South Carolina S 278: Locksmiths

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2025-2026 Bill 278 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 18, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 278

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Indicates New Matter

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 1-11-10, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, SO AS TO MOVE 
THE PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIVISION TO THE DEPARTMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 
1-11-20, RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF OFFICES, DIVISIONS, AND OTHER AGENCIES 
FROM THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD TO APPROPRIATE ENTITIES, SO AS TO 
REMOVE THE PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIVISION FROM THE STATE FISCAL AFFAIRS 
AUTHORITY; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 11-35-310, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA 
PROCUREMENT CODE, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1-11-10(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (A) There is hereby created, within the 
executive branch of the state government, the Department of Administration, 
headed by a director appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of 
the Senate who only may be removed pursuant to Section 1-3-240(B). Effective July 1, 2015, the The 
following offices, divisions, or components of the former State Budget and 
Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies are transferred to, 
and incorporated into, the Department of Administration:

 (1) 
the Division of General Services, including Business Operations, Facilities 
Management, State Building and Property Services, and Agency Services, 
including surplus property, intrastate mail, parking, state fleet management, 
except that the Division of General Services shall not be transferred to the 
Department of Administration until the Director of the Department of 
Administration enters into a memorandum of understanding with appropriate 
officials of applicable legislative and judicial agencies or departments 
meeting the requirements of this subsection. There shall be a single memorandum 
of understanding involving the Department of Administration and the legislative 
and judicial branches with appropriate officials of each to be signatories to 
the memorandum of understanding.

 (a) 
The memorandum of understanding shall provide for:

 (i) 
continued use of existing office space;

 (ii) 
a method for the allocation of new, additional, or different office space;

 (iii) adequate parking;

 (iv) 
a method for the allocation of new, additional, or different parking;

 (v) 
the provision of appropriate levels of electrical, mechanical, maintenance, 
energy management, fire protection, custodial, project management, safety and 
building renovation, and other services currently provided by the General 
Services Division of the State Budget and Control Board;

 (vi) 
the provision of water, electricity, steam, and chilled water to the offices, 
areas, and facilities occupied by the applicable agencies;

 (vii) the ability for each agency or 
department to maintain building access control for its allocated office space; 
and

 (viii) access control for the Senate 
and House chambers and courtrooms as appropriate.

 (b) 
The parties may modify the memorandum of understanding by mutual consent at any 
time.

 (c) 
The General Services Division must provide the services described in subsection 
(a) and any other maintenance and support, at a level that is greater than or 
equal to what is provided prior to the effective date of this act, to each 
building on the Capitol Complex, including the Supreme Court, without charge. 
The General Services Division must coordinate with the appropriate officials of 
applicable legislative and judicial agencies or departments when providing 
these services to the buildings and areas controlled by those agencies;

 (2) 
the State Office of Human Resources;

 (3) 
the Guardian Ad Litem Program as established in Article 5, Chapter 11, Title 
63;

 (4) 
the Office of Economic Opportunity, the office designated by the Governor to be 
the state administering agency that is responsible for the receipt and 
distribution of the federal funds as allocated to South Carolina for the 
implementation of Title VI, Public Law 97-35;

 (5) Deleted;

 (6)(5) the Continuum of Care for Emotionally Disturbed 
Children as established in Article 13, Chapter 11, Title 63;

 (7)(6) the Division for Review of the Foster Care of Children 
as established by Article 7, Chapter 11, Title 63;

 (8) Deleted;

 (9) Reserved;

 (10)(7) the Department of Veterans' Affairs as established by 
Chapter 11, Title 25;

 (11)(8) the Commission on Women as established by Chapter 15, 
Title 1;

 (12)(9) the Governor's Office of Ombudsman;

 (13)(10) the Division of Small and Minority Business 
Contracting and Certification, as established pursuant to Article 21, Chapter 
35, Title 11, formerly known as th