Terms Used In South Carolina Code 41-30-130

  • Department: means the Department of Employment and Workforce;

    (2) "Director" means the Director of the Office of Statewide Workforce Development;

    (3) "Executive director" means the Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Workforce;

    (4) "Executive committee" means the executive committee of the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development;

    (5) "Unified State Plan" or "USP" means the comprehensive statewide education and workforce development plan that provides a systemwide approach to streamline and unify efforts of entities involved in education and workforce development in the State;

    (6) "Office of Statewide Workforce Development" or "OSWD" means the Office of Statewide Workforce Development created in this chapter; and

    (7) "Coordinating Council for Workforce Development" or "CCWD" means the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development administered by the department. See South Carolina Code 41-30-120
On July 1, 2023, all functions, powers, and duties provided by law to the Department of Commerce with respect to the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development, formerly the Education and Economic Development Coordinating Council, are hereby transferred from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Employment and Workforce, and these functions, powers, and duties are devolved upon the Department of Employment and Workforce, and the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development’s officers, members, records, property, personnel, and unexpended appropriations also are transferred to the Department of Employment and Workforce. All rules, regulations, standards, orders, or other actions of these entities shall remain in effect unless specifically changed or voided by the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Employment and Workforce shall work together at all stages of the process until the transition is complete.