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EXPLANATION: AMEND BACK TO THE HOUSE VERSION AND AMEND FURTHER
Reference is to the bill as passed by the Senate
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the
enacting words and inserting the bill as passed by the House of
Representatives on March 17, 2015, which is hereby incorporated
into this amendment by reference.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 5, lines 36-37, opposite
/modernize vocational equipment/ by increasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
33,128
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 8, line 20, opposite /alloc
eia-emplyr contrib/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5
by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 8, line 21, opposite /national
board certification/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5
by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 8, immediately after line 22, by
inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
rural teacher recruitment 1,500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 9, lines 17-18, opposite
/education oversight committee (A85)/ by increasing the
amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
150,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 10, line 1, opposite /science
south/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 10, immediately after line 13, by
inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
reach out and read (A85) 1,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 10, immediately after line 23, by
inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
charter schools chartered
by inst higher learning 1,440,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 11, line 5, opposite /babynet autism therapy/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
376,872
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 12, line 12, opposite /transition
payments/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
900,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 12,
HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS COMMISSION, page 35, line 16,
opposite /other operating expenses/ by decreasing the amount(s)
in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
2,950,000 2,950,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 15, UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, page 40, line 26, opposite /unclassified positions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
350,000 350,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 15,
UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, page 40, line 34, opposite /other
operating expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and
6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
350,000 350,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 15,
UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, page 40, immediately after line 34, by
inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
lowcountry grad center 785,099
785,099
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 20A, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, page 51, line 32, opposite /other operating expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
208,409 208,409
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 23,
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, page 70, immediately after
line 19, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
Institute of Medicine 1
1
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 25,
STATE BOARD FOR TECHNICAL & COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION, page
75, immediately after line 39, by inserting a new line to
read:
Column 5 Column 6
Workforce Pathways 2,000,000
2,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 44,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, page 143, line 5, opposite /Other
Operating Expenses/ 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 47,
DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, page 152, line 30, opposite /other
operating expenses/ by increasing 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 47,
DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, page 155, line 22, opposite /other
operating expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and
6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
700,000 700,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 50,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 167, immediately after line 20, by
inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
LocateSC 4,000,000
4,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 50,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 170, immediately after line 6, by
inserting new lines to read:
Column 5 Column 6
new positions:
Program Coordinator II 100,000
100,000
(2.00) (2.00)
Other Personal Services 10,000 10,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 50,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 170, line 9, opposite /Other
Operating Expenses/ by increasing 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,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 170, line 23, opposite /Other
Operating Expenses/ by increasing 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 50,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 170, line 35, opposite /Employer
Contributions/ by increasing 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 52,
PATRIOTS POINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, page 173, line 10,
opposite /other operating expenses/ by increasing the amount(s)
in Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,525,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 54,
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY, page 175, line 17, opposite
/Rural Infrastructure Fund/ by increasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
765,079 765,079
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 57,
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 179, lines 20-21, opposite /Family
Court Judge/ by increasing the amounts in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
266,604 266,604
(2.00) (2.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 57,
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 179, lines 22-23, opposite /Court
Reporter I/ by increasing the amounts in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
76,000 76,000
(2.00) (2.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 57,
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 179, lines 24-25, opposite
/Administrative Assistant/ by increasing the amounts in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
60,000 60,000
(2.00) (2.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 57,
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 179, line 29, opposite /Other
Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amounts 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 57,
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 181, line 26, opposite /employer
contributions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
172,896 172,896
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 60,
PROSECUTION COORDINATION COMMISSION, page 185, line 13, opposite
/caseload equalization funding/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,600,000 1,600,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 61,
COMMISSION ON INDIGENT DEFENSE, page 187, lines 12-13, opposite
/defense of indigents per capita/ by decreasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
1,020,000 1,020,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 62,
STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, page 190, immediately after line
12, by inserting new lines to read:
Column 5 Column 6
New Positions:
Criminalist I 135,000
135,000
(3.00) (3.00)
Application Analyst 55,000
55,000
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 62,
STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, page 190, line 16, opposite
/other operating expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in
Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
48,205 48,205
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 62,
STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, page 192, line 25, opposite
/employer contributions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
70,300 70,300
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 63,
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, page 196, immediately after line
13, by inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
body cameras 1 1
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 74,
WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, page 220, line 18, opposite
/chairman/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
12,799 12,799
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 74,
WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, page 220, line 20, opposite
/commissioner/s/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6
by:
Column 5 Column 6
76,796 76,796
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 74,
WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, page 221, line 31, opposite
/employer contributions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
29,566 29,566
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 87,
DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS, page 252, immediately after line 11, by
inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
Aviation Grants 2,000,000
2,000,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 91E,
LEG. DEPT - LEG. AUDIT COUNCIL, page 259, line 5, opposite
/unclass. leg. misc - lac (p)/ by increasing the amount(s) in
Column 5 by:
Column 5 Column 6
200,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 93,
DEPT OF ADMINISTRATION, page 273, immediately after line 38, by
inserting a new line to read:
Column 5 Column 6
Human Services Coordinator i 1
1
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 98,
STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE, page 288, line 33, opposite
/lowcountry grad center/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns
5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
785,099 785,099
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 101,
ELECTION COMMISSION, page 296, immediately after line 6, by
inserting new lines to read:
Column 5 Column 6
New Position:
Attorney III 0 0
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 101,
ELECTION COMMISSION, page 296, immediately after line 17, by
inserting new lines to read:
Column 5 Column 6
New Positions:
Program Coordinator II 0
0
(1.00) (1.00)
Program Manager I 0
0
(1.00) (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 108,
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AUTHORITY, page 317, lines 19-20,
opposite /retirement supplement-public school emp/ by decreasing
the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
Column 5 Column 6
441,673 441,673
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 334, paragraph 1.3 (EFA Formula/Base Student Cost Inflation Factor), line 8, by striking /2014-15./ and inserting /2015-16./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 334, paragraph 1.3 (EFA Formula/Base Student Cost Inflation Factor), lines 8-9, by striking: /After the 2014-15 school year, a local match to conform with the Education Finance Act will be required./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 334, paragraph 1.3 (EFA
Formula/Base Student Cost Inflation Factor), line 13, by
striking /Gifted and talented
Accelerated/ and inserting /Gifted and talented/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 342, paragraph 1.28 (School
Districts and Special Schools Flexibility), line 2, by inserting
at the end:
/Nothing in this proviso shall be interpreted as
prohibiting the State Board of Education to exercise its
authority to grant waivers under Regulation 43-261./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 355, paragraph 1.68 (Educational
Credit for Exceptional Needs Children), lines 7-35, page 356,
lines 1-35, page 357, lines 1-35, page 358, lines 1-36, and page
359, lines 1-24 by striking the paragraph in its entirety and
inserting:
/ 1.68. (SDE:
Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children) (A)
As used in this proviso:
(1)
'Independent school' means a school, other
than a public school, at which the compulsory attendance
requirements of Section 59-65-10 may be met and that does not
discriminate based on the grounds of race, color, religion, or
national origin.
(2)
'Parent' means the natural or adoptive
parent or legal guardian of a child.
(3)
'Qualifying student' means a student who is
a South Carolina resident and who is eligible to be enrolled in
a South Carolina secondary or elementary public school at the
kindergarten or later year level for the current school
year.
(4)
'Resident public school district' means the
public school district in which a student resides.
(5)
'Tuition' means the total amount of money
charged for the cost of a qualifying student to attend an
independent school including, but not limited to, fees for
attending the school and school-related transportation.
