Section effective upon the approval and ratification of an amendment to Section 7, Article VI of the South Carolina Constitution. The referendum to amend Section 7, Article VI failed on November 6, 2018. See Editor's Note.

1. (A) The annual salaries of the state officers listed below are:

   Governor
   $98,000
   Lieutenant Governor
   43,000
   Secretary of State
   85,000
   State Treasurer
   85,000
   Attorney General
   85,000
   Comptroller General
   85,000
   Adjutant General
   85,000
   Commissioner of Agriculture
   85,000

2. (B) These salaries must be increased by two percent on July 1, 1991, and on July first of each succeeding year through July 1, 1994.
3. (C) A state officer whose salary is provided in this section may not receive compensation for ex officio service on any state board, committee, or commission.
4. (D) Beginning with Fiscal Year 2022-2023, and beginning when the state officer's term commences and lasting until the term concludes, with the exception of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, salaries for the state officers listed in subsection (A) must be based on recommendations by the Agency Head Salary Commission to the General Assembly as provided in Sections 8-11-160 and 8-11-165.

HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, Section 11; 1989 Act No. 189, Part II, Section 9; 2018 Act No. 178 (S.27), Section 3, eff upon contingency;2021 Act No. 76 (H.3786), Section 1, eff May 17, 2021.

Editor's Note

2018 Act No. 178, Sections 4 and 6, provide as follows:

"SECTION 4. The person elected State Superintendent of Education in the 2018 General Election shall serve out his term; however, if the person vacates that office before the term expires in January 2023, any successors must: (1) be appointed as provided in Section 1-30-10(B)(1)(iv); and (2) must satisfy the experience requirements of Section 59-3-10(B)."

"SECTION 6. The provisions of Section 59-3-10(B), as contained in SECTION 1, take effect upon approval by the Governor. The remaining provisions of this act take effect upon approval and ratification of an amendment to Section 7, Article VI of the South Carolina Constitution, 1895, providing for the appointment of the State Superintendent of Education by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and are applicable beginning with the 2018 General Election."

The referendum to amend Article VI, Section 7 failed on November 6, 2018.

Effect of Amendment

2018 Act No. 178, Section 3, deleted the State Superintendent of Education from the list of salaries of specific state officers.

2021 Act No. 76, Section 1, inserted the (A), (B), and (C) designators, and added (D).