SECTION 100 - E24-OFFICE OF ADJUTANT GENERAL

     100.1.   (ADJ: Unit Maintenance Funds)  The funds appropriated as unit maintenance funds shall be distributed to the various National Guard units at the direction of the Adjutant General.

     100.2.   (ADJ: Revenue Collections)  All revenues collected by National Guard units from county and city appropriations, vending machines, rental of armories, court martial fines, federal reimbursements to armories for utility expenses, and other collections may be retained and expended in its budgeted operations.

     100.3.   (ADJ: Rental Fee for Election Purposes)  The maximum fee that an armory may charge for the use of its premises for election purposes shall be the cost of providing custodial services, utilities and maintenance.

     100.4.   (ADJ: Parking Lot Revenues)  Notwithstanding other provisions of this act, as a security measure for the State Military Department’s headquarters building and grounds, the Adjutant General may control and contractually lease the headquarters building parking facilities, during events at the University of South Carolina’s Williams‑Brice Stadium, to a state chartered and federally recognized 501(c)(4) tax exempt agency employees’ association who may then sub-lease individual parking spaces.  Such a contract must require the employees association to obtain liability insurance against wrongful death or injury.  The contract must clearly hold the Adjutant General’s Office, its officers, and the State of South Carolina harmless from any liability resulting from the use of the parking lot when rented by the employees association.  In addition, the contract must specify that the State of South Carolina’s Military Department shall receive no less than thirty‑three percent of the gross profits from the sub-leasing of the parking spaces.  The contract must allow the State to audit the employees association’s funds.  Funds at the Adjutant General’s Office derived wholly from the rental of Adjutant General’s headquarters’ parking lot may be retained at the Adjutant General’s Office, but may not be used for employee perquisites.

     100.5.   (ADJ: Armory Rental Program)  The Adjutant General is authorized to develop and implement an armory rental program to recoup costs associated with the use of armories by state agencies or other non-Guard organizations.  The rental program must be uniform in its application to the maximum extent possible.  Funds generated by this program may be retained and expended for armory maintenance and operations.

     100.6.   (ADJ: Meals in Emergency Operations Centers)  The cost of meals, or the advanced purchase of food products to be stored and prepared for meals, may be provided to state employees who are required to work at the State Emergency Operations Centers during actual emergencies and emergency simulation exercises when they are not permitted to leave their stations.

     100.7.   (ADJ: Educational Seminar Revenue)  All revenue earned from educational seminars shall be retained by the agency to be used for the printing of materials and other expenses related to conducting the seminars.  The balance of funds shall be reported annually to the General Assembly.

     100.8.   (ADJ: Retention of Lease Property Revenue)  The Adjutant General is authorized to leaseall real property under the control of SCMD. All revenue generated by the lease program may be retained for SCMD armory operations and maintenance as authorized by the Adjutant General or Deputy Adjutant General.

     100.9.   (ADJ: Billeting and Dining Facility Operations)  All revenues collected by the Billeting and Dining Facility operations at the R.L. McCrady Training Center shall be retained and expended in their budgeted operations or be expended in support ofSCMD operations, including use for matching federal funds, and armory maintenance and operations.  Expenditures from these funds shall be determined by the Billeting Committee for Billeting operations and the Deputy Adjutant General for state operations for the Dining Facility operation.

     100.10.     (ADJ: EMD Compensatory Payment)  In the event a State of Emergency is declared by the Governor, exempt employees of the Emergency Management Division may be paid for actual hours worked in lieu of accruing compensatory time, at the discretion of the Agency Director, and providing funds are available.

     100.11.     (ADJ: Civil Air Patrol)  The funds appropriated in this section for the Civil Air Patrol shall be expended by the Civil Air Patrol so as to discharge the state’s obligations in conjunction with the Civil Air Patrol as outlined in the SARDA Plan, the South Carolina Operational Radiological Emergency Response Plan, and to assist county and local authorities and other state agencies as permitted by the regulations governing the Civil Air Patrol.  All expenditures for equipment and services shall be in accordance with state fiscal policies.

     100.12.     (ADJ: Parking Lot Revenues-Columbia Armory, Buildings and Grounds)  The Adjutant General may control and contractually lease the Columbia Armory, and its buildings and grounds parking facilities during events at the University of South Carolina’s Williams‑Brice Stadium.  Funds derived wholly from the rental of the Columbia Armory, and its buildings and grounds parking facilities may be retained by the Adjutant General’s Office and used for the Funeral Caisson and for SCMD operations, including matching federal funds and armory maintenance and operations.  These funds may not be used for any other purpose.

     100.13.     (ADJ: Emergency Commodities)  The Emergency Management Division shall be allowed to rotate and replace water, Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), and other essential emergency commodities housed in the state’s Logistic Center through the provision of said commodities to neighboring states, counties, municipalities and other state agencies, and shall be allowed to accept compensation for said commodities not to exceed replacement costs.  Revenues from this exchange shall be utilized solely for the replacement of state emergency commodities.

     100.14.     (ADJ: Funeral Caisson)  In the event of a mandated general fund budget reduction, the Adjutant General’s Office is prohibited from reducing the funds appropriated for the Funeral Caisson.  In addition, these funds shall not be transferred to any other program or be used for any other purpose by the Office of Adjutant General.

     100.15.     (ADJ: Behavioral Health Care Facilitator/Coordinator)  The funds appropriated and or authorized to the Office of the Adjutant General may be utilized to hire aBehavioral Health Care Facilitator/Coordinator who shall act as a liaison to provide mental health care coordination for mental health services to all members of the South Carolina National Guard.  The responsibilities of the position shall include, but are not limited to, focusing on individuals without health insurance or without adequate health insurance; facilitating Memorandum of Understanding with mental health facilities across the state to provide assistance to National Guard Service Members; assisting in coordinating Yellow Ribbon and Beyond and other post deployment and mental health events; coordinating treatment for Service Members for conditions that may or may not result in their being medically non deployable; and participating in staff meetings to discuss care of Service Members.  The individual hired must be knowledgeable of state and federal privacy laws, including the HIPAA privacy regulations.  In addition, it is preferred that the individual have a previous background in Social Work. A national security background check must be performed on the individual prior to a job offer being tendered.

     100.16.     (ADJ: National Guard State Active Duty)  In the event of the activation of the South Carolina National Guard to State Active Duty by the Governor in a Declaration of State Emergency (including Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)), the State Treasurer and the Comptroller General are hereby authorized and directed to pay from the general fund of the State such funds as necessary, not to exceed $500,000, to cover the actual costs incurred for personnel, travel, and per diem costs, and the Operational Tempo costs for equipment from the U.S. Property and Fiscal Office.  EMAC and any Federal monies from a Declared Federal Emergency reimbursed to the state shall be deposited in the state general fund, up to the amount of funds advanced to the South Carolina National Guard for the Declared State of Emergency.

     100.17.     (ADJ: National Guard Association and Foundation Support)  From the funds authorized or appropriated for State Military Department operations, the Adjutant General may authorize National Guard personnel to support and assist the National Guard Association of South Carolina and the South Carolina National Guard Foundation in their missions to promote the health, safety, education, and welfare of South Carolina National Guard personnel and their families.