(6)
'Eligible school' means an independent
school including those religious in nature, other than a public
school, at which the compulsory attendance requirements of
Section 59-65-10 may be met, that:
(a)
offers a general education to primary or
secondary school students;
(b)
does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, or national origin;
(c)
is located in this State;
(d)
has an educational curriculum that includes
courses set forth in the state's diploma requirements and where
the students attending are administered national achievement or
state standardized tests, or both, at progressive grade levels
to determine student progress;
(e)
has school facilities that are subject to
applicable federal, state, and local laws; and
(f)
is a member in good standing of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools, the South Carolina
Association of Christian Schools or the South Carolina
Independent Schools Association.
(7)
'Nonprofit scholarship funding organization'
means a charitable organization that:
(a)
is exempt from federal tax under Section
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code by being listed as an exempt
organization in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code;
(b)
allocates, after its first year of
operation, at least ninety-five percent of its annual
contributions and gross revenue received during a particular
year to provide grants for tuition, transportation, or textbook
expenses (collectively hereinafter referred to as tuition) or
any combination thereof to children enrolled in an eligible
school meeting the criteria of this section, and incurs
administrative expenses annually, after its first year of
operation, of not more than five percent of its annual
contributions and revenue for a particular year;
(c)
allocates all of its funds used for grants
on an annual basis to children who are 'exceptional needs'
students as defined herein;
(d)
does not provide grants solely for the
benefit of one school, and if the Department of Revenue
determines that the nonprofit scholarship funding organization
is providing grants to one particular school, the tax credit
allowed by this section may be disallowed;
(e)
does not have as a volunteer, contractor,
consultant, fundraiser or member of its governing board any
parent, legal guardian, or member of their immediate family who
has a child or ward who is currently receiving or has received a
scholarship grant authorized by this section from the
organization within one year of the date the parent, legal
guardian, or member of their immediate family became a board
member; and
(f)
does not have as a member of its governing
board or an employee, volunteer, contractor, consultant, or
fundraiser who has been convicted of a felony, or who has
declared bankruptcy within the last seven years;
(g)
does not release personally identifiable
information pertaining to students or donors or use information
collected about donors, students or schools for financial gain;
and
(h)
must not place conditions on schools
enrolling students receiving scholarships to limit the ability
of the schools to enroll students accepting grants from other
nonprofit scholarship funding organizations.
(8)
'Person' means an individual, partnership,
corporation, or other similar entity.
(9)
'Transportation' means transportation to and
from school only.
(B) A
person is entitled to a tax credit against income taxes imposed
pursuant to Chapter 6, Title 12 or bank taxes imposed pursuant
to Chapter 11, Title 12 for the amount of money the person
contributes to a nonprofit scholarship funding organization up
to the limits of this proviso if:
(1)
the contribution is used to provide grants
for tuition, transportation, or textbook expenses or any
combination thereof to exceptional needs children enrolled in
eligible schools who qualify for these grants under the
provisions of this proviso; and
(2)
the person does not designate a specific
child or school as the beneficiary of the contribution.
(C)
Grants may be awarded by a scholarship funding
organization in an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars or
the total cost of tuition, whichever is less, for qualifying
students with 'exceptional needs' to attend an independent
school. Prior to awarding any grant, a scholarship funding
organization must receive written documentation from the parent
documenting that the qualifying student is an exceptional needs
child. Upon approving the application, the scholarship funding
organization must issue a check to the eligible school in the
name of the qualifying student. In the event that the
qualifying student leaves or withdraws from the school for any
reason prior to the end of the semester or school year and does
not re-enroll within thirty days, then the eligible school must
return a prorated amount of the grant to the scholarship funding
organization based on the number of days the qualifying student
was enrolled in the school during the semester or school year
within sixty days of the qualifying student's departure. An
'exceptional needs' child is defined as a child:
(1)
(a) who has been
evaluated in accordance with South Carolina's evaluation
criteria, as set forth in S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 43-243.1, and
determined eligible as a child with a disability who needs
special education and related services, in accordance with the
requirements of Section 300.8 of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act; or
(b)
who has been diagnosed within the last three
years by a licensed speech-language pathologist, psychiatrist,
or medical, mental health, psycho-educational, or other
comparable licensed healthcare provider as having a
neurodevelopmental disorder; a substantial sensory or physical
impairment (such as deaf, blind, or orthopedic disability); or
some other disability or acute or chronic condition that
significantly impedes the student's ability to learn and succeed
in school without specialized instructional and associated
supports and services tailored to the child's unique needs;
and
(2)
the child's parents or legal guardian believes that
the services provided by the school district of legal residence
do not sufficiently meet the needs of the child.
(D)
(1) (a) The tax
credits authorized by subsection (B) may not exceed cumulatively
a total of eight million dollars for contributions made on
behalf of 'exceptional needs' students. If the Department of
Revenue determines that the total of such credits claimed by all
taxpayers exceeds this amount, it shall allow credits only up to
those amounts on a first come, first serve basis.
(b)
The department shall establish an
application process to determine the amount of credit available
to be claimed. The receipt of the application by the department
will determine priority for the credit. Subject to the
provisions of item (5), contributions must be made on or before
June 30, 2015, in order to claim the credit. The credit must be
claimed on the return for tax year that the contribution is
made.
(2)
A taxpayer may not claim more than sixty
percent of their total tax liability for the year in
contribution towards the tax credit authorized by subsection
(B). This credit is not refundable.
(3)
The Department of Revenue shall prescribe
the form and manner of proof required to obtain the credit
authorized by subsection (B). Also, the department shall
develop a method of informing taxpayers if either of the credit
limits are met at any time during the current fiscal year.
(4)
A person may claim a credit under subsection
(B) for contributions made between July 1, 2014 and June 30,
2015.
(E) A
corporation or entity entitled to a credit under subsection (B)
may not convey, assign, or transfer the deduction or credit
authorized by this section to another entity unless all of the
assets of the entity are conveyed, assigned, or transferred in
the same transaction.
(F)
Except as otherwise provided, neither the Department of
Education, the Department of Revenue, nor any other state agency
may regulate the educational program of an independent school
that accepts students receiving scholarship grants pursuant to
this proviso.
(G)
(1) The Education Oversight Committee,
as established in Chapter 6, Title 59, is responsible for
determining if an eligible school meets the criteria established
by subsection (A)(6), and shall publish an approved list of such
schools meeting this criteria below. For this purpose, it also
shall promulgate regulations further enumerating the specifics
of this criteria. In performing this function, the Education
Oversight Committee shall establish an advisory committee made
up of not more than nine members including parents, and
representatives of independent schools and independent school
associations. The advisory committee shall provide
recommendations to the Education Oversight Committee on the
content of these regulations and any other matters requested by
the Education Oversight Committee.
(2)
(a) By the first day of
August for the current fiscal year, the Education Oversight
Committee, on its website available to the general public, shall
provide a list with addresses and telephone numbers of nonprofit
scholarship funding organizations in good standing which provide
grants under this proviso, and a list of approved independent
schools which accept grants for eligible students and which in
its determination are in compliance with the requirements of
subsection (A)(6).
(b)
Student test scores, by category, on
national achievement or state standardized tests, or both, for
all grades tested and administered by an eligible school
receiving or entitled to receive scholarship grants under this
proviso must be transmitted to the Education Oversight Committee
which in turn shall publish this information on its website with
the most recent scores by category included.
(3)
Any independent school not determined to be
an eligible school under the provisions of this proviso may seek
review by filing a request for a contested case hearing with the
Administrative Law Court in accordance with the court's rules of
procedure.
(4)
The Education Oversight Committee, after
consultation with its nine-member advisory committee, may exempt
an independent school having students with exceptional needs who
receive scholarship grants pursuant to this proviso from the
curriculum requirements of subsection (A)(6)(d).
