training requirements are not established in law 
or regulation.

 (C) 
Following each periodic review pursuant to subsection (A), the Office of Human 
Resources shall issue a report of its actions to the President of the Senate, 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Labor, 
Commerce and Industry Committee, the House of Representatives Labor, Commerce 
and Industry Committee, and the Governor. The report shall also identify any 
jobs that the Office of Human Resources finds suitable for a reduction in 
requirements but whose requirements are established in law or regulation.

SECTION 3. The 
first periodic review by the Office of Human Resources required pursuant to 
this act shall begin at least ninety days after the approval by the Governor.

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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