South Carolina APSE
President
Lois Durrah
Vice-President
Aurora Young-Smith
Treasurer
Jennifer Pitts
Secretary
Shannon Wood
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Salonda Gallishaw
Sandy Jordan
Vanessa Pressley
Delegate
Cindy Burns
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Public Policy Liaison: scapse@apse.org
State Employment First Efforts: Directive/Executive Order
- SC State Legislation to Phase Out the Use of 14(c) Certificates (in progress): This legislation (S533) would prohibit the use of Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to pay subminimum wages to individuals with disabilities.
- SC Employment Initiative Legislation (in progress): The legislation (H3244) proposes to create the “South Carolina Employment First Oversight Commission.”
- SC Employment First Study Committee Legislation (passed): Legislation (H. 4093) signed into law in May 2018, establishing an Employment First Study Committee to determine the need for Employment First Legislation in South Carolina.
- SC DDSN Employment First Policy: South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Employment First Policy (700-07-DD), specific to IDD, issued in October 2015.
- SC DDSN Policy Statement: 2009 policy statement from SC Department of Developmental Disabilities and Special Needs Day Services Manual.
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