S.C. Code § 13-17-10
Establishment of South Carolina Research Authority
There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the South Carolina Research Authority or as the SCRA.
South Carolina Code Title 13, Chapter 17 — South Carolina Research Authority
South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 13, ch. 17 · 19 active provisions
S.C. Code § 13-17-20
South Carolina Research Authority; divisions; objectives
The SCRA (authority) is organized to enhance the research capabilities of the state's public and private universities, to establish a continuing forum to foster greater dialogue throughout the research community within the State, and to promote the development of high technology industries and research facilities in So…
S.C. Code § 13-17-40
Members of board; terms; vacancies; compensation; annual reports; meetings
(A)(1) The SCRA shall consist of a board of twenty-four trustees that includes the following ex officio members: President of the Council of Private Colleges of South Carolina, Chairman of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, President of Clemson University, President of the Medical University of South Ca…
S.C. Code § 13-17-70
Powers of board of trustees
The board of trustees has full power and authority to manage the business and affairs of the authority and to take action as it considers advisable, necessary, or convenient in carrying out its powers granted by this chapter and any other law including the following powers: (1) to have perpetual succession as a corpora…
S.C. Code § 13-17-80
Board of trustees to exercise power of authority; exceptions; quorum
The board of trustees shall exercise the powers of the authority except where a power has been given to the executive committee by law or by delegation of authority by the board of trustees. A majority of the aggregate number of the members of the executive committee plus the elected members of the board who are not th…
S.C. Code § 13-17-81
"Research park" defined
As used in this chapter, "research park" is defined as the Clemson Research Park located in Anderson County, the Carolina Research Park in Columbia, any park developed at Line Street and Hagood Avenue in downtown Charleston, and any park mutually designated by the SCRA and the participating research university.
S.C. Code § 13-17-83
South Carolina Research Division to operate research parks in cooperation with other entities
The South Carolina Research Division (SCRD) may operate existing research parks in cooperation with Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina, and the University of South Carolina at Columbia. The authority may establish and operate additional research parks and research, computer and technology-rela…
S.C. Code § 13-17-85
Confidentiality
Negotiations with a prospective industry or business concern considering a research park or South Carolina as a facility site are confidential information and must not be disclosed without the permission of the industry or business concern. Information relating to pending or incomplete research projects is confidential…
S.C. Code § 13-17-87
Establishment of Research Innovation Centers; purposes; operation; locations; funding
(A) The SCRIC shall establish three Research Innovation Centers (innovation centers) in South Carolina. The innovation centers shall: (1) enhance the research and technology transition capabilities of the state's three research universities; (2) establish a continuing forum to foster greater dialogue between the state'…
S.C. Code § 13-17-88
Target programs of excellence; Industry Partnership Fund
(A) There is established within each of the three South Carolina Research Innovation Centers (SCRIC) established in Section 13-17-87 a target program of excellence reflecting the basic research currently undertaken at each center and serving as the focal point of the state's applied research and development in each of…
S.C. Code § 13-17-89
Prohibition on pledging credit of State
A provision of this chapter may not be construed to authorize the SCRA to commit the credit and taxing power of the State. Where the SCRA establishes, controls, funds, supports, or is otherwise involved with a nonprofit entity or appoints some or all of the directors of a nonprofit entity, and this nonprofit entity has…
S.C. Code § 13-17-90
Exemption from taxation
It is found and declared that the project authorized by this chapter is in all respects for the benefit of all the people of the State, for the improvement of their welfare and material prosperity, and is a public purpose and a corporation owned completely by the people of the State. The authority shall pay no taxes or…
S.C. Code § 13-17-100
State not obligated, liable, or responsible
Nothing contained in the provisions of this chapter, at any time or in any manner, shall involve the credit and taxing power of the State, or of any of its political subdivisions; nor shall any of the securities or other evidences of indebtedness authorized to be issued in and by this chapter ever be or constitute obli…
S.C. Code § 13-17-130
Assistance to public and private universities
The authority may assist public and private universities in South Carolina in their efforts to identify and attract nationally prominent academic researchers and professors to accept positions in our schools following established university procedures. This assistance includes coordination of corporate contributions or…
S.C. Code § 13-17-140
Identification of common interest areas; promotion of universities
The authority shall identify subject areas of common interest to the public and private sectors and shall promote the use of South Carolina universities to perform research for private industries.
S.C. Code § 13-17-150
Establishment of statewide professional research organization
The authority may establish, in cooperation with the state's colleges and universities, a statewide professional research organization to promote social, professional, and business relationships among researchers in the public and private sectors of the State. The organization established shall conduct regular, regiona…
S.C. Code § 13-17-160
Restrictions on authority
The authority may not interfere in the relationships colleges and universities have established or may establish in the future with industry. The authority may not infringe upon or compete with the rights of faculty members to pursue their own research interests or to secure funding for them. The authority may not inhi…
S.C. Code § 13-17-170
Exemption of authority and its employees from certain Code provisions
The authority and its employees are exempt from the application of Title 8 (Public Officers and Employees), except for Chapter 5 (Nepotism), and Chapter 13 (Ethics and Disclosure), and Title 9 (State Retirement Systems).
S.C. Code § 13-17-180
Not-for-profit corporations; powers and limitations; annual audit
The authority is authorized to establish not-for-profit corporations it considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. These corporations have the powers provided to corporations under applicable corporate law including, but not limited to, the ability to establish one or more for-profit…