Live blogging from the floor…
May 7, 2008
It’s 4:15 pm and we’re in “cloture” debating Immigration Reform.
“Cloture” limits debate to 3 minutes for each amendment and 3 minutes against. (There are presently 16 amendments on the desk). “Cloture” also limits debate for the final bill and against the final bill to one hour each but since this bill was in House and went through Senate…we can only debate the ammendments and then concur on the bill or not.
We’re in cloture because, quite honestly, we have debated and debated the issue enough.
Presently, the Democrats are saying they are pro-business and Republicans are not.
For quick background, we are not debating the bill that the House and Senate both approved. That bill somehow never made it out of Conference Committee.
We’re now debating the “new bill” the Senate sent over.
The debate focuses on whether to keep the “SC-Verify (a version of I9)” still in the bill or remove that and use the Federal “E-verify“ system.
Stay tuned….
It’s 4:45pm, we just had a brief conversation about the word ALIEN v. IMMIGRANT and then we finally sent the bill back to the Senate and REMOVED SC-VERIFY.
Now…we’re on the budget (again).
It’s 5:00pm and we just adjourned. Thank goodness because we just got a chance to look at this first ammendment below. Take a quick read and see if you would be prepared to vote in a moment’s notice.
Rep. COOPER proposes the following Amendment No. to H.4800
(Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\hou2 base amend4.doc):
Reference is to the bill as passed by the Senate.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking the version of the bill as passed by the Senate and
inserting the version of the bill as passed by the House which is incorporated by reference in this
amendment. Further references are to the bill as passed by the House of Representatives.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page
2, lines 21-22, opposite /INTERPRETER RECRUITMENT & TRAINING PROGRAM/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
100,000 100,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 3, line 23, opposite /OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 & 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,082,283 1,082,283
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, line 21, opposite /ALLOC EIA-ADV. PLACEMENT/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
231,173
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, line 22, opposite /ALLOC EIA-GIFT/TALENT PRG/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,087,803
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, lines 23-24, opposite /ALLOC EIA-SRVC STUDENTS
W/DISABILITIES/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
244,858
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, lines 25-26, opposite /ALLOC EIA-SCH DIST. JR. SCHOLARS/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
3,002
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, line 27, opposite /ALLOC EIA - OTHER ENTITIES/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,662
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, line 28, opposite /ALLOC EIA- OTHER AGENCIES/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
8,365
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, line 29, opposite /ALLOC EIA- TECH PREP/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
236,675
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, line 30, opposite /ALLOC EIA - OTHER ENTITIES/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
28
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, line 31, opposite /OTHER AGENCIES/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
911
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, lines 32-33, opposite /MODERNIZE VOCATIONAL EQUIPMENT/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
230,796
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, line 34, opposite /ALLOC EIA-ARTS CURRICULA/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
93,027
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, lines 35-36, opposite /P.L. 99-457 PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
W/DISABILI/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
231,382
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, line 37, opposite /ADULT EDUCATION/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
738,223
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, line 38, opposite /ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
680,637
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 6, line 39, opposite /MIDDLE SCHOOL INITIATIVE/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
287,511
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 7, line 1, opposite /CREDITS HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,376,138
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 7, line 2, opposite /HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WORK/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
58,230
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 7, line 3, opposite /YOUNG ADULT EDUCATION/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
93,168
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 7, line 16, opposite /ASSESSMENT / TESTING/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,200,186
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 7, lines 30-31, opposite /GOVERNOR’S INSTITUTE OF READING/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
172,528
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 7, line 32, opposite /INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,355,524
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 7, line 35, opposite /ALLOC EIA-COMP TCHR GRANTS/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
74,945
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 8, line 10, opposite /EAA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
4,722,610
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 8, line 11, opposite /EXTERNAL REVIEW TEAMS/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
79,892
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 8, line 12, opposite /REPORT CARDS/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
56,588
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 8, lines 13-14, opposite /PALMETTO GOLD & SILVER AWARDS/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
174,690
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 8, line 15, opposite /SUMMER SCHOOLS/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,082,913
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 8, line 16, opposite /STUDENT IDENTIFIER/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
77,332
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 8, line 17, opposite /DATA COLLECTION/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
95,407
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 8, line 22, opposite /OTHER AGENCIES/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
9,500
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 8, line 23, opposite /REDUCE CLASS SIZE/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,040,812
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 8, line 24, opposite /ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
7,013,022
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 9, line 3, opposite /ALLOC EIA-4 YR EARLY CHILD/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,271,317
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 9, lines 4-5, opposite /ALLOC EIA-SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS SALARIES/
by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
26,249
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 9, line 6, opposite /ALLOC EIA-PARENT SUPPORT/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
242,211
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 9, line 7, opposite /FAMILY LITERACY/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
113,330
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 9, line 26, opposite /TEACHER OF THE YEAR/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
9,672
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 9, line 27, opposite /TEACHER QUALITY COMMISSION/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
31,667
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 9, line 32, opposite /CRITICAL TEACHING NEEDS/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
35,108
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 9, line 34, opposite /TEACHER SUPPLIES/ by increasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
907,906
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 10, line 1, opposite /PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
407,610
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 10, lines 4-5, opposite /PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - NSF
GRANTS/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
168,889
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 10, lines 22-23, opposite /PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
52,778
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 10, line 26, opposite /ALLOC EIA-SLRY SUPP PRINCI/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
180,404
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 10, line 33, opposite /CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
397,840
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 11, line 6, opposite /OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
288,619
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 11, line 8, opposite /TECHNOLOGY/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
796,802
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 11, line 16, opposite /EOC PUBLIC RELATIONS/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
13,194
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 11, line 34, opposite /TEACHER PAY (F30)/ by increasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
944,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 11, lines 35-36, opposite /WRITING IMPROVEMENT NETWORK (H27)/
by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
16,796
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 11, lines 37-38, opposite /EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
(A85)/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
79,389
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, lines 1-2, opposite /S.C. GEOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE - USC (H27)/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
14,325
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, lines 10-11, opposite /SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL
PROJECT (H27)/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
11,699
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, line 14, opposite /CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (H03)/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
41,990
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, line 15, opposite /TCHR RECRUIT PROG (H03)/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
341,869
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, lines 16-17, opposite /CENTER FOR EDUC RECRUIT, RETEN, &
ADV (CE/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,912
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, line 18, opposite /TCHR LOAN PROG (E16)/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
312,523
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, line 19, opposite /EOC 4 YEAR OLD EVALUATION/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
23,176
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, lines 20-21, opposite /SERVICE LEARNING ENGAGEMENT (H03)/
by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
3,785
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, line 24, opposite /EOC FAMILY INVOLVEMENT/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,639
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, lines 25-26, opposite /DARLINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT/
by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, lines 27-28, opposite /SC NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH
CHALLENGE PROGRAM/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
400,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, lines 29-30, opposite /ACES PROGRAM AT DEPT OF JUVENILE
JUSTICE/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
200,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, lines 31-32, opposite /WIL LOU GRAY OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
200,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, line 33, opposite /BOYS & GIRLS CLUB/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
260,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, lines 34-35, opposite /SOUTH CAROLINA CHARTER SCHOOLS/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
29,115
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 12, lines 36-37, opposite /FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
116,460
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 6, COMMISSION ON HIGHER
EDUCATION, page 30, line 12, opposite /OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES/ by increasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 & 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
161,246 161,246
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 6, COMMISSION ON HIGHER
EDUCATION, page 31, after line 10, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
ELECTRONIC LIBRARY 200,000 200,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 6, COMMISSION ON HIGHER
EDUCATION, page 33, line 11, opposite /LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Column 5 & 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
23,252,475 23,252,475
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 6, COMMISSION ON HIGHER
EDUCATION, page 33, line 12, opposite /PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIPS/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 & 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,361,750 1,361,750
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 6, COMMISSION ON HIGHER
EDUCATION, page 33, line 13, opposite /HOPE SCHOLARSHIPS/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Column 5 & 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
308,504 308,504
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 7, HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION
GRANTS COMMISSION, page 35, line 19, opposite /OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES / by
increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
515,389 515,389
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 21, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES, page 96, line 6, opposite /HOSPITAL SERVICES/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
500,000 500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 21, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES, page 97, line 39, opposite /E. PALMETTO HEALTH/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
75,000 75,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 21, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES, page 98, line 2, opposite /REGENESIS COMMUNITY/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
100,000 100,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 22, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 104, line 32, opposite /OTHER OPERATING
EXPENSES/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,610,546 2,610,546
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 22, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 104, line 34, opposite /FAMILY HEALTH
CENTERS/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
442,427 442,427
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 22, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 104, lines 35-36, opposite /LANCASTER
KERSHAW HEALTH CENTER/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
174,055 174,055
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 23, DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL
HEALTH, page 112, line 15, opposite /NEW DAY CLUBHOUSE/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
98,000 48,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 23, DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL
HEALTH, page 115, line 24, opposite /OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,809,467 1,809,467
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 24, DEPARTMENT OF
DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS, page 121, line 26, opposite /OTHER OPERATING
EXPENSES / by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
450,000 450,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 24, DEPARTMENT OF
DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS, page 122, line 3, opposite /OTHER OPERATING
EXPENSES / by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
450,000 450,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 25, DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL
& OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES, page 124, line 22, opposite /OTHER OPERATING
EXPENSES / by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
18,254 18,254
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 25, DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL
& OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES, page 124, line 34, opposite /ALCOHOL & DRUG
