2023-03-302023-03-301992-01-27https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/handle/10827/49219Public employees are not prohibited from accepting a meal from the sponsoring group for giving a speech where the meal is provided to all persons participating in the same event. Staff members who serve on a committee associated with a Federal agency may have costs paid by the Federal agency. A meal provided by a co-sponsor of a program would not be prohibited. Meals provided to a staff member by vendors for local libraries are not prohibited unless the meal is given to influence an official action.application/pdfDocumentCopyright status determined to be in the public domain on April 27, 2020 by United States Supreme Court ruling (Georgia et al., Petitioners v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. : 590 U.S.__(2020))South Carolina State Ethics CommissionAdvisory opinions--South CarolinaEmployee fringe benefits--South CarolinaText