{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-6-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 59-6-20","heading":"Public Accountability Division.","body":"The State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education must establish within the State Department of Education a special unit at the division level called the Public Accountability Division. This special unit must be eliminated on July 1, 1991. The unit head shall hold a position comparable to a deputy superintendent and must be under the direct supervision of and shall report to the State Superintendent of Education.\nThe deputy superintendent must provide all reports to the Governor, Education Oversight Committee, Business-Education Partnership for Excellence in Education, Business-Education Subcommittee, and State Board of Education, and respond to any inquiries for information.\nThe Business-Education Subcommittee shall serve as a screening committee for the selection of the unit head. The screening committee shall recommend for consideration three applicants. Final selection of the unit head must be made by the State Superintendent of Education after consulting with the Governor. All other positions must be filled following current state personnel and State Department of Education employment procedures.\nThe new unit is responsible for planning, monitoring, and reviewing programs developed under the Education Improvement Act and shall provide information, recommendations, and an annual assessment of the Education Improvement Act to the Governor, Education Oversight Committee, and Business-Education Subcommittee.\nThe operating procedures for the new unit are the same as the operating procedures for the three established divisions in the State Department of Education. The Business-Education Subcommittee shall review and approve all products produced by the new unit and make recommendations to the State Board of Education for final approval.","path":["Title 59 - EDUCATION","CHAPTER 6 Monitoring Implementation of Education Improvement Program"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t59c006.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:58:19Z","sha256":"58a2c659a28429db0868d0abacfee630011600e122e682fcf91ad9660707ecbd","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-6-17","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-6-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}