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LLR asks for eight licensing staff; State Fire seeks five FTEs, federal-authority fixes and proviso change

2792005 · March 26, 2025
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Director Emily Farr of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation told the Finance Committee and the Natural Resources and Economic Development Subcommittee that LLR is requesting authorization rather than new recurring general‑fund support as it seeks to handle workload and grant increases.

Director Emily Farr of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation told the Finance Committee and the Natural Resources and Economic Development Subcommittee that LLR is requesting authorization rather than new recurring general‑fund support as it seeks to handle workload and grant increases.

Farr said 88% of LLR’s funding comes from other funds and that the agency’s top personnel request is authorization for eight new full‑time employees in the professional and occupational licensing division to keep up with rising licensee counts and credentialing workload. "We continue to see an increase in the number of licensees that we serve ... and just an increase in the workload that our staff has received," Farr said.

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