TREATMENT / by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
242,518 242,518
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 26, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, page 130, lines 26-27, opposite /LEXINGTON CTY CHILDREN SHELTER/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
9,194 9,194
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 26, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, page 130, line 28, opposite /CAMP HAPPY DAYS/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
70,000 70,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 26, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, page 130, line 29, opposite /PENDLETON PLACE/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
9,194 9,194
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 26, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, page 130, line 30, opposite /CAROLINA YOUTH/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
89,899 89,899
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 26, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, page 130, line 31, opposite /CHILDREN IN CRISIS/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
100,000 100,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 26, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, page 130, line 32, opposite /CALLEN LACY HOUSE/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
100,000 100,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 26, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, page 134, line 9, opposite /GREENVILLE URBAN LEAGUE/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
18,389 18,389
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 26, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, page 134, line 26 opposite /TANF ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
3,732,883 3,732,883
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 26, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, page 137, line 29, opposite /BOWERS-ROGERS HOME/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
50,000 50,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 26, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, page 137, lines 30-31, opposite /PHILLIS WHEATLEY COMMUNITY CENTER/
by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
75,000 75,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 27, COMMISSION FOR THE
BLIND, page 141, line 17, opposite /PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS / by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
88,456 88,456
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 30, ARTS COMMISSION, page 149,
line 25, opposite /PENN COMMUNITY CENTER/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5
and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
107,976 107,976
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 37, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, page 173, lines 10-11, opposite /”INFO. RESOURCE CONSULTANTS”/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
112,000 112,000
(3.00) (3.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 37, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, page 173, lines 12-13, opposite /”GIS MANAGER”/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
46,000 46,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 37, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, page 173, lines 14-15, opposite /”SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER”/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
82,500 82,500
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 37, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, page 173, lines 16-17, opposite /”SR. APPLIC. ANALYST”/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
50,000 50,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 37, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, page 173, lines 18-19, opposite /”PROGRAMMER”/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
50,000 50,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 37, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, page 173, lines 20-21, opposite /”RECORDS ANALYST”/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
26,400 26,400
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 37, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, page 173, lines 22-23, opposite /”DATA BASE ADMINISTRATOR”/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
54,000 54,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 37, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, page 180, line 6, opposite /EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
126,270 126,270
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 2, opposite /CANADIAN PROMOTIONS/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
85,000 85,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 6, opposite /WILDLIFE EXPO/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
225,000 225,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 7, opposite /US YOUTH GAMES/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
50,000 50,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 8, opposite /SPOLETO/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
246,000 246,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 9, opposite /FREEDOM WEEKEND ALOFT/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
250,000 250,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 10, opposite /GASTON COLLARD FESTIVAL/
by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
5,000 5,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 11, opposite /GREENVILLE ZOO/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
40,507 40,507
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 12, opposite /GILBERT PEACH FESTIVAL/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
25,000 25,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 13, opposite /PELION PEANUT FESTIVAL/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
5,000 5,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 14, opposite /PENDLETON AGRIC. MUSEUM/
by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
4,133 4,133
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 15, opposite /OAKLEY PARK/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
5,649 5,649
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 16, opposite /RIVERBANKS ZOO/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
166,191 166,191
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 17, opposite /SC SR. SPORTS CLASSIC/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
26,074 26,074
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 18, opposite /WALHALLA-STUMPHOUSE
TUNNEL/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
8,266 8,266
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 183, line 19, opposite /SC JR GOLF ASSOCIATION/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
3,000 3,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 184, line 18, opposite /PALMETTO TRAILS/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
300,000 300,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 184, line 20, opposite /FRANCIS MARION TRAIL/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
200,000 200,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION & TOURISM, page 185, lines 2-3, opposite /H. COOPER BLACK FIELD
TRIAL AREA/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
300,000 300,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 40, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE, page 189, lines 11-12, opposite /SC WORLD TRADE PARK AND
EDUCATION CENTER/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
297,688 297,688
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 40, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE, page 189, line 14, opposite /HYDROGEN FUEL CELL/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
367,640 367,640
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 40, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE, page 189, line 29, opposite /SC TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
300,000 300,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 40, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE, page 190, line 5, opposite /CDC INITIATIVE/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,000,000 1,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 40, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE, page 193, line 7, opposite /CIVIL AIR PATROL/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
50,000 50,000
Amend the bill, further as and if amended, Part IA, Section 44, JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page
199, lines 26, opposite /UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
500,000 500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 44, JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page
202, lines 2-3, opposite /CENTERS FOR FATHERS AND FAMILIES/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
500,000 500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 49, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY, page 216, lines 32-33, opposite /”LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS”/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
863,660 863,660
(50.00) (50.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 49, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY, page 216, line 39, opposite /OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
295,136 295,136
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 49, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY, page 218, line 9, opposite /EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
362,494 362,494
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 50, LAW ENFORCEMENT
TRAINING COUNCIL, page 219, lines 20-21, opposite /”TRAFFIC SAFETY INSTRUCTOR”/
by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
171,198 171,198
(3.00) (3.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 50, LAW ENFORCEMENT
TRAINING COUNCIL, page 219, lines 22-23, opposite /”FIREARMS/DRIVING
INSTRUCTOR/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
170,235 170,235
(3.00) (3.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 50, LAW ENFORCEMENT
TRAINING COUNCIL, page 219, line 27, opposite /OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
15,000 15,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 50, LAW ENFORCEMENT
TRAINING COUNCIL, page 219, line 34, opposite /EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
105,844 105,844
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 51, DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, page 222, line 4, opposite /OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES/ by increasing
the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
3,960,739 3,960,739
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 64, DEPARTMENT OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS, page 254, lines 8-9, opposite /”EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT II”/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
44,382 44,381
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 64, DEPARTMENT OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS, page 254, line 15, opposite /OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
6,383 6,383
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 64, DEPARTMENT OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS, page 255, line 32, opposite /EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
12,427 12,427
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 72B, GOVERNOR’S OFF-
EXECUTIVE POLICY & PROGRAMS, page 283, line 31, opposite /SOUTHERN GROWTH
POLICIES/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
26,312 26,312
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 72B, GOVERNOR’S OFF-
EXECUTIVE POLICY & PROGRAMS, page 283, line 32, opposite /SOUTHERN STATES
ENERGY BOARD/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
31,372 31,372
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 72B, GOVERNOR’S OFF-
EXECUTIVE POLICY & PROGRAMS, page 283, line 33, opposite /POET LAUREATE/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,000 1,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 72B, GOVERNOR’S OFF-
EXECUTIVE POLICY & PROGRAMS, page 283, lines 34-35, opposite /APPALACHIAN
REGIONAL COMMISSION/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
36,000 36,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 72B, GOVERNOR’S OFF-
EXECUTIVE POLICY & PROGRAMS, page 283, line 38, opposite /MINING COUNCIL/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,000 1,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 72B, GOVERNOR’S OFF-
EXECUTIVE POLICY & PROGRAMS, page 285, lines 6-7, opposite /”ATTORNEY III”/ by
decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
48,000 48,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 72B, GOVERNOR’S OFF-
EXECUTIVE POLICY & PROGRAMS, page 289, line 29, opposite /EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
13,440 13,440
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 78, ADJUTANT GENERAL’S OFFICE,
page 301, line 14, opposite /CIVIL AIR PATROL/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and
6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
80,000 80,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 80A, BUDGET AND CONTROL
BOARD, page 325, lines 2-3, opposite /”PROGRAM MANAGER II”/ by increasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 80A, BUDGET AND CONTROL
BOARD, page 325, lines 4-5, opposite /”PROGRAM MANAGER I”/ by increasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
(2.00) (2.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 80A, BUDGET AND CONTROL
BOARD, page 325, lines 6-7, opposite /”PROGRAM COORDINATOR II”/ by increasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
(2.00) (2.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 80C, B & C-EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS, page 329, line 11, opposite /PENSIONS-RET NATL GUARD/ by increasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
103,913 103,913
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 80C, B & C-EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, page
329, line 20, opposite /EMPLOYEE PAY PLAN/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and
6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
169,777 169,777
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 80C, B & C-EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS, page 329, line 25, opposite /OPEB TRUST FUND PAYMENT/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
20,000,000 20,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 80C, B & C-EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS, page 329, line 30, opposite /MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT/ by decreasing the
amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
570,000 570,000
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 83, PROCUREMENT REVIEW PANEL,
page 335, line 8, opposite /OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
6,349 6,349
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page
358, paragraph 1.21 (Mathematics and Science Unit of the Office of Curriculum and Standards),
lines 15-17, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 359, paragraph 1.24 (Adult Education/Literacy), lines 3-4, by striking: / The
North Family Community School shall receive $2,000 of the funds allocated to Orangeburg
County for adult literacy. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, page 373, paragraph 1.76 (STAR Academy Match Requirement), lines 1-4, by
striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -
EIA, page 374, paragraph 1A.4 (Gifted & talented/Jr. Academy of Science), lines 13-14, by
striking:
/ Of the funds appropriated in Part IA, Section 1, XI.A.1. Gifted & Talented, $100,000 must be
provided to the Junior Academy of Science. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -
EIA, page 378, paragraph 1A.26 (Parenting/Family Literacy), line 23, by striking /Of/; amend
further by striking lines 24-29 in their entirety.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -
EIA, page 378, paragraph 1A.27 (Parenting/Family Literacy/Communities-In-Schools), lines 30-
35, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 2, LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT,
Paragraph 2.7, page 392, line 33, by striking / $52,004,207 / and by inserting / $75,256,682 /;
Amend Further, page 392, line 34, by striking / $7,767,606 / and by inserting / $8,076,110 /;
Amend Further, page 392, line 35, by striking
/ $28,915,490 / and by inserting / $30,277,240 /; Amend Further, page 393, line 4, by striking /
$30,000,000 / and by inserting / $20,000,000 /; Amend Further, page 393, line 8, by striking /
$47,614,527 / and by inserting / $37,614,527 /; Amend Further, page 393, line 29, after “fiscal
year.” by inserting: / Of any unclaimed prize funds available in excess of the Board of Economic
Advisors estimate, the first $4,000,000 shall be directed to the State Board for Technical and
Comprehensive Education for the Allied Health Initiative.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 2, LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT,
page 393, after line 32, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (LEA: Centers of Economic Excellence) For the current fiscal year only this provision is
known and may be cited as the ‘South Carolina Research Centers of Economic Excellence Act’.
