(C)(1) A party may only appeal from a decision of the department directly to the panel. A party may only appeal a decision of the panel to in the court of common pleas, either in the county in which the employee resides or the county in which he was last employed in the manner provided in Section 41-35-750. (D) A quorum must consist of all three panel members and is necessary to hear or decide an appeal under item (C)(1). A decision of the panel must be rendered in writing and is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. (E)(1) A person must be screened and found qualified in the manner provided in Chapter 20, Title 2 before he may be elected to serve as a commissioner. The qualifications that each commissioner must possess, include, but are not limited to: (a) a baccalaureate or more advanced degree from: (i) a recognized institution of higher learning requiring face-to-face contact between its students and instructors prior to completion of the academic program; (ii) an institution of higher learning that has been accredited by a regional or national accrediting body; or (iii) an institution of higher learning chartered before 1962; or (b) a background of at least five years in any combination of the following fields of expertise: (i) general business administration; (ii) general business management; (iii) management at the Department of Workforce, or its predecessor; (iv) human resources management; (v) finance; or (vi) law. (2) No member of the General Assembly shall be elected to be a commissioner while the member is serving in the General Assembly; nor shall a member of the General Assembly be elected or appointed to be a commissioner for a period of two years after the member either: (a) ceases to be a member of the General Assembly; or (b) fails to file for election to the General Assembly in accordance with Section 71115 (3) As of the effective date of this act, the term of each commissioner is ended and each commissioner shall hold his seat in holdover status until his successor is elected. (F)(1) The commissioners are bound by the Code of Judicial Conduct, as contained in Rule 501 of the South Carolina Appellate
(C)(1) A party may only appeal from a decision of the department directly to the panel. A party may only appeal a decision of the panel to in the court of common pleas, either in the county in which the employee resides or the county in which he was last employed in the manner provided in Section 41-35-750. (D) A quorum must consist of all three panel members and is necessary to hear or decide an appeal under item (C)(1). A decision of the panel must be rendered in writing and is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. (E)(1) A person must be screened and found qualified in the manner provided in Chapter 20, Title 2 before he may be elected to serve as a commissioner. The qualifications that each commissioner must possess, include, but are not limited to: (a) a baccalaureate or more advanced degree from: (i) a recognized institution of higher learning requiring face-to-face contact between its students and instructors prior to completion of the academic program; (ii) an institution of higher learning that has been accredited by a regional or national accrediting body; or (iii) an institution of higher learning chartered before 1962; or (b) a background of at least five years in any combination of the following fields of expertise: (i) general business administration; (ii) general business management; (iii) management at the Department of Workforce, or its predecessor; (iv) human resources management; (v) finance; or (vi) law. (2) No member of the General Assembly shall be elected to be a commissioner while the member is serving in the General Assembly; nor shall a member of the General Assembly be elected or appointed to be a commissioner for a period of two years after the member either: (a) ceases to be a member of the General Assembly; or (b) fails to file for election to the General Assembly in accordance with Section 71115 (3) As of the effective date of this act, the term of each commissioner is ended and each commissioner shall hold his seat in holdover status until his successor is elected. (F)(1) The commissioners are bound by the Code of Judicial Conduct, as contained in Rule 501 of the South Carolina Appellate
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