View Amendment Current Amendment: 83 to Bill 3701 Rep. MERRILL proposes the following Amendment No. 83 to H.3701 as introduced by Ways & Means
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EXPLANATION: delete all funding for che. (scholarship $$ will be moved to state treasurer in separate amendment.)

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, lines 3-4, opposite /Executive Director/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     170,572      170,572
     (1.00)      (1.00)

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, lines 5-6, opposite /Classified positions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     1,206,016      1,206,016
     (35.00)      (23.95)

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, lines 7-8, opposite /Unclassified Positions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
           
     (1.70)      (1.15)

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, lines 9, opposite /Other Personal Services/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     60,765      60,765

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, line 12, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     292,520      292,520

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, line 19, opposite /Greenville TC - University Cnt/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     594,390      594,390

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, lines 20-21, opposite /University Cntr of Grnvlle - Operations/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     1,084,899      1,084,899

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, line 22, opposite /Lowcountry Grad Center/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     785,099      785,099

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, line 23, opposite /Academic Endowment/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     160,592      160,592

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, line 24, opposite /EPSCOR/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     161,314      161,314

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, line 25, opposite /African American Loan Prog/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     119,300      119,300

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, line 26, opposite /Performance Funding/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     1,397,520      1,397,520

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, line 29, opposite /State Electronic Library/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     3,350,866      164,289

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 32, lines 37-38, opposite /Classified Positions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     239,534      47,972
     (3.00)      (.60)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 33, line 1, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     59,929

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 33, lines 8-9, opposite /Unclassified Positions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     32,788
     (.30)

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 33, line 10, opposite /Other Personal Services/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     162,129

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 33, line 13, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     66,723

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 33, line 21, opposite /EEDA/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     1,180,576      1,180,576

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 33, lines 22-23, opposite /Improving Teacher Quality (ITQ)/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     876,879

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 33, line 24, opposite /Gear Up/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

     Column 3      Column 4
     3,620,801      177,201

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 33, line 26, opposite /College Goal Sunday/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     35,000

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 33, lines 27-28, opposite /Smartstate Program Administration/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     885,284

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 33, line 36, opposite /Employer Contributions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     690,093      487,544

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 34, line 5, opposite /National Guard Cap/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     89,968      89,968

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 34, line 6, opposite /LIFE Scholarships/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     24,329,882      24,329,882

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 34, line 7, opposite /Palmetto Fellows/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     8,439,310      8,439,310

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 34, line 8, opposite /HOPE Scholarship/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     231,727      231,727

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 34, lines 9-10, opposite /SREB Contract Program & Assessments/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     3,667,610      3,667,610

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 34, line 11, opposite /SREB Arts Program/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     7,177      7,177

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 34, line 12, opposite /Educational Endowment/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     24,000,000      24,000,000

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 34, line 13, opposite /Need Based Grants/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
     Column 3      Column 4
     179,178      179,178
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.