South Carolina Code 8-11-200. Reimbursement of travel expenses to persons interviewing for state employment
(1) Travel expenses, within the limitations applicable to state employees, may be paid to individuals being considered for employment by a state government agency if the head of the interviewing agency makes a specific, formal determination in each case that all of the following apply:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 8-11-200
- Agency: shall mean any department, institution, commission, board or any other unit of government of the State. See South Carolina Code 8-11-220
- Agency head: shall mean the chief executive of a State agency in whom is vested final appointing authority for the agency. See South Carolina Code 8-11-220
- Position: shall mean any employment requiring the paid services of one person, or any office or employment in any agency requiring specific duties to be performed by one person. See South Carolina Code 8-11-220
(a) The significance of the position to be filled is such that it warrants incurring the costs.
(b) The costs do not exceed the expense of conducting the interview at the interviewee’s home area or elsewhere.
(c) Qualified candidates residing within South Carolina are considered before candidates from other states are sought.
(2) Where the position to be filled is that of an agency head, the determination referenced in item (1) must be made by the chairman of the board or commission of the interviewing agency.