(H)
(1) Every nonprofit scholarship
funding organization providing grants under subsection (C),
shall cause an outside auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive
financial audit of its operations in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles and shall furnish the same within
thirty days of its completion and acceptance to the Secretary of
State and Department of Revenue which must be made available by
them on their website for public review. The audit must also
document, at a minimum, the total number of grants awarded, the
total amount of each grant, and the names of the eligible
schools receiving grants on behalf of the eligible students.
(2)
Every independent school accepting grants
for eligible students shall cause to be conducted a compliance
audit by an outside entity or auditing firm examining its
compliance with the provisions of this proviso, and shall
furnish the same within thirty days of its completion and
acceptance to the Secretary of State and Department of Revenue
which must be made available by them on their website for public
review.
(3)
A nonprofit scholarship funding organization
may transfer funds to another nonprofit scholarship funding
organization, especially in the event that the organization
cannot distribute the funds in a timely manner or if the
organization ceases to exist. None of the funds that are
transferred by one nonprofit scholarship funding organization to
another may be considered by the former organization when
calculating its administrative expenses. (A) As
used in this paragraph:
(1)
'Eligible school' means an independent
school including those religious in nature, other than a public
school, at which the compulsory attendance requirements of
Section 59-65-10 may be met, that:
(a)
offers a general education to primary or
secondary school students;
(b)
does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, or national origin;
(c)
is located in this State;
(d)
has an educational curriculum that includes
courses set forth in the state's diploma requirements and where
the students attending are administered national achievement or
state standardized tests, or both, at progressive grade levels
to determine student progress;
(e)
has school facilities that are subject to
applicable federal, state, and local laws; and
(f)
is a member in good standing of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools, the South Carolina
Association of Christian Schools, or the South Carolina
Independent Schools Association.
(2)
'Exceptional needs child' means a child:
(a)
(i) who has been
evaluated in accordance with this State's evaluation criteria,
as set forth in S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 43-243.1, and determined
eligible as a child with a disability who needs special
education and related services, in accordance with the
requirements of Section 300.8 of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act; or
(ii)
who has been diagnosed within the last three
years by a licensed speech-language pathologist, psychiatrist,
or medical, mental health, psychoeducational, or other
comparable licensed health care provider as having a
neurodevelopmental disorder, a substantial sensory or physical
impairment such as deaf, blind, or orthopedic disability, or
some other disability or acute or chronic condition that
significantly impedes the student's ability to learn and succeed
in school without specialized instructional and associated
supports and services tailored to the child's unique needs;
or
(b)
who is or was, a resident at a Child Caring
Facility, Foster Home, or Residential Group Care Home as defined
by Section 63-1-40; and
(c)
the child's parents or legal guardian
believes that the services provided by the school district of
legal residence do not sufficiently meet the needs of the
child.
(3)
'Independent school' means a school, other
than a public school, at which the compulsory attendance
requirements of Section 59-65-10 may be met and that does not
discriminate based on the grounds of race, color, religion, or
national origin.
(4)
'Nonprofit scholarship funding organization'
means a charitable organization that:
(a)
is exempt from federal tax pursuant to
Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code by being listed as
an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code;
(b)
allocates, after its first year of
operation, at least ninety-seven percent, but not more than
$200,000 of its annual contributions and gross revenue received
during a particular year to provide grants for tuition to
children enrolled in an eligible school meeting the criteria of
this paragraph, and incurs administrative expenses annually,
after its first year of operation, of not more than three
percent of its annual contributions and revenue for a particular
year;
(c)
allocates all of its funds used for grants
on an annual basis to children who are exceptional needs
students;
(d)
does not provide grants solely for the
benefit of one school, and if the Department determines that the
nonprofit scholarship funding organization is providing grants
to one particular school, the tax credit allowed by this
paragraph may be disallowed;
(e)
does not have as a volunteer, contractor,
consultant, fundraiser or member of its governing board any
parent, legal guardian, or member of their immediate family who
has a child or ward who is currently receiving or has received a
scholarship grant authorized by this paragraph from the
organization within one year of the date the parent, legal
guardian, or member of their immediate family became a board
member;
(f)
does not have as a member of its governing
board or an employee, volunteer, contractor, consultant, or
fundraiser who has been convicted of a felony;
(g)
does not release personally identifiable
information pertaining to students or donors or use information
collected about donors, students or schools for financial gain;
and
(h)
must not place conditions on schools
enrolling students receiving scholarships to limit the ability
of the schools to enroll students accepting grants from other
nonprofit scholarship funding organizations.
(5)
'Parent' means the natural or adoptive
parent or legal guardian of a child.
(6)
'Person' means an individual, partnership,
corporation, or other similar entity.
(7)
'Qualifying student' means a student who is
an exceptional needs child, a South Carolina resident, and who
is eligible to be enrolled in a South Carolina secondary or
elementary public school at the kindergarten or later year level
for the applicable school year.
(8)
'Resident public school district' means the
public school district in which a student resides.
(9)
'Transportation' means transportation to and
from school only.
(10)
'Tuition' means the total amount of money
charged for the cost of a qualifying student to attend an
independent school including, but not limited to, fees for
attending the school, textbook fees, and school-related
transportation.
(11)
'Department' means the Department of
Revenue.
(B) (1)
A person is entitled to a tax credit against
income taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 6, Title 12, or bank
taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 11, Title 12 for the amount of
cash and the monetary value of any publicly traded securities
the person contributes to a nonprofit scholarship funding
organization up to the limits of this paragraph if:
(a)
the contribution is used to provide grants
for tuition to exceptional needs children enrolled in eligible
schools who qualify for these grants under the provisions of
this paragraph; and
(b)
the person does not designate a specific
child or school as the beneficiary of the contribution.
(2)
An individual is entitled to a refundable
tax credit against income taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 6,
Title 12, or bank taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 11, Title 12
for the amount of cash and the monetary value of any publicly
traded securities, not exceeding ten thousand dollars per child,
the individual contributes as tuition for exceptional needs
children within their custody or care and enrolled in eligible
schools who qualify for these grants under the provisions of
this paragraph. However, if a child within the care and custody
of an individual receives a tuition scholarship from a nonprofit
scholarship funding organization, then the individual may only
claim a credit equal to the difference of ten thousand dollars
and the amount of the scholarship.
(C)
Grants may be awarded by a scholarship funding
organization in an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars or
the total cost of tuition, whichever is less, for qualifying
students with exceptional needs to attend an independent school.
Before awarding any grant, a scholarship funding organization
must receive written documentation from the parent documenting
that the qualifying student is an exceptional needs child. Upon
approving the application, the scholarship funding organization
must issue a check to the eligible school in the name of the
qualifying student. In the event that the qualifying student
leaves or withdraws from the school for any reason before the
end of the semester or school year and does not reenroll within
thirty days, then the eligible school must return a prorated
amount of the grant to the scholarship funding organization
based on the number of days the qualifying student was enrolled
in the school during the semester or school year within sixty
days of the qualifying student's departure.
(D) (1)
(a) The tax credits
authorized by subsection (B) may not exceed cumulatively a total
of eight million dollars for contributions made on behalf of
exceptional needs students. The cumulative maximum total for
credits authorized by subsections (B)(1) and (B)(2) may not
exceed four million dollars each. If the department determines
that the total of such credits claimed by all taxpayers exceeds
either limit amount, it shall allow credits only up to those
amounts on a first come, first served basis.
(b)
The department shall establish an
application process to determine the amount of credit available
to be claimed. The receipt of the application by the department
shall determine priority for the credit. Subject to the
provisions of item (5), contributions must be made on or before
June 30, 2016, in order to claim the credit. The credit must be
claimed on the return for the tax year that the contribution is
made.
(2)
A taxpayer may not claim more than sixty
percent of their total tax liability for the year in
contribution towards the tax credit authorized by subsection
(B)(1). This credit is not refundable.
