S.C. Code Ann. § 1-1-1210

Section effective until the approval and ratification of an amendment to Section 7, Article VI of the South Carolina Constitution. The referendum to amend Section 7, Article VI failed on November 6, 2018. (A) The annual salaries of the state officers listed below are: (B) These salaries must be increased by two percent on July 1, 1991, and on July first of each succeeding year through July 1, 1994. (C) A state officer whose salary is provided in this section may not receive compensation for ex officio service on any state board, committee, or commission. (D) Beginning with Fiscal Year 2022—2023, and beginning when the state officer's term commences and lasting until the term concludes, with the exception of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, salaries for the state officers listed in subsection (A) must be based on recommendations by the Agency Head Salary Commission to the General Assembly as provided in Sections 8-11-160 and 8-11-165. Effect of Amendment 2021 Act No. 76, SECTION 1, inserted the (A), (B), and (C) designators, and added (D).