H3726 - Statewide Education and Workforce Development Act

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Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 30 To Title 41 So As To Enact The "statewide Education And Workforce Development Act", To State The Purpose Of The Chapter, To Create The Office Of Statewide Workforce Development In The Department Of Employment And Workforce And Provide For The Management And Functions Of The Office, To Transfer The Coordinating Council For Workforce Development To The Department And Provide For The Composition And Functions Of The Council, To Create An Executive Committee Of The Coordinating Council And Provide For The Composition And Functions Of The Committee, To Redesignate Regional Education Centers As Regional Workforce Advisors And Provide For The Oversight, Functions, Responsibilities, And Geographic Configuration Requirements Of The Centers, Among Other Things; To Amend Section 41-31-160, Relating To Contribution And Wage Reports Required By The Department, So As To Revise Criteria For Employers Who Must File The Reports, And To Require The Electronic Filing Of The Reports Absent Demonstrated Hardship; To Amend Section 41-35-615, Relating To Department Notices To Employers Concerning Insured Status Determinations And Employer Responses, So As To Require The Electronic Filing Of Certain Employer Responses Absent Demonstrated Harsdship; And By Repealing Article 13 Of Chapter 1, Title 13 Relating To Oversight Of Regional Education Centers By The Department Of Commerce, And Article 15 Of Chapter 1, Title 13 Relating To The Coordinating Council For Workforce Development. - Ratified Title