Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 41 > Chapter 30 > Article 3 - Office of Statewide Workforce Development

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• 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
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.