MAR 03, 1982

Concerning (1) whether the Department of Corrections may lawfully employ a lobbyist full-time to present the ‘concerns and needs' of the Department to the General Assembly; (2) whether the Department may use one of its current employees as a part-time lobbyist for the Department; and (3) whether the Department may lawfully engage the services of a lobbyist paid by funds other than those appropriated by the State of South Carolina.

Requested by: Eugene N. Zeigler, Esquire, Member, SC Board of Corrections

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