Recent News
This was a very busy and productive week at the State House as the House Ways and Means Committee debated the budget and the Senate debated bills on the floor. SCAC’s Mid-Year Conference and Institute of Government classes were well attended, and your visits and conversations with members of the General Assembly will certainly have an impact on moving bills forward that are important to our counties. Several bills of note will be discussed below in this week’s Friday Report.
Presentations from the Institute of Government for County Officials level II course, Current Issues - American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), are now available as resources on the ARPA page.
Charleston County: Engaging Our Community; Establishing Our Vision for the Future
Christine O. DuRant, Deputy County Administrator Charleston County
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Presentations from the 2022 Mid-Year Conference are now available online.
Economic Outlook — Frank A. Rainwater, Executive Director, SC Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office
ARPA and US Treasury's Final Rule Briefing — Matthew D. Chase, Executive Director, National Association of... Read more
The Senate and the House spent much of the week debating and advancing legislation to appropriate the state’s portion of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. These bills and several others will be discussed below in this week’s Friday Report.
SCAC will host its Mid-Year Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Columbia. NACo will provide an update on ARPA and US Treasury’s Final Rule. County officials will also receive an economic update and information regarding broadband opportunities. Members are encouraged
Maximum penalties for federal posting violations are now going up by more than $2,000 under the increases just announced by the Department of Labor - highlighting the seriousness of posting compliance.
The department outlined the increases in a rule published in the federal register on January 14, 2022. They apply to penalties assessed after January 15, 2022.
The new maximum fine amounts are:
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): $189
- Job Safety and Health: It’s the Law (OSHA): $14,502
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA): $23,011
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