A member of the General Assembly may not serve in any capacity as a member of a State board or commission, except for the State Budget and Control Board, the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the Legislative Audit Council, the Legislative Council, the Legislative Information Systems, the Judicial Council, the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, the Commission on Prosecution Coordination, the South Carolina Tobacco Community Development Board, the Tobacco Settlement Revenue Management Authority, and the joint legislative committees.

ETHICS COMMISSION OPINIONS

As to legislators no longer being able to serve on state commission in ex officio capacity, Section 6 of Ethics Reform Act (1991 Act No. 248) provides that Code Commissioner is directed to delete all references to legislative members serving in any capacity as member of state board or commission, except as allowed by Section 8-13-770, and Commission notes that responsibility for deleting such references rests with Commissioner, who should be contacted concerning applicability of this provision. Op S. C. St Ethics Comm., SEC AO92-023, Jan 27, 1992.