State of South Carolina
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING
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Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Presented to
State of South Carolina
For its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2019
Executive Director/CEO
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LEGISLATIVE—THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Harvey S. Peeler, Jr., President of the Senate James H. Lucas, Speaker, House of Representatives
EXECUTIVE STATE FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AUTHORITY Henry D. McMaster, Chairman, Governor (1) Curtis M. Loftis, State Treasurer Richard Eckstrom, Comptroller General Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr., Chairman, Senate Finance Committee George Murrell Smith, Jr., Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee
Pamela Evette, Lieutenant Governor (1) Mark Hammond, Secretary of State Alan Wilson, Attorney General Molly Spearman, State Superintendent of Education Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner of Agriculture
JUDICIAL Donald W. Beatty, Chief Justice, Supreme Court
The State’s citizens elect the legislative and executive branch officials named above.
(1) The Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected on the same ticket.
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Organizational Chart
State Fiscal Accountability Authority
Governor (Chairman); State Treasurer; Comptroller General; Chairman, Senate Finance Committee; Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee
Executive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch (2) State Auditor
General Assembly Lieutenant Adjutant Attorney Secretary of Supreme Governor (3) General (3) General State House of Court Senate Governor Representatives Superintendent Commissioner State Comptroller of Education of Agriculture Treasurer General
Court of Department of Department of Appeals Education Agriculture Governor's Executive Governor Departments Appointed Citizens Boards Circuit Public Safety Courts Agriculture Board of Legislative Commission (1) Education (1) SC Law Enforcement Agencies Division Family Other Courts Social Services Executive Agencies
Juvenile Justice Executive and Administrative Agencies University and College Boards Health and Human (component units) Services Regulatory Agencies
Insurance Health Agencies
Alcohol and Other Drug Conservation, Natural Other Abuse Services Resources, and Non-Executive Development Agencies Agencies Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services Social Rehabilitation Agencies Labor, Licensing, and Regulation Educational Agencies
Commerce Ports Authority
Parks, Recreation, and Public Service Authority Tourism Housing Authority Corrections Public Employee Benefit Revenue Authority
Motor Vehicles Retirement System Investment Commission Employment and Workforce Lottery Commission
Administration Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
Inspector General Transportation
(1) Board of Education and Agriculture Commission are each comprised of 16 members elected by the legislative delegations of each judicial district plus an at large member appointed by the Governor as well as either the Superintendent of Education or Commissioner of Agriculture.
(2) The General Assembly elects certain members of the judicial branch, including the Supreme Court.
(3) The Adjutant General, as head of the Military Department, and the Lieutenant Governor report directly to the Governor.
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