Terms Used In South Carolina Code 2-17-110

• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• Covered agency actions: means the proposal, drafting, development, consideration, amendment, withdrawal, or promulgation of a regulation under Article 1, Chapter 23 of Title 1 of the 1976 Code. See South Carolina Code 2-17-10
• Covered gubernatorial actions: means :
  
  (a) gubernatorial approval or veto of legislation;
  
  (b) gubernatorial consideration or issuance of any executive order;
  
  (c) gubernatorial consideration or making of any appointment; or
  
  (d) gubernatorial consideration of or the decision to award any grant derived from federal or other funds or from any source. See South Carolina Code 2-17-10
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Economic interest: means an interest distinct from that of the general public in a purchase, sale, lease, contract, option, or other transaction or arrangement involving property or services in which a public official or public employee may gain an economic benefit of fifty dollars or more. See South Carolina Code 2-17-10
• Expenditure: means a purchase, payment, loan, forgiveness of a loan, an advance, in-kind contribution or expenditure, a deposit, transfer of funds, gift of money or anything of value for any purpose, and a payment to a lobbyist for compensation, for expenses, or lobbying, including the direct payment of expenses incurred at the request or suggestion of a lobbyist. See South Carolina Code 2-17-10
• Immediate family: means :
  
  (a) a child residing in a public official's or public employee's household;
  
  (b) a spouse of a public official or public employee; or
  
  (c) an individual claimed by the public official or public employee or the public official's or public employee's spouse as a dependent for income tax purposes. See South Carolina Code 2-17-10
• Legislation: means :
  
  (a) bills, resolutions, amendments, reports, legislative acts, vetoes, nominations, rules, and regulations pending or proposed in either the House or Senate;
  
  (b) any other matter which may be the subject of action by either house; or
  
  (c) the appointment of committees of conference and free conference by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President of the Senate. See South Carolina Code 2-17-10
• Lobbying: means promoting or opposing through direct communication with public officials or public employees:
  
  (a) the introduction or enactment of legislation before the General Assembly or the committees or members of the General Assembly;
  
  (b) covered gubernatorial actions;
  
  (c) covered agency actions; or
  
  (d) consideration of the election or appointment of an individual to a public office elected or appointed by the General Assembly. See South Carolina Code 2-17-10
• Lobbyist: means any person who is employed, appointed, or retained, with or without compensation, by another person to influence by direct communication with public officials or public employees: (i) the action or vote of any member of the General Assembly, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, or any other statewide constitutional officer concerning any legislation; (ii) the vote of any public official on any state agency, board, or commission concerning any covered agency actions; or (iii) the action of the Governor or any member of his executive staff concerning any covered gubernatorial actions. See South Carolina Code 2-17-10
• Person: means an individual, a partnership, committee, an association, a corporation, labor organization, or any other organization or group of persons. See South Carolina Code 2-17-10
• Public employee: means any person employed by the State. See South Carolina Code 2-17-10
• Public official: means any elected or appointed official of the State, including candidates for any such state office. See South Carolina Code 2-17-10