S.C. Code Ann. § 10-5-235 – South Carolina Board for Barrier-Free Design abolished; Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council created; transition of funding, powers and duties

(A) On June 30, 2002, the South Carolina Board for Barrier-Free Design is abolished and all functions, powers, and duties of the board are devolved upon the Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council. All records, property, personnel, and any unexpended appropriations allocated to the board are transferred as of June 30, 2002, to the committee. The committee must be composed of the members of the South Carolina Building Codes Council serving on June 30, 2002, in the positions of the member with a disability, the architect, the municipal administrator, the public member, and the State Engineer. The accessibility committee shall advise the Building Codes Council on all matters concerning accessibility including, but not limited to, amendments to state and federal statutes, regulations, or standards, education of the general public, and local enforcement.
(B) As of June 30, 2002, all references to the Board for Barrier-Free Design must be construed to mean the Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council, and where practical and efficient to do so, the Code Commissioner for the Legislative Council shall change statutory references to conform to the provisions of this section.