The General Assembly finds that:
(1) It is in the public interest to create incentives for the senior research
universities of South Carolina consisting of Clemson University, the Medical University of South
Carolina, and the University of South Carolina to raise capital from the private sector to fund
endowments for professorships in research areas targeted to create well-paying jobs and
enhanced economic opportunities for the people of South Carolina;
(2) These endowed professorships should be used to recruit and
maintain leading scientists and engineers at the senior research universities of South Carolina
for the purposes of developing and leveraging the research capabilities of the universities for the
creation of well-paying jobs and enhanced economic opportunities in knowledge-based industries
for all South Carolinians;
(3) In communities across the United States in which better paying jobs
and enhanced economic development in knowledge-based industries has flourished, the local or
state government has created incentives and made a long-term commitment to public and private
funding for a significant number of endowments for professorships in targeted knowledge-based
industries;
(4) The South Carolina Education Lottery provides a source of funding
and an incentive for the senior research universities to raise, in dollar-for-dollar matching
amounts, sums from non-state sources sufficient to create endowed professorships;
(5) These endowed professorships should be awarded to the senior
research universities through a competitive application process, provided that the competitive
process must encourage the senior research universities to submit cooperative applications with
one another as well as in cooperation with other institutions of higher education; and
(6) These endowed professorships, funded equally from the South
Carolina Education Lottery and from other non-state sources, provide a foundation for the
creation of centers of economic excellence.
There is created the Research Centers of Excellence Review Board. The board shall consist of
nine members. Of the nine members, three must be appointed by the Governor, three must be
appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and three must be appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives. The terms of members are three years and members are
eligible to be appointed for no more than two additional terms. Of the members initially
appointed by the Governor, the President Pro Tempore, and the Speaker of the House, one shall
be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of three
years, the initial term of each member to be designated by the Governor, President Pro Tempore,
and Speaker of the House when making the appointments. The Governor, the President Pro
Tempore, and the Speaker of the House shall appoint persons with substantial experience in
business, law, accounting, technology, manufacturing, engineering, or other professions and
experience which provide an understanding of the purposes of this paragraph. The board shall
be responsible for providing annually to the Commission on Higher Education a schedule by
which applications for funding are received and awarded on a competitive basis, the awarding of
matching funds as provided in Section 2-75-60, and for oversight and operation of the fund
created by Section 2-75-30. The review board must provide an annual report to the General
Assembly as well as the Budget and Control Board, which shall include an audit performed by an
independent auditor.
There is created the Centers of Excellence Matching Endowment. The endowment must be
funded annually by appropriations from the South Carolina Education Lottery Account, except
that endowment appropriations for the current fiscal year may not be funded until all
state-supported scholarships are fully funded. The fund must be managed by the State Treasurer,
subject to awards from the endowment as provided in this paragraph. Interest earnings of the
endowment must remain in the fund. An application for an award from the endowment shall:
(1) Provide to the board documentation of private matching funds, on hand, in an
amount equal to the amount for which application is made;
(2) Provide to the board documentation that all matching funds have been
committed and raised exclusively from sources other than South Carolina tax dollars, and that
the funds have been committed and raised after January 1, 2002;
(3) Be in an amount of not less than two million dollars and not more than five
million dollars;
(4) Document that the application has significant potential to provide for
enhanced economic development for the citizens of South Carolina in a specified
knowledge-based industry or field of commerce; and
(5) Provide specific partnering activities with other institutions, businesses, or
the community.
Eligible research universities are strongly encouraged to partner with other South Carolina
colleges and universities to develop proposals that will enhance the economic competitiveness of
our State, and to enhance science and engineering through collaborations in related disciplines.
To meet the endowed professorships matching requirement a research university may use funds
specifically provided for use in the areas provided in this paragraph that are derived from private
or federal government sources, excluding state appropriations to the institution, tuition, or fees.
Subject to the restrictions in this paragraph, only federal dollars received after July 1, 2003, may
be used to meet the endowed professorships matching requirement. The matching funds in this
provision may be used only in the areas of Engineering, Nanotechnology, Biomedical Sciences,
Energy Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Information and Management Sciences, and for other
sciences and research that create well-paying jobs and enhanced economic opportunities for the
people of South Carolina and that are approved by the Research Centers of Excellence Review
Board. The board may, at its discretion, permit the senior research universities to utilize a
portion of the non-state matching funds of any single award to pay for initial operating costs
including, but not limited to, infrastructure improvement, purchase of equipment, and payment of
salaries for junior faculty, researchers, technicians, and other support staff directly associated
with the establishment of the professorship’s research efforts and the creation of the center of
economic excellence which the professorship serves. The portion established by the board must
apply equally to all of the senior research universities’ centers of economic excellence and
endowed professorships created under this act. The portion established by the board may be
modified by the board in order to facilitate program success. The full amount of every state
award, with the exception of programmatic support proposals, must be placed into and remain in
endowment. Should a center of economic excellence be dissolved, withdrawn, or otherwise
terminated, the entirety of the state award which has been drawn by the institution must be
returned to the Centers of Excellence Matching Endowment. In addition to accepting and
applying non-state funds, as stipulated in this paragraph, to meet the matching requirement of
each state award, a senior research university may accept and apply cash equivalent and in-kind
donations from non-state sources. Such donations must directly impact and promote the research
of the endowed professorship and the center of economic excellence which the professorship
serves. Such donations may include, but are not limited to, donated or rent-discounted
laboratory, and research facility space; buildings, including sale-lease back; equipment;
furnishings; and infrastructure upgrades. The value of each cash equivalent or in-kind donations
must be determined using standard accounting methods and a cost share accounting policy
established by the board. The total value of cash equivalent and in-kind donations applicable per
award may not exceed the portion of non-state matching funds available for non-endowment use
established by the board. Cash equivalent and in-kind donations may only be applied if received
by a senior research university after July 1, 2002. This provision takes effect upon approval by
the Governor. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, WIL LOU GRAY OPPORTUNITY
SCHOOL, page 394, after line 18, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (WLG: Lease Revenue) Wil Lou Opportunity School is authorized to retain revenues derived
from the lease of school properties titled to or utilized by the school and may use revenues
retained for general school operations, including, but not limited to, maintenance of such
properties. Unexpended funds may be carried forward into the current fiscal year and used for
the same purposes. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 15, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
page 401, paragraph 15.4 (Beaufort Campus - Penn Center), lines 35-36, by striking: / , except
that $25,000 shall be transferred to the Colleton Center /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 18, STATE BOARD FOR TECHNICAL &
COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION, page 403, paragraph 18.1 (Training of New & Expanding
Industry), line 5, by striking: / available /; Amend Further, line 7, by striking: / revenues exceed
projections and /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 19, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
COMMISSION, page 404, paragraph 19.4, lines 4-7, by striking the proviso in its entirety and by
inserting:
/ 19.4. (ETV: SC Educational Broadband Service Commission/Broadband License) There is
created a commission to be known as the South Carolina Educational Broadband Service
Commission. All appointees must have a background of substantial duration and expertise in
business. The commission shall be composed of the following seven members:
(1) One member of the private sector appointed by the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(2) One member of the private sector appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(3) One member of the private sector appointed by the
Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee;
(4) One member of the private sector appointed by the
Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee;
(5) One member of the private sector appointed by the
Chairman of the State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee
(6) One member of the private sector appointed by the Vice-
Chairman of the State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee; and
(7) One member of the private sector appointed by the
Governor.