(3)
If a taxpayer deducts the amount of the
contribution on the taxpayer's federal return and claims the
credit allowed by this paragraph, then the taxpayer must add
back the amount of the deduction for purposes of South Carolina
income taxes.
(4)
The department shall prescribe the form and
manner of proof required to obtain the credit authorized by
subsection (B). Also, the department shall develop a method of
informing taxpayers if the credit limit is met at any time
during Fiscal Year 2015-16.
(5)
A person only may claim a credit pursuant to
subsection (B) for contributions made between July 1, 2015 and
June 30, 2016.
(E)
A corporation or entity entitled to a credit
under subsection (B) may not convey, assign, or transfer the
credit authorized by this paragraph to another entity unless all
of the assets of the entity are conveyed, assigned, or
transferred in the same transaction.
(F)
Except as otherwise provided, neither the
Department of Education, the Department of Revenue, nor any
other state agency may regulate the educational program of an
independent school that accepts students receiving scholarship
grants pursuant to this paragraph.
(G) (1)
By August 1, 2015, each independent school
must apply to the Education Oversight Committee to be considered
an eligible institution for which it may receive contributions
from a nonprofit scholarship funding organization for which the
tax credit allowed by this paragraph is allowed. The Education
Oversight Committee, as established in Chapter 6, Title 59, is
responsible for determining if an eligible school meets the
criteria established by subsection (A)(1), and shall publish an
approved list of such schools meeting the criteria. If an
independent school does not apply to be an eligible school, the
independent school may not be published as an approved school,
and contributions to that school shall not be allowed for
purposes of the credit allowed by this paragraph. The Education
Oversight Committee must publish the approved list of schools on
its website by September first of each year, and the list must
include their names, addresses, telephone numbers, and if
available, website addresses. Also, the score reports and
audits received by the Education Oversight Committee pursuant to
items (2)(b) and (c) must be published with the list. The
Education Oversight Committee shall summarize or redact the
score reports if necessary to prevent the disclosure of
personally identifiable information. For this purpose, it also
shall promulgate regulations further enumerating the specifics
of this criteria. In performing this function, the Education
Oversight Committee shall establish an advisory committee made
up of not more than nine members including parents, and
representatives of independent schools and independent school
associations. The advisory committee shall provide
recommendations to the Education Oversight Committee on the
content of these regulations and any other matters requested by
the Education Oversight Committee.
(2)
An independent school's application for
consideration as an eligible institution must contain:
(a)
the number and total amount of grants
received from each nonprofit scholarship funding organization in
the preceding fiscal year;
(b)
Student test scores, by category, on
national achievement or state standardized tests, or both, for
all grades tested and administered by the school receiving or
entitled to receive scholarship grants pursuant to this
paragraph in the previous fiscal year;
(c)
a copy of a compilation, review, or
compliance audit of the organization's financial statements,
conducted by a certified public accounting firm; and
(d)
a certification by the independent school
that it meets the definition of an eligible school as that term
is defined in subsection (A)(1) and that the report is true,
accurate, and complete under penalty of perjury in accordance
with Section 16-9-10.
(3)
Any independent school not determined to be
an eligible school pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph
may seek review by filing a request for a contested case hearing
with the Administrative Law Court in accordance with the court's
rules of procedure.
(4)
The Education Oversight Committee, after
consultation with its nine-member advisory committee, may exempt
an independent school having students with exceptional needs who
receive scholarship grants pursuant to this paragraph from the
curriculum requirements of subsection (A)(1)(d).
(H) (1)
By August first of each year, each nonprofit
scholarship funding organization must apply to the Department to
be considered an eligible organization for which its
contributors are allowed the tax credit allowed by this
paragraph. If a nonprofit scholarship funding organization does
not apply, the organization may not be published as an approved
organization, and contributions to that organization shall not
be allowed for purposes of the credit allowed by this paragraph.
A nonprofit scholarship funding organization's application must
contain:
(a)
the number and total amount of grants issued
to eligible schools in the preceding fiscal year;
(b)
for each grant issued to an eligible school
in the preceding fiscal year, the identity of the school and the
amount of the grant;
(c)
an itemization and detailed explanation of
any fees or other revenues obtained from or on behalf of any
eligible schools;
(d)
a copy of the organization's Form 990 or
other comparable federal submission that indicates the
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code under which the
organization has been granted exempt status for purposes of
federal taxation;
(e)
a copy of a compilation, review, or audit of
the organization's financial statements, conducted by a
certified public accounting firm;
(f)
the criteria and eligibility requirements
for scholarship awards; and
(g)
a certification by the organization that it
meets the definition of a nonprofit scholarship funding
organization as that term is defined in subsection (A)(4) and
that the report is true, accurate, and complete under penalty of
perjury in accordance with Section 16-9-10.
(2)
By receiving the application materials and
approving the organization as an eligible organization pursuant
to item (1), the department is not determining that the
organization meets all of the requirements of a qualified
nonprofit scholarship funding organization and the organization
remains subject to examination as provided for pursuant to
subsection (I).
(3)
The department has authority to disclose the
names of qualifying nonprofit scholarship funding organizations
to the Education Oversight Committee. The department also may
disclose to the Education Oversight Committee the names of
organizations that applied but were not qualified by the
department and those organizations whose eligibility has been
revoked in accordance with subsection (I)(2), as well as the
reason the application of the organization was not accepted or
the reason its qualification was revoked.
(4)
By September first of each year, the
Education Oversight Committee must publish on its website a list
of all qualifying nonprofit scholarship funding organizations,
provided by the department, to include their names, addresses,
telephone numbers, and if available, website addresses. Also,
the results of the audit required by item (1)(e) must be
published with the list.
(I) (1)
The department has authority to oversee,
audit, and examine the nonprofit scholarship funding
organizations, including determining whether the nonprofit
scholarship funding organization is being operated in a manner
consistent with the requirements for an IRC Section 501(c)(3)
organization or is in compliance with any other provision of
this paragraph.
(2)
(a) If at any time
during the year, the department has evidence, through audit or
otherwise, that a nonprofit scholarship funding organization is
not being operated in a manner consistent with the requirements
for operating an IRC Section 501(c)(3) organization or is not in
compliance with any other provision of this paragraph, the
department may immediately revoke the organization's
participation in the program and must notify the organization
and the Education Oversight Committee in writing of the
revocation.
(b)
Notice of Revocation may be provided to the
organization by personal delivery to the organization, by first
class mail to the last known address of the organization, or by
other means reasonably designed to provide notice to the
organization.
(c)
Any donations made following the date the
notice of revocation is received by the organization or in the
case of delivery by mail ten days after the notice of revocation
was mailed, will not qualify for the credit and the donated
funds must be returned to the donor by the organization. This
paragraph shall not limit the department's authority to deny any
tax credit or other benefit provided by this paragraph if the
circumstances warrant.
(d)
(i) Within thirty days
after the day on which the organization is notified of the
revocation, the organization may request a contested hearing
before the Administrative Law Court. Within thirty days after a
request for a contested case hearing is received by the
Administrative Law Court, an administrative law judge shall hold
the contested case hearing and determine whether the revocation
was reasonable under the circumstances. The department has the
burden of proof of showing that the revocation was reasonable
under the circumstances. The revocation is 'reasonable' if the
department has some credible evidence to believe that the
organization is not being operated in a manner consistent with
the requirements for operating an IRC Section 501(c)(3)
organization or is not in compliance with any other provision of
this paragraph. The decision made by the administrative law
judge is final and conclusive and may not be reviewed by any
court. If the organization does not request a contested case
hearing within thirty days of the immediate revocation, the
revocation shall become permanent.
(ii)
If the administrative law judge determines
that the revocation was reasonable, the administrative law judge
shall remand the case to the department to issue a department
determination for permanent revocation within the time period
determined by the judge. The organization may appeal this
department determination in accordance with Section 12-60-460.
