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State Offering Training in Your Community on New State Illegal Immigration Law

Free Training GraphicThe South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) has scheduled training sessions at technical colleges across the state in December and January to help employers understand and know how to comply with the new state immigration law.

Governor Mark Sanford, on June 4, 2008, signed into law the "South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act". In addition to complying with I–9 requirements, all employers are required to verify the legal status of employees. One way to do so is through the Department of Homeland Security's online database called E–verify; another is to determine that the employee has a South Carolina driver's license or other government issued identity document. The statute also sets penalties, including fines and loss of business licenses, for failing to get verification and for knowingly hiring an illegal immigrant. Read More State Offering Training in Your Community on New State Illegal Immigration Law

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Effective May 1, 2007, the South Carolina Fire Academy began offering basic firefighter training to 16 & 17 year olds via the “Learning for Life, Boy Scout Explorer Program”. Upon completion of the program and attaining the age of 18, participants can work as volunteer and career firefighters. The program, developed in cooperation with the South Carolina Fire Chiefs Association and the South Carolina Firefighters Association, will help meet the critical shortage of firefighters in rural areas of the state.

The S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation is pleased to provide various publications in portable document format (PDF). You will need Adobe Reader to view and print these publications.