The commission shall elect its chairman and vice-chairman at the first meeting of the
commission. The appointee of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall call an
organizational meeting for the purpose of electing officers and other matters that may arise.
The commission must meet as soon as practicable after a majority of members have been
appointed. A majority of members of the commission who have been appointed shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business. A vacancy on the commission shall not impair the ability
of a quorum to exercise and perform the powers and duties of the commission.
Commission members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. A vacancy in the
membership of the commission must be filled in the manner of the original appointment.
Commission membership does not constitute an office for purposes of the prohibition on dual
office holding provided in Section 3, Article VI of the Constitution of the State. Commission
members are subject to the provisions of the Ethics, Government Accountability, and Campaign
Reform Act, Chapter 13 of Title 8.
Members shall serve without compensation but are allowed the usual per diem and mileage as
provided by law for members of boards, commissions, and committees while on official business.
The commission has the following powers and duties:
(1) The commission shall use a competitive process to obtain proposals from
commercial entities for the leasing of the excess spectrum capacity of the Education Broadband
Service (EBS) licenses held by the South Carolina Educational Television Network. The
commission shall seek proposals that utilize the excess spectrum capacity of the EBS licenses in
the following manners: (a) a single lease of ETV’s excess spectrum capacity without any service
requirements; (b) a single lease of ETV’s excess spectrum capacity with service requirements as
recommended by the commission; (c) multiple leases on a regional basis without any service
requirements, such regions to be determined by the commission; (d) multiple leases on a regional
basis with service requirements as recommended by the commission, such regions to be
determined by the commission; and (e) other manners deemed appropriate by the commission.
The commission must also consider whether to include any lease of tower space in the proposals
in the lease of excess spectrum capacity. In determining any service requirements to impose on
potential lessees, the commission must consider the costs and benefits, both monetary and
societal, that would be borne by or inure to the public at large, as well as the public to be served.
Because broadband service may be provided using a number of different technologies, each of
which has unique characteristics and advantages, the commission, in developing its
recommended service requirements, must consider the costs and benefits of all methods available
to deploy broadband services throughout the State, including wireline, wireless technologies
utilizing other bands of the spectrum, or satellite. The commission must not impose any pricing
requirements on lessees and must take steps to ensure that the state’s assets are not made
available to a private broadband service provider to subsidize a private company’s competitive
service offerings. The competitive process used by the commission shall be governed exclusively
by the procedures stated herein and procedures established by the commission.
(2) The commission shall evaluate the proposals and present the proposals
and its recommendations to the Joint Bond Review Committee. The Joint Bond Review
Committee shall evaluate the proposals and the commission’s recommendations to determine
whether a proposal shall be approved. If the Joint Bond Review Committee determines that a
proposal shall be approved, this determination shall be presented at the next meeting of the
Budget and Control Board for review and approval. If the Budget and Control Board does not
approve a proposal, it shall be returned to the Joint Bond Review Committee for further
evaluation and recommendation. The South Carolina Education Television Network must take
actions necessary to facilitate the lease of the excess spectrum capacity of the EBS licenses in the
manner set forth in an approved proposal and to ensure that ETV complies with any FCC rules
or requirements. Revenue received by the State from an approved proposal must be deposited
into the State General Fund for recommendation by the Governor and appropriation by the
General Assembly.
(3) The commission is exempt from the Consolidated Procurement Code and
is authorized to engage legal counsel, consultants, or other experts to assist it in carrying out its
powers and duties subject to the approval of the Executive Director of the Budget and Control
Board.
The commission shall use clerical and professional employees of the Budget and Control Board.
Upon request of the commission, the South Carolina Educational Television Network must make
staff available to the commission.
The commission shall terminate six months after all agreements resulting from an approved
proposal are finally executed or no later than June 30, 2010. Upon termination of the
commission, the Budget and Control Board shall assume responsibility for the management and
administration of all agreements resulting from an approved proposal.
The Budget and Control Board is authorized and directed to pay for any expenses of the
commission incurred in the performance of its responsibilities, including but not limited to the
cost of professional assistance, up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000. The
Executive Director of the Budget and Control Board is authorized to expend and use such
sources of agency funds as the director determines, including the dormant Funded Debt Sinking
Fund. In addition to any other carry forward allowed by law, the Budget and Control Board is
specially authorized to carry forward from Fiscal Year 2007-08 into Fiscal Year 2008-09 unspent
general fund appropriations in the maximum amount it may be required to expend in support of
the commission and its activities. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 21, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES, page 405, paragraph 21.1 (Recoupment/Restricted Fund), lines 6-11, by
striking the paragraph in its entirety and by inserting:
/ 21.1. (DHHS: Recoupment/Restricted Fund) The Department of Health and Human
Services shall recoup all refunds and identified program overpayments and all such overpayments
shall be recouped in accordance with established collection policy. Further, the Department of
Health and Human Services is authorized to maintain a restricted fund, on deposit with the State
Treasurer, to be used to pay for liabilities and improvements related to enhancing accountability
for future audits. The restricted fund will derive from prior year program refunds. The restricted
fund shall not exceed one percent of the total appropriation authorization for the current year.
Amounts in excess of one percent will be remitted to the general fund.
There is created in the State Treasury the Medicaid Reserve Fund, which is separate and distinct
from the general fund of the State and all other funds. Recouped refunds and identified program
overpayments must be credited to the fund. In addition, the fund balance in Subfund 3762 shall
be transferred to the newly created Reserve Fund. Any balance in the fund at the end of the prior
fiscal year shall be carried forward into the current fiscal year. The Department of Health and
Human Services shall also deposit any prior year program refunds or overpayments, excluding
pharmacy rebates, into the Medicaid Reserve Fund. The department may use the Reserve Fund
to offset operating deficits or audit disallowances from the Medicaid program. At any time, the
balance of the Reserve Fund may not exceed fifty million dollars and any excess, up to ten million
dollars shall be provided to the Allied Health Initiative, with any remaining excess remitted to the
general fund. Withdrawals from the Reserve Fund must be approved by the State Budget and
Control Board in advance. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 21, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES, page 409, paragraph 21.28 (Prevention Partnership Grants), lines 28-31,
by striking:
/ Of the these funds, $200,000 shall be allocated to the Eastover Medical Center, $200,000 shall
be allocated to the Midlands Community Health Center, $100,000 shall be allocated to Healthy
Learners, $50,000 shall be allocated to the South Carolina Chapter of the ALS Association, and
$250,000 shall be allocated to the Little River Medical Clinic. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 21, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES, page 412, paragraph 21.36 (Carry forward Funds-Health Initiatives), line
18, after “$100,000;” by inserting: / and / Amend Further, line 20 by striking: / ; and / and
inserting: / . /; Amend Further, lines 21-22 by striking: / Department of Social Services Safe
Homes Rape Crisis $25,000. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 22, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 420, paragraph 22.49 (Laurens County Water and Sewer
Commission), lines 32-34, by striking the paragraph in its entirety and by inserting / DELETED /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 22, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 420, after line 34, by adding an appropriately numbered
paragraph to read:
/ (DHEC: Use of Radiological Fees) For the current fiscal year, the Department of Health and
Environmental Control is authorized to retain all funds generated above monies remitted to the
general fund in FY 2000-2001 from fees listed in regulation R61-64 Title B (X-Rays). /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 22, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 420, after line 34, by adding an appropriately numbered
paragraph to read:
/ (DHEC: Pharmacist Permits) For the current fiscal year, provisions requiring that all
department facilities distributing or dispensing prescription drugs be permitted by the Board of
Pharmacy and that each pharmacy have a pharmacist-in-charge are suspended. Each
Department of Health and Environmental Control Health District shall be required to have a
permit to distribute or dispense prescription drugs. A department pharmacist may serve as the
pharmacist-in-charge without being physically present in the pharmacy. The department is
authorized to designate one pharmacist-in-charge to serve more than one health district. Only
pharmacists, nurses, or physicians are allowed to dispense the following medications at
department facilities: hormonal medications, antibiotics for tuberculosis, and antibiotics for
sexually transmitted diseases. In the event of a public health emergency or upon activation of the
strategic national stockpile, other medications could be dispensed as necessary. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 23, DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL
HEALTH, page 421, paragraph 23.3 (Patient Fee Account), lines 16-30, by striking the paragraph
in its entirety and by inserting:
/ 23.3. (DMH: Patient Fee Account) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law
and in In addition to other payments provided in Part I of this act, the Department of Mental
Health is hereby authorized during the current fiscal year, to provide the funds budgeted herein
for $6,214,911 for departmental operations, $400,000 for the Continuum of Care, $50,000 for the
Alliance for the Mentally Ill, $250,000 for S.C. SHARE Self Help Association Regarding
Emotions, $50,000 for Palmetto Pathways, $50,000 for New Day Clubhouse, $15,000 for the
Children’s Advocacy Center of Spartanburg, and all fees collected at the Campbell Nursing
Home and other veterans facilities for day-to-day operations, from the Patient Fee Account which
has been previously designated for capital improvements and debt service under provisions of Act
1276 of 1970. The Department of Mental Health is authorized to fund the cost of Medicare Part
B premiums from its Patient Fee Account up to $150,000. The South Carolina Alliance for the
Mentally Ill, and the South Carolina Self-Help Association Regarding Emotions, Palmetto
Pathways, New Day Clubhouse, and the Children’s Advocacy Center of Spartanburg shall
provide an itemized budget before the receipt of funds and quarterly financial statements to the
Department of Mental Health. DMH is authorized to use unobligated Patient Paying Fee Account
funds for community transition programs. The funds made available shall be utilized consistently
with the Transition Leadership Council’s definition of severely mentally ill children and adults.
