S.C. Code Ann. § 41-5-140

Coordination of efforts to support competitive and integrated employment of individuals with disabilities; sharing data; rules and regulations

Known as the Employment First Initiative Act

The act spans §§ 41–41 (8 sections).

2022 Act No. 209 (S.533), SECTION 4.A, eff May 23, 2022.

All state agencies are encouraged to:

(1) coordinate efforts and collaborate within and among themselves to ensure that state programs, policies, procedures, and funding support the competitive and integrated employment of individuals with disabilities;

(2) share data and information across systems in order to track progress toward full implementation of this chapter, whenever feasible, and in accordance with all applicable state and federal confidentiality laws; and

(3) adopt rules and promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.