At the contested case hearing on the department determination,
the parties can raise new issues and arguments in addition to
those issues and arguments previously presented at the
revocation hearing.
(iii)
If the administrative law judge determines
that immediate revocation is not reasonable, the revocation
shall be lifted and the organization may resume accepting
donations and award scholarships hereunder. The department may
still issue a department determination in accordance with
Section 12-60-450(E)(2).
(iv)
If at any time during the process, the
department believes the organization is in compliance, the
department, in its sole discretion, may reinstate the
organization and notify the Education Oversight Committee.
(v)
Following the permanent revocation of a
nonprofit scholarship funding organization, the Education
Oversight Committee has the authority to oversee the transfer of
donated funds of the revoked organization to other nonprofit
scholarship funding organizations.
(J) A
nonprofit scholarship funding organization may transfer funds to
another nonprofit scholarship funding organization, especially
in the event that the organization cannot distribute the funds
in a timely manner or if the organization ceases to exist. None
of the funds that are transferred by one nonprofit scholarship
funding organization to another may be considered by the former
organization when calculating its administrative expenses.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB,
Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 362, paragraph 1.74
(Reading Coaches), line 22, after "expenditures" by
inserting:
/, except for districts that either are currently, or in
the prior fiscal year, were paying for reading coaches with
local funds/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 363, paragraph 1.74 (Reading
Coaches), line 5, after "assignment," by
inserting:
/ must not serve as an administrator, /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 363, paragraph 1.74 (Reading
Coaches), line 9, by striking /Fiscal Year
2014-15 the 2016-17 school year/ and
inserting /Fiscal Year 2014-15
2015-16 /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 363, paragraph 1.74 (Reading Coaches), line 14, by striking /2014-15/ and inserting /2015-16/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 364, paragraph 1.74 (Reading
Coaches), after line 2, by inserting:
/ (J) For Fiscal
Year 2015-16, if increased funding for reading coaches is not
sufficient to provide additional reading coaches at each
elementary school then the funding must be targeted to the areas
of greatest need based on the number of students substantially
failing to demonstrate reading proficiency as indicated on the
prior year's state assessment./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 367, paragraph 1.90 (Teacher And Principal Evaluation Exemption), lines 17-19, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 367, after line 31, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE: Data Maintenance and
Collection) For the current fiscal year and from the funds
appropriated to the department for the collection and
maintenance of data, personally identifiable information of
teacher candidates and teachers collected and maintained by the
Department of Education shall be treated as personnel records
and shall not be subject to public disclosure./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 367, after line 31, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE: Teacher Employment) Of the
funds appropriated in the current fiscal year, a local school
district superintendent or his designee shall provide a teacher
with notice of dismissal and an opportunity for a hearing before
the local board or its designee. Further, a local board may
authorize a South Carolina licensed, practicing attorney to
serve as hearing officer to conduct a hearing on the matter and
make a report of its recommendations to the board within 45 days
after receipt of notice of appeal. A hearing officer may not be
a member of the board or an employee of the district. If the
board designates a hearing officer, the report and
recommendations of the hearing officer must be presented to the
board in the form of a written order. In considering the report
and recommendations, the board must have available to it the
exhibits presented at the hearing and shall permit limited oral
argument on behalf of the district and the teacher, allowing
each party thirty minutes to present its respective argument.
The board shall uphold the decision of the hearing officer if
the evidence shows good and just cause for dismissal. The board
shall issue a decision affirming or withdrawing the notice of
suspension or dismissal within thirty days. The decision of the
board may be appealed to the circuit court./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-EIA, page 374 paragraph 1A.15 (School
Districts and Special Schools Flexibility), line 33, by
inserting at the end:
/Nothing in this proviso shall be interpreted as
prohibiting the State Board of Education to exercise its
authority to grant waivers under Regulation 43-261./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EIA, page 394, paragraph 1A.74
(Project Read), line 22, by inserting at the end:
/The department may set accountability guidelines to
ensure that funds are spent in accordance with the
proviso./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EIA, page 394, after line 22, by
adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE-EIA: Reading Coaches) (A)
Funds appropriated for Reading Coaches must be allocated to
school districts by the Department of Education as follows:
(1)
for each elementary
school in which twenty percent or more of the students scored
Not Met on the reading and research test in the most recent year
for which such data are available, the school district shall be
eligible to receive the lesser of either up to $62,730 or the
actual cost of salary and benefits for a full-time reading
coach; and
(2)
for each elementary
school in which fewer than twenty percent of the students scored
Not Met on the reading and research test during the same period,
the school district shall be eligible to receive the lesser of
either up to $31,365 or fifty percent of the actual cost of
salary and benefits for a full-time reading coach. A school
district must provide local support for state funds provided
under this paragraph. School districts may use existing local
funds currently used for reading assistance as the local
support.
(B)
By accepting these funds, a school district
warrants that they will not be used to supplant existing school
district expenditures, except for districts that either are
currently, or in the prior fiscal year, were paying for reading
coaches with local funds. A district may, however, assign a
reading coach to a primary school rather than to the elementary
school to improve the early literacy skills of young
children.
(C) Funds
appropriated for Reading Coaches are intended to be used to
provide elementary schools with reading coaches, who shall serve
as job-embedded, stable resources for professional development
throughout schools in order to generate improvement in reading
and literacy instruction and student achievement. Reading
coaches shall support and provide initial and ongoing
professional development to teachers based on an analysis of
student assessment and the provision of differentiated
instruction and intensive intervention. The reading coach
shall:
(1)
model effective
instructional strategies for teachers by working weekly with
students in whole, and small groups, or individually;
(2)
facilitate study
groups;
(3)
train teachers in data
analysis and using data to differentiated instruction;
(4)
coaching and mentoring
colleagues;
(5)
work with teachers to
ensure that research-based reading programs are implemented with
fidelity;
(6)
work with all teachers
(including content area and elective areas) at the school they
serve, and help prioritize time for those teachers, activities,
and roles that will have the greatest impact on student
achievement, namely coaching and mentoring in the
classrooms;
(7)
help lead and support
reading leadership teams; and
(8)
The reading coach must
not be assigned a regular classroom teaching assignment, must
not serve as an administrator, must not perform administrative
functions that deter from the flow of improving reading
instruction and reading performance of students and must not
devote a significant portion of his or her time to administering
or coordinating assessments.
(D) No
later than February 1, 2016, the Department of Education must
publish guidelines that define the minimum qualifications for a
reading coach for Fiscal Year 2015-16. These guidelines must
deem any licensed/certified teacher qualified if, at a minimum,
he or she:
(1)
holds a bachelor's
degree or higher and an add-on endorsement for literacy coach or
literacy specialist,
(2)
holds a bachelor's
degree or higher and is actively pursuing the literacy coach or
literacy specialist endorsement; or
(3)
holds a master's degree
or higher in reading or a closely related field.
Within these guidelines, the
Department of Education must also establish a process for Fiscal
Year 2015-16 through which an elementary school may be permitted
to use some or all of the allocation granted under subsection
(A) in order to obtain in-school reading coaching services from
a department-approved consultant or vendor, in the event that
the school is not successful in identifying and directly
employing a qualified candidate. The provisions of subsection
(A), including the local support requirements, shall also apply
to any allocations made pursuant to this paragraph.
(E)
The Department of Education must develop
procedures for monitoring the use of funds appropriated for
Reading Coaches to ensure they are applied to their intended
uses and are not redirected for other purposes. The Department
of Education may receive up to $100,000 of the funds
appropriated for Reading Coaches in order to implement this
program, provided that this allocation does not exceed the
department's actual costs.
