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27     SECTION 61 - E24 - ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE
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29          61.1.          (ADJ: Tuition Assistance Program)  Funds received from students who failed to enroll or withdraw from programs under the
30     Tuition Assistance Program may be deposited in the Tuition Assistance Program Appropriation Account and expended for the same
31     purpose as the original appropriation.
32          61.2.          (ADJ: Unit Maintenance Funds)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds appropriated as unit maintenance
33     funds shall be distributed to the various National Guard units at the direction of the Adjutant General.
34          61.3.          (ADJ: Revenue Collections)  All revenues collected by National Guard units from county and city appropriations, vending



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 1     machines, rental of armories, court martial fines, federal reimbursements to armories for telephone expenses, and other collections be
 2     retained and expended in its budgeted operations.
 3          61.4.          (ADJ: Rental Fee for Election Purposes)  The maximum fee that an armory may charge for the use of its premises for
 4     election purposes shall be the cost of providing custodial services, utilities and maintenance.
 5          61.5.          (ADJ: Parking Lot Revenues)  Notwithstanding other provisions of this Act, as a security measure for the State Military
 6     Department's headquarters building and grounds, the Adjutant General may control and contractually lease the headquarter's building
 7     parking facilities, during events at the University of South Carolina's Williams-Brice Stadium, to a state chartered and federally recognized
 8     501(c)(4) tax exempt agency employees' association who may then sub-lease individual parking spaces.  Such a contract must require the
 9     employees association to obtain liability insurance against wrongful death or injury.  The contract must clearly hold the Adjutant General's
10     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
11     employees association.  In addition, the contract must specify that the State of South Carolina's Military Department shall receive no less
12     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
13     employees association's funds.  Funds at the Adjutant General's Office derived wholly from the rental of Adjutant General's headquarters'
14     parking lot may be retained at the Adjutant General's Office, but may not be used for employee perquisites.
15          61.6.          (ADJ: State Guard Uniforms)  Any element of the Militia of this State may be uniformed in such surplus uniforms as may
16     be made available to this State, except that the insignia of the United States shall be removed and for it shall be substituted distinctive
17     insignia of the State of South Carolina.
18          61.7.          (ADJ: Armory Rental Program)  The Adjutant General is authorized to develop and implement an armory rental program to
19     recoup costs associated with the use of armories by state agencies or other non-Guard organizations.  The rental program must be uniform
20     in its application to the maximum extent possible.  Funds generated by this  program may be retained and expended for armory
21     maintenance and operations.
22          61.8.          (ADJ: Emergency Preparedness)  Of the funds appropriated in the amount of $473,500 to the Adjutant General for
23     Emergency Preparedness due to the potential loss of Federal Funds, in the event that the Federal Funds are received appropriated funds
24     shall lapse to the General Fund.
25          61.9.          (ADJ: Meals in Emergency Operations Centers)  The cost of meals may be provided to state employees who are required to
26     work at the State Emergency Operations Centers during actual emergencies and emergency simulation exercises when they are not
27     permitted to leave their stations.
28          61.10.        (ADJ: Educational Seminar Revenue)  All revenue earned from educational seminars shall be retained by the agency to be
29     used for the printing of materials and other expenses related to conducting the seminars.  The balance of funds shall be reported annually to
30     the General Assembly.
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