The department shall report their use of these funds to the Senate Finance Committee and the
House Ways and Means Committee. This amendment is made notwithstanding other obligations
currently set forth in this proviso. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION, AND TOURISM, page 438, paragraph 39.1 (Canadian Day), lines 34-35 and
page 439, lines 1-2, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 39, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
RECREATION, AND TOURISM, page 441, paragraph 39.10 (Tourism Product Development
Carry Forward), lines 1-4, by striking the paragraph in its entirety and by inserting / DELETED /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 40, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page
443, paragraph 40.16 (SC World Trade Center), lines 34-35, by striking the paragraph in its
entirety.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 40, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page
444, paragraph 40.26 (World Trade Center), lines 28-29, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 40, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page
446, paragraph 40.39 (SC Rural Infrastructure Authority), lines 25-27, by striking the paragraph
in its entirety and by inserting / DELETED /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 40, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page
446, paragraph 40.40 (Spartanburg Entrepreneurial Success program), lines 28-30, by striking the
paragraph in its entirety and by inserting / DELETED /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 40, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page
446, paragraph 40.42 (SC Community Enterprise Center), lines 34-36, by striking the paragraph
in its entirety and by inserting / DELETED /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 44, JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 448,
paragraph 44.17 (Fathers and Families Initiative), lines 35-36 and page 449, lines 1-11, by
striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 47, COMMISSION ON INDIGENT
DEFENSE, page 455, paragraph 47.11 (Assessments Increase), lines 18-19, by striking: / , of
which $106,000 must be allocated to the Anderson County Upstate Youth Camp /.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 53, DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE
JUSTICE, page 471, paragraph 53.20 (ACES), lines 28-31, by striking the paragraph in its
entirety.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 75, COMPTROLLER GENERAL’S
OFFICE, page 493, paragraph 75.5 (Unemployment Compensation Fund Administration), line
34, by striking / two / and inserting / one /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 75, COMPTROLLER GENERAL’S
OFFICE, page 494, after line 24, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (CG: Transaction Register) The Comptroller General shall make available for use by each
county government, municipal government, special purpose district, and all state agencies a
transaction register which includes a complete record of all checks written for one hundred
dollars or more from whatever source for whatever purpose and all credit card expenditures,
including expenditures on credit cards issued to state and local officers or employees for official
use. The register must be prominently posted on the Comptroller General’s Internet website and
made available for public viewing and downloading. The register must not include an entry for
salary, wages, or other compensation paid to individual employees. The register must be
accompanied by a complete explanation of any codes or acronyms used to identify a payee or
expenditure. The register must be searchable and updated at least once a month. Each monthly
register must be maintained on the Internet website for one year. If an entity provides the
Comptroller General with information it must be in a mutually agreed upon format. The
Comptroller General shall utilize existing appropriations to comply with this provision. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 80A, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD,
page 506, paragraph 80A.31 (Competitive Grants), lines 23-24, by striking: / Of the funds
appropriated to the Budget and Control Board, $3,000,000 must be set aside for a competitive
grants program. /; Amend Further, line 24, by striking / These Funds / and by inserting / Funds
appropriated to the board for Competitive Grants /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 80A, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD,
page 510, paragraph 80A.47 (FY 08-09 Employee Compensation), lines 11-36, and page 511,
lines 1-8, by striking the paragraph in its entirety and by inserting:
/ 80A.47. (BCB: FY 07-08 08-09 Employee
Compensation) The amounts appropriated to the Budget and Control Board for Employee Pay
Increases must be allocated by the Board to the various state agencies to provide for employee
pay increases in accordance with the following plan:
1. With respect to classified and non-judge judicial classified employees, effective on the
first pay date that occurs on or after July 1 of the current fiscal year, the compensation of all
classified employees shall be increased by 3% 1%.
2. With respect to unclassified and non-judge judicial unclassified employees or
unclassified executive compensation system employees not elsewhere covered in this act,
effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July 1 of the current fiscal year each agency
is authorized to allot the total funds for compensation increases among individual employees
without uniformity. The funds provided for compensation increases for any employees subject to
the provisions of this paragraph are based on an average 3% 1% increase. All of the salaries are
subject to the provisions of Section 89.18 of Part IB of this act and Office of Human Resources
approval must be obtained before any employees subject to the provisions of this paragraph may
be granted an annual pay increase in excess of the guidelines established by the Budget and
Control Board. Any employee subject to the provisions of this paragraph shall not be eligible for
compensation increases provided in paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7.
3. With respect to agency heads covered by the Agency Head Salary Commission, the
Agency Head Salary Commission shall recommend to the Budget and Control Board salary
increases for agency heads the General Assembly authorizes salary increases for agency heads
and technical or community college presidents to be provided by the respective employing
authority for the agency head or technical or community college president only as recommended
by the Agency Head Salary Commission. Agency head increases shall be effective on the first
pay date that occurs on or after January 1 of the current fiscal year. No agency head shall be paid
less than the minimum of the pay increase range nor receive a salary increase that would have the
effect of raising the salary above the maximum of the pay range. Funding must be provided for
an amount equivalent to the pay increase for all classified employees. Any additional funding
required shall be funded from the individual agency or technical or community college budget.
The salary increases recommended by the Agency Head Salary Commission to the Budget and
Control Board on December 11, 2007 shall be implemented on July 1, 2008, and are not subject
to any further approval.
4. Effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July 1 of the current fiscal year,
agency heads not covered by the Agency Head Salary Commission, shall receive an annualized
base pay increase of 3% 1%.
5. With respect to local health care providers compensation increases shall be 3% 1%
effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July 1 of the current fiscal year. With respect
to Area Agencies on Aging funded by the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging, compensation
shall be increased by 3% 1% effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July 1 of the
current fiscal year. With respect to local councils on aging or local providers of services funded
by the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging through Area Agencies on Aging, no pay increases
will be allowed. School Bus Driver salary and fringe funding to school districts shall be
increased by 3% 1%.
6. Effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July 1 of the current fiscal year, the
Chief Justice and other judicial officers shall receive an annualized base pay increase of 3% 1%.
7. Effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July 1 of the current fiscal year,
county auditors and county treasurers shall receive an annualized base pay increase of 3% 1%.
The Budget and Control Board shall allocate associated compensation increases for retirement
employer contributions based on the retirement rate of the retirement system in which individual
employees participate.
The Executive Director of the Budget and Control Board is authorized to use excess
appropriations for the current fiscal year, as determined by the Director of the Office of State
Budget, designated for statewide employer contributions for other statewide purposes. At the
discretion of the Executive Director of the Budget and Control Board, such action may be
considered a permanent transfer into the receiving agency’s base budget.