(F)
Prior to the close of the current fiscal
year, any remaining funds for Reading Coaches, but no more than
$5,000,000, shall be distributed by the Department of Education
among the school districts containing elementary or primary
schools that were eligible for and which elected to receive
funding under subsection (A)(1) of this proviso; these funds
shall be distributed in proportion to these districts' relative
shares of students who scored Not Met on the research and
reading test in the most recent year for which such data are
available. Funds distributed under this subsection must be used
exclusively to support reading related professional development
opportunities for teachers that lead to the literacy add-on
endorsement.
(G) The
Department of Education shall require:
(1)
any school district
receiving funding under subsection (A) to identify the name and
qualifications of the supported reading coach; as well as the
school in which the coach is assigned along with the rationale
for how the school selection was made; and
(2)
any school district
receiving funding under subsection (F) to account for the
specific amounts and uses of such funds.
(H) With
the data reported by the school districts, the department shall
report by January fifteenth of the current fiscal year on the
hiring of and assignment of reading coaches by school and on the
expenditure of professional development funds for opportunities
for teachers to earn the literacy endorsement. The department
shall also report the amount of funds that will be carried
forward.
(I)
Funds appropriated for Reading Coaches shall
be retained and carried forward to be used for the same purpose
but may not be flexed.
(J)
For Fiscal Year 2015-16, if increased
funding for reading coaches is not sufficient to provide
additional reading coaches at each elementary school then the
funding must be targeted to the areas of greatest need based on
the number of students substantially failing to demonstrate
reading proficiency as indicated on the prior year's state
assessment./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EIA, page 394, after line 22, by
adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE-EIA: Digital Instructional
Materials) The Department of Education shall create an
instructional materials list composed of those items (print
and/or digital) that have received State Board of Education
approval through the normal adoption process. The department
shall continue to work with the publishers of instructional
materials to ensure that districts who wish to receive both the
digital version and class sets of textbooks may be awarded that
option. Funds appropriated for the purchase of textbooks and
other instructional materials may be used for reimbursing school
districts to offset the costs of refurbishing science kits on
the state-adopted textbook inventory, purchasing new kits from
the central textbook depository, or a combination of
refurbishment and purchase. The refurbishing cost of kits may
not exceed the cost of the state-adopted refurbishing kits plus
a reasonable amount for shipping and handling. Costs for staff
development, personnel costs, equipment, or other costs
associated with refurbishing kits on state inventory are not
allowable costs. Funds provided for Instructional Materials may
be carried forward from the prior fiscal year into the current
fiscal year to be expended for the same purposes by the
department, school districts, and special schools. These funds
are not subject to flexibility. Digital Instructional Materials
shall include the digital equivalent of materials and
devices./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 394, paragraph 3.1 (Audit), lines 29 and 36 and page 395, line 4, by striking: /August/ and inserting: /October/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3,
LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 394, paragraph 3.1 (Audit),
line 30, after "years." by inserting:
/The annual verification and audit shall be funded from
the funds appropriated to or authorized for the Commission on
Higher Education and the commission shall not assess a fee or
charge institutions of higher learning for performing this
function./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3,
LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 394, paragraph 3.1 (Audit),
lines 32-33, by striking the lines in their entirety and
inserting:
/Committee, and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee by October 1 each year summarizing, by institution,
how lottery funds were expended in the prior fiscal year, issues
and concerns as well as institution responses to those issues
and concerns discovered as a result of the commission's
verification and/or audit activity during the prior fiscal year,
if any. In addition, by January 15, 2016, the commission shall
provide the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the
Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee a detailed
estimate of the cost for the commission to establish a statewide
state scholarship and grant tracking system for
students./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3,
LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 399, paragraph 3.6 (FY 2015-16
Lottery Funding), lines 31-35, page 400, lines 1-36, page 401,
lines 1-35, by striking the proviso in its entirety and
inserting:
/ 3.6. (LEA: FY
2015-16 Lottery Funding) There is appropriated from the
Education Lottery Account for the following education purposes
and programs and funds for these programs and purposes shall be
transferred by the Executive Budget Office as directed below.
These appropriations must be used to supplement and not supplant
existing funds for education.
The Executive Budget Office
is directed to prepare the subsequent Lottery Expenditure
Account detail budget to reflect the appropriations of the
Education Lottery Account as provided in this section.
All Education Lottery Account
revenue shall be carried forward from the prior fiscal year into
the current fiscal year including any interest earnings, which
shall be used to support the appropriations contained below.
For Fiscal Year 2015-16
certified net lottery proceeds and investment earnings and any
other proceeds identified by this provision are appropriated as
follows:
(1)
Commission on Higher
Education and
State
Board for Technical and
Comprehensive Education--Tuition
Assistance $
47,400,000;
(2)
Commission on Higher
Education--LIFE
Scholarships as provided in Chapter
149,
Title 59 $
171,896,844;
(3)
Commission on Higher
Education--HOPE
Scholarships as provided in Section
59-150-370 $
8,565,373;
(4)
Commission on Higher
Education--
Palmetto
Fellows Scholarships as
provided
in Section 59-104-20 $
38,691,990;
(5)
Commission on Higher
Education--
Need-Based Grants $
13,000,000;
(6)
Department of
Education--K-12
Technology Initiative $
18,870,793; and
(7)
South Carolina State
University $
2,500,000.
Fiscal Year 2015-16 funds
appropriated to the Commission on Higher Education for Tuition
Assistance must be distributed to the technical colleges and
two-year institutions as provided in Section 59-150-360.
Annually the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive
Education and the Commission on Higher Education shall develop
the Tuition Assistance distribution of funds.
The funds appropriated above
for South Carolina State University shall be utilized by the
Interim Board of Trustees for administrative functions of the
interim board and for any other purpose deemed necessary by the
interim board.
The provisions of Section
2-75-30 of the 1976 Code regarding the aggregate amount of
funding provided for the Centers of Excellence Matching
Endowment are suspended for the current fiscal year.
The Commission on Higher
Education is authorized to temporarily transfer funds between
appropriated line items in order to ensure the timely receipt of
scholarships and tuition assistance. It is the goal of the
General Assembly to fund the Tuition Assistance program at such
a level to support at least $996 per student per term for full
time students.
Fiscal Year 2015-16 net
lottery proceeds and investment earnings in excess of the
certified net lottery proceeds and investment earnings for this
period are appropriated and must be used to ensure that all
LIFE, HOPE, and Palmetto Fellows Scholarships for Fiscal Year
2015-16 are fully funded.
If the lottery revenue
received for Fiscal Year 2015-16 is less than the amounts
appropriated, the projects and programs receiving appropriations
for any such year shall have their appropriations reduced on a
pro rata basis, except that a reduction must not be applied to
the funding of LIFE, HOPE, and Palmetto Fellows
Scholarships.
The Commission on Higher
Education is authorized to use up to $260,000 of the funds
appropriated in this provision for LIFE, HOPE, and Palmetto
Fellows scholarships to provide the necessary level of program
support for the scholarship award process and to provide for a
Scholarship Compliance Auditor.
The Higher Education Tuition
Grants Commission is authorized to use up to $70,000 of the
funds appropriated in this provision for Tuition Grants to
provide the necessary level of program support for the grants
award process.
Funds appropriated to the
Department of Education for the K-12 Technology Initiative shall
be distributed to the public school districts of the state, the
special schools of the state and the South Carolina Public
Charter School District, per pupil, based on the previous year's
135-day average daily membership, according to the below
calculations: (1) For a school district with a poverty index of
less than 75: $35 per ADM; (2) For a school district with a
poverty index of at least 75 but no more than 85: $50 per ADM;
or (3) For a school district with a poverty index of 85 or
greater or a special school with no defined poverty index: $70
per ADM.
