Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 20 > Article 7 - Capital Improvements for Disabilities and Special Needs

• Commission: means the South Carolina Commission on Disabilities and Special Needs, the policy-making and governing body of the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs. See South Carolina Code 44-20-30
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs. See South Carolina Code 44-20-30
• 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.
• Improvements: means the construction, reconstruction of buildings, and other permanent improvements for regional centers and other programs provided by the department directly or through contract with county boards of disabilities and special needs, including equipment and the cost of acquiring and improving lands for equipment. See South Carolina Code 44-20-30
• its revenues: means revenue derived from paying clients at regional residential centers and community residences but does not include Medicaid, Medicare, or other federal funds received with the stipulation that they be used to provide services to clients. See South Carolina Code 44-20-30
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Obligations: means the obligations in the form of notes or bonds or contractual agreements issued or entered into by the commission pursuant to the authorization of this chapter and of Act 1377 of 1968 to provide funds with which to repay the proceeds of capital improvement bonds allocated by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. See South Carolina Code 44-20-30
• State capital improvement bonds: means bonds issued pursuant to Act 1377 of 1968. See South Carolina Code 44-20-30