Funds appropriated in Part IA, F30, Section 80C, Budget and Control Board, Employee Benefits
may be carried forward from the prior fiscal year into the current fiscal year. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 80A, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD,
page 512, paragraph 80A.55 (Sale of Surplus Real Property), lines 1-29, by striking the paragraph
in its entirety and by inserting:
/ 80A.55. (BCB: Sale of Surplus Real Property) Up to 50% of the proceeds, net of selling
expenses, from the sale of surplus real properties shall be retained by the Budget and Control
Board and used for the deferred maintenance of state-owned buildings. The remaining 50% of
the net proceeds shall be returned to the agency that the property is owned by, under the control
of, or assigned to and shall be used by that agency for non-recurring purposes. This provision
applies to all state agencies and departments except: institutions of higher learning; the Public
Service Authority; the Ports Authority; the MUSC Hospital Authority; the Myrtle Beach Air
Force Redevelopment Authority; the Department of Transportation; the Columbia State Farmers
Market; the Department of Agriculture’s Columbia Metrology Lab building and property; the
Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority; the Department of Commerce’s Division of
Public Railways; the Midlands Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority; the Trident
Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority; the Area Commission of Tri-County Technical
College, the Commissioners residence at the Department of Corrections and the Educational
Television Commission’s Key Road property.
The Educational Television Commission shall be authorized to retain the net proceeds from the
sale of its property on Key Road, and such proceeds shall only be used for the renovation of the
ETV Telecommunications Center. If it is determined that sufficient net proceeds are not to be
derived from the sale of its property on Key Road to cover the cost of all renovations of the
Telecommunications Center, the property on Key Road shall not be sold. Any proposed sale
hereunder shall, prior to said sale, be submitted to the Budget and Control Board for approval as
being in compliance with the requirements of this subsection.
The Department of Corrections shall be authorized to retain the net proceeds from the sale of the
residence provided for the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and use such
proceeds for deferred maintenance needs at the Department of Corrections.
The Forestry Commission shall be authorized to retain the net proceeds from the sale of a tract of
land containing a total of ten acres or less in Horry County. Receipts generated by the sale of
this tract shall be utilized for the agency’s capital improvement and/or facility maintenance
program. The commission may sell this tract of land at or above fair market value as determined
by independent appraisal.
The Department of Agriculture, the Educational Television Commission, the Department of
Corrections, and the Forestry Commission shall annually submit a report, within sixty days after
the close of the fiscal year, to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means
Committee on the status of the sale of the identified property and a detailed accounting on the
expenditure of funds resulting from such sale.
This provision is comprehensive and supersedes any conflicting provisions concerning
disposition of state owned real property whether in permanent law, temporary law or by
provision elsewhere in this act.
Any unused portion of these funds may be carried forward into succeeding fiscal years and used
for the same purposes. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 80A, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD,
page 513, paragraph 80A.61 (SC Rural Infrastructure Authority), lines 14-15, by striking the
paragraph in its entirety and by inserting / DELETED /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 80A, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD,
page 513, after line 15, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ 80A.63. (BCB: Payment of Layman Judgment) The Insurance Reserve Fund is authorized to
expend funds necessary to resolve the outstanding fee award judgment entered by the Supreme
Court against the defendants in Layman, et al. vs. The State of South Carolina, et al. Any funds
expended by the Insurance Reserve Fund to resolve this fee award judgment will be reimbursed
as well as any lost investment earnings as calculated by the State Treasurer.
The State Comptroller General is authorized and directed to reimburse the Insurance Reserve
Fund for any funds it expends and lost earnings to resolve the fee award judgment entered by the
State Supreme Court in Layman, et al. vs. The State of South Carolina, et al. The source of funds
the Comptroller General shall use for reimbursement are state funds lapsed or remitted to the
general fund at the end of Fiscal Year 2007-08. Reimbursement of the Insurance Reserve Fund is
the first priority for such lapsed and remitted funds regardless of any provisions of law to the
contrary including provisions of this act for Fiscal Year 2008-09. To the extent that this
identified fund source is inadequate to reimburse the Insurance Reserve Fund, the Comptroller is
directed to reduce the percent of agency appropriations that may be carried forward under the
authority of Part IB, General Provisions, proviso 89.29 that allows agencies to carry forward up
to ten percent of their general funds. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 89, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 530,
paragraph 89.29 (Carry Forward), lines 30-31, by striking / surplus/deficit must be considered
after all appropriations from the Capital Reserve Fund have been allowed / and by inserting: /
deficit shall be determined after first applying the Capital Reserve Fund provisions in Section 11-
11-320(D) of the 1976 Code, /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 89, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 545,
paragraph 89.107 (Alternative Homestead Exemption Trust Fund Payment), lines 32-36, and page
546, lines 1-11, by striking the proviso in its entirety.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 89, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 546,
after line 25, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: Governor’s Security Detail) The State Law Enforcement Division, the Department of
Public Safety, and the Department of Natural Resources shall provide a security detail to the
Governor in a manner agreed to by the State Law Enforcement Division, the Department of
Public Safety, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Governor’s Office. Reimbursement
to the State Law Enforcement Division, the Department of Public Safety, and the Department of
Natural Resources to offset the cost of the security detail for the Governor shall be made in an
amount agreed to by the State Law Enforcement Division, the Department of Public Safety, the
Department of Natural Resources, and the Governor’s Office from funds appropriated to the
Governor’s Office for this purpose. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 89, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 546,
after line 25, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: Removal of Notwithstanding) The Code Commissioner is directed to remove the term
“notwithstanding any other provision of law” from any paragraph contained in Part IB of this
act and re-punctuate the paragraph to read appropriately. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 89, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 546,
after line 25, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: Income Tax Reduction for Married Individuals) (A) For taxable years
beginning after 2006, the rate of tax imposed pursuant to Section 12-6-510(A) of the 1976 Code
on the lowest bracket of South Carolina taxable income is reduced from 2.5 percent to zero
percent, and the Department of Revenue shall adjust amounts due in tax tables prescribed by the
department.
(B) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the rate
of tax imposed pursuant to Section 12-6-510(A) of the 1976 Code on the current three percent
bracket of married individuals filing a joint South Carolina income tax return is reduced
according to the following schedule:
Taxable Year Applicable Rate
2008 2.9 percent
2009 2.7 percent
2010 2.4 percent
after 2010 2 percent.
(2) For purposes of this subparagraph, a married taxpayer is a taxpayer who:
(a) files a joint federal income tax return for the
applicable taxable year; and
(b) is married in a lawful domestic union as
provided pursuant to Section 15, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State.
(3) The Department of Revenue, in conformity with this subparagraph, shall
adjust amounts due in tax tables prescribed by the department. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 89, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 546,
after line 25, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: Sales Tax Revenue for Highways - Toll Roads) A. The General Assembly finds that:
(1) before a motor vehicle may be licensed and registered by the Department of
Motor Vehicles for the privilege of using the public highways of this State, that department either
collects or confirms the collection of any applicable sales, use, and casual excise taxes due on the
vehicle;
(2) without the required registration and licensing it is unlawful for a motor vehicle
to use the public highways of this State; and
(3) the revenue of the sales, use, and casual excise tax required to be paid before a
motor vehicle may be registered and licensed in this State is included within the “sources of
revenue” that may be pledged to secure highway bonds pursuant to Section 13(6)(a), Article X of
the Constitution of this State.
B. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 59-21-1010 of the 1976 Code, an
amount as provided in subsubparagraph (3) of this subparagraph of sales, use, and casual excise
tax revenues derived from the sale, use, or titling of a vehicle required to be licensed and
registered by the Department of Motor Vehicles, otherwise required to be credited as provided
pursuant to Section 59-21-1010 of the 1976 Code, instead must be credited to the State
Non-Federal Aid Highway Fund established pursuant to Section 57-11-20 of the 1976 Code.
Revenues credited to the State Non-Federal Aid Highway Fund pursuant to this subparagraph
must be used exclusively for highway, road, and bridge maintenance.
(2) In Fiscal Year 2008-09, an amount equal to one million dollars of the revenues
specified in item (1) of this subparagraph must be credited to the State Non-Federal Aid Highway
Fund. In each succeeding fiscal year, an additional thirty million dollars must be added to the
cumulative total amount credited as provided pursuant to this item in the preceding fiscal year,
until and after which all of the specified revenues must be so credited. For fiscal years beginning
after June 30, 2009, an amount equal to ten percent of the revenue credited pursuant to this item
in a fiscal year must be credited and apportioned as ‘C’ funds are credited and apportioned
pursuant to Section 12-28-2740. All of the additional ‘C’ fund revenues apportioned pursuant to
this item must be expended solely for rural road maintenance and construction and this
additional allocation is not subject to the requirement for twenty-five percent of ‘C’ funds to be
expended on the state highway system as provided pursuant to Section 12-28-2740(C) of the 1976
Code. The balance of the revenue credited in a fiscal year pursuant to this item must be credited
to the State Non-Federal Aid Highway Fund.