The Department of Education
may adjust the per-ADM rates for each of the three classes
defined above in order to conform to actual levels of student
attendance and available appropriations, provided that the
per-ADM rate for each class is adjusted by the same percentage.
Funds distributed to a school
district through the K-12 Technology Initiative may only be used
for the following purposes: (1) To improve external connections
to schools, with a goal of reaching at least 100 kilobits per
second, per student in each school by 2017; (2) To improve
internal connections within schools, with a goal of reaching at
least 1 megabit per second, per student in each school by 2017;
or (3) To develop or expand one-to-one computing initiatives.
A school district that has
achieved each of the above goals may submit a plan to the K-12
Technology Initiative Committee for permission to expend its
allocation on other technology-related uses; such permission
shall not be unreasonably withheld and the K-12 Technology
Committee must permit districts to appeal any process should a
district not receive approval and must provide technical
assistance to districts in developing plans should the district
request such.
Funds appropriated for the
K-12 Technology Initiative may not be used to supplant existing
school district expenditures on technology. By June 30, 2016,
each school district that receives funding through the K-12
Technology Initiative during Fiscal Year 2015-16 must provide
the K-12 Technology Initiative Committee with an itemized report
on the amounts and uses of these funds, using a form developed
by the Education Oversight Committee. In this report, a school
district must provide information on its efforts to obtain
reimbursements through the "E-Rate" Schools and
Libraries Program administered by the Universal Service
Administrative Company. Within its available resources, the
K-12 Technology Initiative Committee shall support school
districts' efforts to obtain these reimbursements.
For Fiscal Year 2015-16,
funds certified from unclaimed prizes are appropriated as
follows:
(1)
Department of Alcohol
and Other
Drug
Abuse Services--Gambling
Addiction Services $
50,000;
(2)
School for the Deaf and
the Blind--
Technology $
200,000;
(3)
Higher Education
Tuition Grants
Commission--Tuition Grants $
7,255,000;
(4)
Commission on Higher
Education--
National
Guard Tuition Repayment
Program
as provided in Section
59-111-75 $
4,545,000;
and
(5)
Commission on Higher
Education--
Higher
Education Excellence
Enhancement Program $
2,950,000.
If the lottery revenue
received from certified unclaimed prizes for Fiscal Year 2015-16
is less than the amounts appropriated, the projects and programs
receiving appropriations for any such year shall have their
appropriations reduced on a pro rata basis.
Any unclaimed prize funds
available in excess of the Board of Economic Advisors estimate
shall be appropriated as follows:
(1)
Department of
Education--School
Buses
$ 6,000,000;
and
(2)
Department of
Education--
Instructional Materials $
6,000,000.
For Fiscal Year 2015-16, net
lottery proceeds and investment earnings realized in the prior
fiscal year above the amount needed to fund the appropriations
in this provision are appropriated as follows in priority
order:
(1)
Commission on Higher
Education and
State
Board for Technical and
Comprehensive Education--Tuition
Assistance $
3,700,000;
(2)
Tuitions Grants
Commission--Tuition
Grants
$ 1,003,764;
(3)
State Board for
Technical and
Comprehensive Education--Workforce
Scholarships and Grants $
5,000,000;
(4)
Department of
Education--K-12
Technology Initiative $
10,418,183;
(5) Department of
Education--School
Buses
$ 9,850,000;
(6)
Commission on Higher
Education--
Higher
Education Excellence
Enhancement Program $
1,028,053;
and
(7)
Commission on Higher
Education--
Technology-Public Four-Year
Institutions, Two-Year Institutions,
and
State Technical Colleges $
5,000,000.
Of the funds appropriated to
institutions of higher learning entitled "Technology-Public
Four Year Institutions, Two Year Institutions, and State
Technical Colleges," each institution shall use the amount
appropriated only for technology repair and related technology
maintenance that is necessary to support an institution's
educational purpose.
Prior to the utilization of
these funds, institutions must certify to the Commission on
Higher Education, in a manner it prescribes, the extent to which
they have met this requirement.
Not later than 120 days after
the close of the fiscal year, the Commission on Higher Education
shall report to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and
the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the
utilization of this provision.
Funds not expended in the
prior fiscal year may be carried forward into the current fiscal
year and utilized for the same purpose, subject to certification
from the Commission on Higher Education they continue to meet
the requirement of this provision.
For Fiscal Year 2015-16, net
lottery proceeds and investment earnings realized in the prior
fiscal year above the amount needed to fund the appropriations
in this provision are appropriated as follows on a pro-rata
basis:
(1)
Department of
Education--School
Buses
$ 4,000,000;
(2)
Commission on Higher
Education--
Maintenance-Critical Care and
Replacement (1:1 Match) $
3,000,000; and
(3)
State Library--Aid to
County Libraries $
2,000,000.
Of the funds appropriated in
sub item (2) above for the Commission on Higher
Education--Maintenance-Critical Care and Replacement (1:1
Match), each institution shall use the amount appropriated only
for critical repair and related maintenance and/or other
critical equipment and systems repair and maintenance that are
necessary for the safe and efficient operation of an
institution's physical plant in its support of the institution's
educational purpose.
Funds must not be used for
new construction and may only be utilized by an institution to
the extent the funds are matched by the institution for
necessary repair and maintenance projects generally.
Matching funds exclude
supplemental, capital reserve, lottery, or non-recurring state
funds appropriated to an institution either in the current
fiscal year or from a prior fiscal year for repair and
maintenance or deferred maintenance projects.
Prior to the distribution of
these funds, institutions must certify to the Commission on
Higher Education, in a manner it prescribes, the extent to which
they have met this requirement, including the sources of funds
utilized to meet this requirement.
Not later than 120 days after
the close of the fiscal year, the Commission on Higher Education
shall report to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and
the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the
utilization of this provision.
Funds not expended in the
prior fiscal year may be carried forward into the current fiscal
year and utilized for the same purpose, subject to the matching
requirement. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3,
LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 402, after line 2, by adding
an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (LEA: Transfer for Veteran
Differential Reimbursement Fund) The Commission on Higher
Education is directed to transfer $3,000,000 of unexpended
National Guard Tuition Repayment Program funds carried forward
from the prior fiscal year to the Office of State Treasurer for
the College and University Out of State Veteran Tuition
Differential Reimbursement Fund./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 7,
JOHN DE LA HOWE SCHOOL, page 406, paragraph 7.6 (Educational,
Therapeutic Progress, and Other Financial Information), lines
1-36, and page 407, lines 1-3, by striking the lines in their
entirety and inserting:
/ 7.6. (JDLH:
Educational, Therapeutic Progress, and Other Financial
Information) For the current fiscal year, the John de la Howe
School shall provide information and data to the Education
Oversight Committee, the Office of the Inspector General, and
the Department of Education on a quarterly basis, as required,
to document the following for all programs and services offered
by the school:
(1)
student enrollment counts and data that
document what educational and therapeutic needs and
interventions each student at the school received in the prior
and current school years;
(a)
student counts shall be broken out to detail
students on campus during the day and the number of overnight
students requiring and receiving 24/7 supervision;
(b)
using this data a cost per student
calculation shall be reported with the calculation excluding
capital costs and the assumption day students are revenue
neutral unless documentation is provided to the contrary;
(2)
dates of enrollment and withdrawal of each
student; included with this data shall be a calculation showing
the average length of stay of students receiving 24/7
supervision and average enrollment for each month;
(3)
the district of residence for each student
enrolled at the school in the prior and current school
years;
(4)
evidence of the educational and therapeutic
progress being made by each student based on the school's
evidence based treatment model;
(5)
the number of staff employed that provide
direct and indirect services to students;
(6)
other financial expenses of the school;
and
(7)
any other data as identified by the
committee.
