S.C. Code Ann. § 40-65-10 – Administration of chapter; department is agency of licensure; appointment and membership of advisory council; qualifications of council members

(A) The department shall serve as the agency of licensure for professional soil classifiers and shall administer the provisions of this chapter.
(B) The department shall appoint an advisory council of five qualified professional soil classifiers, who must have the qualifications required in Section 40-65-30, to recommend licensure for those applicants eligible to become licensed soil classifiers and to recommend certification for those applicants eligible to become a soil-classifier-in-training. Each member of the council must be a professional soil classifier who has been actively engaged in the practice of soil classifying for a period of at least ten years and must have been in responsible charge of soil classification for at least six years.

HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 249, Section 2.A, eff June 11, 2010.

Prior Laws: 1962 Code Sections 56-1546.32, 56-1546.33; 1974 (58) 2828; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 946; 1976 Code Sections 40-65-20, 40-65-30.