(3) There is transferred from income tax revenues credited to the general fund of
the State in each fiscal year to the Education Improvement Fund an amount sufficient to offset
sales tax revenues not credited to the EIA fund as a result of the reduction of sales tax revenues
provided pursuant to this subparagraph.
(4) In Fiscal Year 2008-09, there must be transferred from nonstate tax revenues in
the State Highway Fund to the State Highway Account of the South Carolina Transportation
Infrastructure Bank an amount equal to one million dollars. In each succeeding fiscal year,
one-half of the amount required to be transferred to the State Non-Federal Aid Highway Fund
pursuant to item (2) of this subparagraph in each fiscal year must be similarly transferred.
C. (A) The department shall review projects for the possibility of constructing toll roads to
defray the cost of these projects pursuant to the authority granted the department in Section
57-5-1330 of the 1976 Code. No project may be funded by means of imposing a toll on the users
of the project unless in conjunction with federal funds authorized for use on toll roads it is
determined to be substantially feasible by the department. The funds derived from tolls must be:
(1) credited to the State Highway Fund or retained and applied by the entity or
entities developing the toll road pursuant to an agreement authorized under subparagraph D for
the purpose of funding:
(a) the cost of construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of
the toll project; or
(b) in the case of any Qualified Toll Project, the cost of acquisition,
construction, equipping, improvement, financing, refinancing, operation, and maintenance of the
toll project; or
(2) used to service bonded indebtedness for highway transportation purposes
incurred pursuant to Paragraph 9, Section 13, Article X of the South Carolina Constitution.
(B) Upon repayment of the cost of construction and financing, toll charges shall cease,
and in addition, in the case of any Qualified Toll Project upon the repayment of the cost of
acquisition, construction, equipping, improvement, financing, refinancing, operation,
maintenance, and satisfaction of the obligations of the department under any agreement
authorized under subparagraph D, toll charges shall cease.
(C) For purposes of this subparagraph and subparagraph D, a ‘Qualified Toll
Project’ is a toll project on which tolls were being collected prior to January 1, 2008.
D. (A) From the funds appropriated to the Department of Transportation and from any
other sources which may be available to the department, the Department of Transportation may
expend such funds as it deems necessary to enter into agreements with political subdivisions
including authorized transportation authorities, or private entities to finance, by tolls and other
financing methods:
(1) the cost of acquiring, constructing, equipping, maintaining, and
operating highways, roads, streets, and bridges in this State;
(2) in the case of any Qualified Toll Project (as defined in Section
12-28-2920 of the 1976 Code), the cost of acquiring, constructing, equipping, improving,
maintaining, financing, refinancing, and operating highways, roads, streets, and bridges in this
State, or
(3) the department shall establish the initial toll to be charged to the
traveling public for the use of the transportation facility and any revisions to those tolls after
providing public notice and a hearing.
(B) The provisions of this subparagraph must not be construed to confer upon the
Department of Transportation or political subdivisions any power to finance by tolls or other
means the acquisition, construction, equipping, maintenance or operation which the Department
of Transportation or political subdivisions does not possess under other provisions of law.
E. The Department of Transportation shall conduct a feasibility study regarding the Cross
Island Parkway on US Highway 278 in Beaufort County on the question of whether or not the toll
booths thereon should be automated in order to lower the toll charge. This feasibility study shall
be completed no later than January 1, 2009, and the department’s reports and recommendations
shall be provided to the Governor and to the presiding officer of each house of the General
Assembly. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 548,
paragraph 90.4 (Titling of Real Property), line 20, after “Transportation;” by inserting: / the
Midlands Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority, the Trident Technical College
Enterprise Campus Authority; the Area Commission of Tri-County Technical College; /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 548,
paragraph 90.5 (Tobacco Settlement), line 28, by striking:
/ $10,000,000 / and by reinserting: / $10,500,000 /; Amend Further, line 30, by striking: /
$10,000,000 / and by inserting: / $10,500,000 /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 549,
paragraph 90.6 (Contingency Reserve Fund), lines 12-26, by striking the lines in their entirety
and by inserting:
/ (2) After the appropriation of any amounts required pursuant to item (1) of this subsection
and upon the close of the books for Fiscal Year 2006-07, the first $50,000,000 shall be deposited
into an account and utilized to address other post employment benefits.
(3) (2) After the appropriation of amounts required pursuant to items
item (1) and (2) of this subsection, any remaining balance may be appropriated for or used to
offset revenue reductions for: by the General Assembly as it deems appropriate.
(a) infrastructure improvements;
and for purposes of this item, infrastructure includes, but is not limited to, fixed transportation
facilities, to include highway, rail, water, and air, and the basic facilities, services, and
installations needed for the functioning of government, to include water, sewer, and public sector
communications;
(b) school buildings;
(c) school buses; and
(d) expenses incurred by this State
as a result of natural or other disasters declared by the President of the United States. Should the
General Assembly not be in session during a declared disaster, the Budget and Control Board
may, by unanimous approval of its members, utilize the Contingency Reserve Fund to underwrite
state government costs directly associated with the disaster. Eligible costs include those costs
associated with public safety personnel and equipment as well as funding match requirements
with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 563,
paragraph 90.12 (Health and Human Services Funding), lines 33-35, page 564, lines 1-36, and
page 565, lines 1-16 by striking the paragraph in its entirety and by inserting:
/ 90.12. (SR: Health and Human Services Funding)
The source of funds appropriated in this provision is $109,487,499 of Department of Health and
Human Services general fund appropriations, carry forward funds and earmarked and restricted
special revenue fund accounts.
Of these funds, the department is directed to disburse the following Department of Health and
Human Services appropriations for the purposes stated:
A. Medicaid Maintenance of Effort $ 29,000,000;
B. Institutes for Mental Disease Transition $ 13,000,000;
C. 300 Slots for Community Choices Waiver $ 1,250,000;
D. Personal Care III & Attendant II Rate Increases $ 500,000;
E. Rural Hospital Grants $ 3,000,000;
F. Loris Hospital $ 1,000,000;
G. Federally Qualified Community Health Centers $ 700,000;
H. MUSC Disproportionate Share $ 11,000,000; and
I. Allied Health Initiative $ 6,000,000.
The $11,000,000 appropriated for Disproportionate Share directed to the Department of Health
and Human Services on behalf of the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital Authority
under Title 59, Section 59-123-60(I) shall be transferred to the Medical University Hospital
Authority within the first quarter of the state fiscal year. Of these funds 250,000 shall be
provided to the USC Medical School for cancer screening and prevention. The remaining funds
shall initially be used as match funds for the hospital’s disproportionate share and other
Medicaid reimbursement programs as prescribed under paragraph (I).
Of these funds the department is further directed to transfer the following amounts to the
specified agencies for the purposes stated:
A.
Department of Health and Environmental Control
1) Coastal Permitting $ 665,000;
2) AIDS Drug Assistance Program $ 2,400,000;
3) SUPERB Fund $ 2,000,000;
4) Best Chance Network $ 2,000,000;
5) Colorectal Cancer Screening $ 750,000;
B.
Department of Mental Health
Maintenance of Effort-Base Program/Service
Maintenance $ 5,358,317;
C.
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
1) Rehabilitation Services $ 2,253,000;
2) Pervasive Developmental Disorder Waiver $ 4,500,000;
3) Community Support $ 3,000,000;
4) Greenwood Genetics Center $ 3,500,000;
D.
Vocational Rehabilitation
1) Gaffney VR Re-Roofing $ 300,000;
2) Anderson VR Re-Roofing $ 350,000;
3) Oconee VR Center Parking Lot $ 100,000;
4) Transportation Services $ 250,000;
E.
Department of Alcohol and Other Drug
Abuse Services
1) Alcohol Enforcement Teams $ 500,000;
2) Adolescent Prevention & Treatment
Aid to Entities $ 1,600,000;
F.
