(A) The members of the commission must be compensated for their services at the regular per diem, mileage, and subsistence rates as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions and must be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with, and as a result of, their work on the commission. Compensation paid and costs and expenses incurred must be paid only from the fees received by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(B) The commission, at its first meeting after appointment, shall organize by electing a chairman and a vice-chairman and other officers as the commission considers appropriate who shall serve for a term of one year and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The commission shall adopt bylaws for the governance of its proceedings and shall adopt a commission seal on which shall appear the words "South Carolina Residential Builders Commission".
(C) The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, pursuant to Section 40-1-50, may employ an administrator to serve at the discretion of the director of the department. The duties of the administrator must be prescribed by the director.
(D) The director may also employ clerical and stenographic assistance and other personnel as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter. The compensation of all employees of the commission must be fixed by the director and paid from the fees received by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(E) The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation shall administer the commission as a revenue funded commission in accordance with Section 40-1-50.
(F) The commission shall meet quarterly and at other times as the chairman may designate; however, the commission shall meet within thirty days after appointment for the purpose of organizing and transacting business. Four members of the commission constitute a quorum at all meetings. The administrator shall keep records of each meeting as required by the commission.
(G) A roster including the names and places of business of the residential builders and residential specialty contractors licensed or registered by the commission during the preceding year must be prepared annually by the commission and forwarded to and filed with the clerk of court for each county.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 359, Section 1.
Editor's Note
Prior Laws:1962 Code Sections 56-1545.33, 56-1545.34, 56-1545.35, 56-1545.36; 1974 (58) 1949; 1990 Act No. 595, Sections 4, 5; 1993 Act No. 181, Sections 933, 934; 1976 Code Sections 40-59-30, 40-59-40, 40-59-60.