S.C. Code Ann. § 11-1-45 – Settlement of certain litigation, dispute, or claim by state agencies; approval of Budget and Control Board required; exemptions

(A) No state agency or instrumentality of the State, excluding the General Assembly, Senate, House of Representatives, local political subdivisions, special purpose districts, and special taxing districts, shall enter into a settlement of any litigation, dispute, or claim over one hundred thousand dollars requiring the expenditure of monies appropriated or provided for in a general or supplemental appropriations act, or from any other source of public funds without prior written approval from the Budget and Control Board.
(B) The intent of this provision is to prevent state agencies or instrumentalities of the State, other than local political subdivisions, special purpose districts, and special taxing districts, from entering into settlements that can bind and commit the State to unreasonable funding requirements from current or future revenues of the State. In keeping with this intent, the Budget and Control Board may exempt in its discretion any entity or specific litigation matter from this provision.