Department of Social Services
1) Medicaid Staffing Replacement Funds $ 801,708;
2) Child Support Enforcement System Development $ 9,000,000;
3)
Annualization of Recurring Services
a)Adoption Subsidy $ 2,000,000;
b) Child Care Vouchers $ 2,609,474; and
4) Seahaven $ 100,000. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 565,
paragraph 90.13 (Nonrecurring Revenue), lines 17-36, page 566, lines 1-36, page 567, lines 1-36,
and page 568, lines 1-22, by striking the paragraph in its entirety and by inserting:
/ 90.13. (SR: Nonrecurring Revenue) (A) The source of revenue appropriated in this
provision is $59,772,811 of non-recurring revenue generated from the following sources,
transferred to the State Treasurer, and subsequently deposited in a fund separate and distinct
from the General Fund as established within the State Treasurer’s Office: (1) the State
Treasurer shall transfer $12,108,453 of the excess cash balance from E16, State Treasurer’s
Office, Subfund 3879, Unclaimed Property; (2) the Budget and Control Board shall transfer the
$5,986,280 excess balance from F30, B&C-Employee Benefits; (3) the Department of Agriculture
shall transfer $14,424,482 of the funds appropriated by Act 122 of 2007 for the Farmers Market
and carried forward from the prior fiscal year; (4) the Department of Health and Environmental
Control shall transfer $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated and/or authorized for Competitive
Grants and carried forward from the prior fiscal year; (5) the Department of Parks, Recreation,
and Tourism shall transfer $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated and/or authorized for
Competitive Grants and carried forward from the prior fiscal year; and (6) excluding the
revenues distributed to Barnwell County and South Carolina waste generators, the State
Treasurer shall transfer the first $17,253,596 of the FY 2007-08 revenue credited to the Nuclear
Waste Disposal Receipts Distribution Fund from the Barnwell Low Level Waste Facility for use
in this provision and all revenues in excess of $17,253,596 must be credited to an escrow account
created within the Budget and Control Board. The escrow account must be used to offset any
operating shortfalls resulting from the facility’s operations.
(B) The State Treasurer shall disburse the following appropriations for the purposes
stated:
(1) H63-Department of Education
(A) Public School Child Development Education
Pilot Program $ 15,774,750;
(B) School Bus Operations 3,803,871;
(C) Assessments 1,000,000;
(D) Textbooks 3,331,413;
(E) Summer Schools 12,000,000;
(F) Teacher Supplies to $275 807,094;
(2) H67-Educational Television Commission
Educational Satellite Services 800,000;
(3) H03-Commission on Higher Education
University Center of Greenville 1,112,229;
(4) H12-Clemson University
LightRail 700,000;
(5) H27-University of South Carolina - Columbia
LightRail 700,000;
(6) H51-Medical University of South Carolina
LightRail 700,000;
(7) H59-State Board for Technical and Comprehensive
Education
Center for Accelerated Technology 3,000,000;
(8) P21-South Carolina State University - PSA
1890 Research and Extension 646,399;
(9) E20-Attorney General’s Office
State of SC v State of NC - Water Transfer 1,400,000;
(10 ) N12-Department of Juvenile Justice
(A) Admission Center Overflow 20,330;
(B) Intensive Probation & Parole Supervision 25,616;
(11) U12-Department of Transportation
Mass Transit 643,334;
(12) E04-Lieutenant Governor’s Office
Home and Community Based Services 2,900,000;
(13 ) E28-Election Commission
General Election 2008 357,775;
(14) F03-Budget and Control Board
SC Enterprise Information System Project
(SCEIS) 2,000,000;
(15) P28-Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
(A) Advertising and Marketing 2,000,000;
(B) Destination Specific Grants 5,000,000;
(C) Regional Tourism Districts 550,000;
(16) P20-Clemson University-PSA
Operating Expenses 500,000; and
Total Appropriations $ 59,972,811.
Unexpended funds appropriated pursuant to this provision may be carried forward to succeeding
fiscal years and expended for the same purposes. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 568,
after line 25, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SR: Unemployment Compensation Excess
Cash Balance) The Comptroller General shall transfer $30,400,000 to the State General Fund
by September 1, 2008, from the excess cash balance from E12, Comptroller General’s Office,
Subfund 4007, Unemployment Compensation Fund and the State Treasurer shall transfer
$2,891,547 of the excess cash balance from E16, State Treasurer’s Office, Subfund 3879,
Unclaimed Property to be used as a source to support appropriations. These transfers are
deemed to have occurred and are available for use in Fiscal year 2008-09 after September 1,
2008, following the Comptroller General’s close of the state’s books on Fiscal Year 2007-08. /
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 568,
after line 25, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: Spending Limit for Fiscal Year 2009-10) (A)(1) In addition to all other applicable
constitutional and statutory limitations on general fund appropriations, notwithstanding any
other provisions of law, and only to the extent that the limit on general fund appropriations for a
fiscal year imposed by this subparagraph is less than the annual limit imposed pursuant to
Section 7(c) of the Constitution of this State and Section 11-11-410, total general fund
appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009-10 may not exceed the lesser of:
(a) one hundred six percent of the adjusted base-year
estimate; or
(b) the adjusted base-year estimate increased by a
percentage equal to the state’s growth in population applied ratably over the period of the
decennial United States census assuming a rate of increase equal to the rate in the most recently
completed United States census for which population figures are available over the next
preceding census and a percentage equal to the increase, if any, in the consumer price index in
the most recently ended federal fiscal year, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
United States Department of Labor.
(2) As used in this subparagraph, the ‘adjusted base-year estimate’ is the
general fund revenue estimate made by the Board of Economic Advisors on February 15, 2008,
for Fiscal Year 2008-09, including both recurring and nonrecurring revenues from whatever
source derived as adjusted annually and cumulatively as provided in item (1) of this
subparagraph.
(3) The Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control
Board, upon approval by the State Economist and in consultation with the director of the board’s
Office of State Budget, shall calculate and provide the appropriate percentages for population
and consumer price index growth to the Ways and Means Committee of the House of
Representatives and the Senate Finance Committee no later than November tenth.
(4) Before the Governor may submit the proposed budget for this fiscal
year, the proposal must include the certificate of the Director of the Office of State Budget that
the proposed budget conforms to the limitation imposed by this subparagraph. The annual
general appropriations bill may not be given third reading in the House of Representatives and
Senate unless a similar certificate is received by the presiding officer in each house from the
Director of the Office of State Budget before the bill is given third reading.
(B) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph, the General Assembly may declare a financial emergency and suspend the spending
limitation imposed pursuant to subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year for a specific amount by a
special vote as provided in this item by enactment of legislation which relates only to that matter.
The state general fund appropriations for the fiscal year following the suspension must be
determined as if the suspension had not occurred and, for purposes of determining subsequent
limits, must be presumed to have been the maximum limit which could have been authorized if the
limitation imposed pursuant to subparagraph (A) had not been suspended.
(2) The special vote referred to in this item means an affirmative
recorded roll-call vote in each branch of the General Assembly by two-thirds of the members
present and voting but not less than three-fifths of the total membership in each branch.
(C) (1) There is created in the State Treasury a fund separate and distinct
from the general fund of the State, the Capital Reserve Fund, and all other funds entitled the
Spending Limit Reserve Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law providing for the use
of surplus general fund revenue, all general fund revenues accumulated in Fiscal Year 2009-10
in excess of the limit on appropriations provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph
must be credited to this fund. Revenues credited to this fund in a fiscal year may be appropriated
by the General Assembly in its regular session in the year following the close of the applicable
fiscal year. Revenues in this fund may be appropriated only for the purposes provided in item (2)
of this subparagraph.
(2) (a) If the balance in the general reserve fund established
pursuant to Article III, Section 36 of the Constitution of this State and Section 11-11-310 is less
than the required balance, there must be appropriated to it all amounts in the Spending Limit
Reserve Fund up to the total necessary to replenish the general reserve fund. This amount does
not replace or supplant the minimum replenishment amount otherwise required to be made to the
general reserve fund. To the extent these concurrent replenishments of the general reserve fund
exceed the amount necessary for its full funding, the general reserve fund as provided in Article
III, Section 36 of the Constitution of this State, that fund is deemed to require an annual minimum
balance equal to this increased amount not to exceed a total from all sources of a balance equal
to four percent of general fund revenue in the latest completed fiscal year. The additional
balance in the general reserve fund provided pursuant to this paragraph is for all purposes and
uses a part of the general reserve fund.
(b) After the appropriation of amounts required pursuant
to subitem (a) of this item, any remaining balance may be appropriated for or used to offset
revenue reductions for:
(i) temporary tax reductions;
(ii) infrastructure improvements; and for
purposes of this item, infrastructure includes, but is not limited to, fixed transportation facilities,
to include highway, rail, water, and air, and the basic facilities, services, and installations
needed for the functioning of government, to include water, sewer, and public sector
communications;
(iii) school buildings;
(iv) school buses; and
(v) expenses incurred by this State as a
result of natural or other disasters declared by the President of the United States.
(c) The total state share of a capital project funding for
which is derived in whole or in part from the Spending Limit Reserve Fund, must be appropriated
from the Spending Limit Reserve Fund in one installment.
(d) Appropriations from the Spending Limit Reserve Fund
must be made by means of a joint resolution originating in the House of Representatives. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.
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