To protect the identity of
each student, unique student identifiers and not personally
identifiable information must be provided. The Education
Oversight Committee, the Office of the Inspector General, and
the Department of Education shall prescribe the reporting
measures to be followed by the school and shall report to the
Governor, to the Senate Finance Committee, and to the House Ways
and Means Committee by January 15, 2016, on recommendations for
improving services to students.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB,
Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 411, paragraph
11.29 (Abatements), lines 31-34, by striking the paragraph in
its entirety and inserting
/ 11.29. (CHE:
Abatements) By October 1st of each year, state supported
institutions of higher learning must submit to the Commission on
Higher Education, or its successor entity, the number of
out-of-state students during the prior fiscal year that received
abatement of rates pursuant to Section 59-112-70 of the 1976
Code. The report must include the geo-origin of the student,
class of the student, comprehensive listing of all financial
awards received by the student, number of semesters the student
has received the abated rate, as well as the athletic status of
the student. The report must also include the calculation
method used to determine the abatement amount awarded to
students./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 11,
COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 412, after line 35, by
adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (CHE: College and University Out of
State Veteran Tuition Differential Reimbursement Fund) Of the
funds appropriated to and/or authorized for the Commission on
Higher Education for the Out of State Veteran Tuition
Reimbursement, the Office of State Treasurer is directed to
establish a fund, separate and distinct from the general fund
and all other funds, entitled the College and University Out of
State Veteran Tuition Differential Reimbursement Fund. Any
funds appropriated and/or authorized in the current fiscal year
for this purpose must be deposited into the fund and interest
accrued by the fund must remain in the fund.
The purpose of the fund is to
reimburse public institutions of higher learning, as defined in
Section 59-103-5 of the 1976 Code, for revenue loss resulting
from the provisions of Section 59-112-50(C). By March 1, 2016,
a public institution of higher learning seeking a reimbursement
from this fund must submit an application to the Commission on
Higher Education to receive a reimbursement from the fund. The
total reimbursement to a public institution may not exceed the
difference between the amounts the institution would have
charged but for Section 59-112-50(C), and the amounts the
institution actually charged. The Commission on Higher
Education may require any proof it determines necessary to
verify the veracity of the application.
By June 15, 2016, the
Commission on Higher Education must distribute the funds to
those institutions that have applied pursuant to this provision.
In the event that the total requested and verified
reimbursements exceed the amount in the fund, the distribution
to each public institution shall be reduced pro rata based on
the institution's amount of verified reimbursements compared to
the total amount of verified reimbursements of all
institutions./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 19, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, page 413, paragraph 19.2 (Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee), lines 19-36, and page 414, lines 1-24 by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 19, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, page 414, paragraph 19.3 (Interim Governing Authority And Control), lines 25-35, and page 415, lines 1-30, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 425, paragraph 33.22 (Medicaid Accountability and Quality Improvement Initiative), line 36, by striking /2015/ and inserting /2016/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 426, paragraph 33.22 (Medicaid Accountability and Quality Improvement Initiative), line 8, after /$1,000,000/ by inserting: /, and the USC School of Medicine in the amount of $2,000,000/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 428, after line
6, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DHHS: Healthy Connections Prime
Participation) In the current fiscal year participation in
Healthy Connections Prime shall be limited to individuals who
affirmatively elect to participate until April 1, 2016, at which
time the department may begin passively enrolling
participants./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 432, paragraph 34.25 (Health Facility Monetary Penalties), line 8, by striking /2014-15/ and inserting /2015-16/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page ,
paragraph 34.46 (Abstinence-Until-Marriage Emerging Programs),
lines 11-12 by striking the lines in their entirety and
inserting:
/meeting the following requirements through a
competitive bid process to demonstrate an emerging
program/curricula that meets all of the
A-H Title V, Section 510 definition
definitions of Abstinence Education./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 437, paragraph 34.47 (Abstinence Until Marriage Evidence-Based Programs Funding), line 25 after /meet/ by inserting /all of/; and by striking /definition/ and inserting /definitions/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 439,
after line 17, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to
read:
/ (DHEC: Maternal Morbidity and
Mortality Review Committee) (A) From the funds appropriated to
or authorized for the Department of Health and Environmental
Control in Fiscal Year 2015-16, the department shall establish a
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee to review
maternal deaths and to develop strategies for the prevention of
maternal deaths. The committee must be multidisciplinary and
composed of members deemed appropriate by the department. The
committee also may review severe maternal morbidity. The
department may contract with an external organization to assist
in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating maternal mortality
information, organizing and convening meetings of the committee,
and performing other tasks as may be incident to these
activities, including providing the necessary data, information,
and resources to ensure successful completion of the ongoing
review required by this provision.
(B) The
committee shall:
(1)
identify maternal death cases, as defined as
a death within one year of pregnancy with a direct or indirect
causation related to the pregnancy or postpartum period;
(2)
review medical records and other relevant
data;
(3)
contact family members and other affected or
involved persons to collect additional data;
(4)
consult with relevant experts to evaluate
the records and data;
(5)
make determinations regarding the
preventability of maternal deaths;
(6)
develop recommendations for the prevention
of maternal deaths; and
(7)
disseminate findings and recommendations
pursuant to subsection (F).
(C) (1)
Health care providers and pharmacies
licensed pursuant to Title 40 shall provide reasonable access to
the committee to all relevant medical records associated with a
case under review by the committee.
(2)
A health care provider, health care
facility, or pharmacy providing access to medical records
pursuant to subsection (C) are not liable for civil damages or
subject to criminal or disciplinary action for good faith
efforts in providing the records.
(D) (1)
Information, records, reports, statements,
notes, memoranda, or other data collected pursuant to this
section are not admissible as evidence in any action of any kind
in any court or before another tribunal, board, agency, or
person. The information, records, reports, statements, notes,
memoranda, or other data must not be exhibited nor their
contents disclosed, in whole or in part, by an officer or a
representative of the department or another person, except as
necessary for the purpose of furthering the review of the
committee of the case to which they relate. A person
participating in a review may not disclose the information
obtained except in strict conformity with the review
project.
(2)
All information, records of interviews,
written reports, statements, notes, memoranda, or other data
obtained by the department, the committee, and other persons,
agencies, or organizations authorized by the department pursuant
to this provision are confidential.
(E) (1)
All proceedings and activities of the
committee, opinions of members of the committee formed as a
result of the proceedings and activities, and records obtained,
created, or maintained pursuant to this provision, including
records of interviews, written reports, and statements procured
by the department or another person, agency, or organization
acting jointly or under contract with the department in
connection with the requirements of this provision, are
confidential and are not subject to the provisions of Chapter 4,
Title 30 relating to open meetings or public records, or subject
to subpoena, discovery or introduction into evidence in any
civil or criminal proceeding. However, this provision must not
be construed to limit or restrict the right to discover or use
in any civil or criminal proceeding anything that is available
from another source and entirely independent of the committee's
proceedings.
(2)
Members of the committee must not be
questioned in a civil or criminal proceeding regarding the
information presented in or opinions formed as a result of a
meeting or communication of the committee. However, this
provision must not be construed to prevent a member of the
committee from testifying to information obtained independently
of the committee or which is public information.
(F)
Reports of aggregated non-individually identifiable data
for the previous calendar year must be compiled and disseminated
by January thirty first of the following year in an effort to
further study the causes and problems associated with maternal
deaths. Reports must be distributed to the General Assembly,
the Director of the Department of Health and Environmental
Control, health care providers and facilities, key governmental
agencies, and others necessary to reduce the maternal death
rate.
(G)
Members shall serve without compensation, and are
ineligible for the usual mileage, subsistence, and per diem
allowed by law for members of state boards, committees, and
commissions./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 38,
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, page 448, after line 11, by
adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DSS: Local Child Fatality Review
Committees) For Fiscal Year 2015-16, the Director of the
Department of Social Services shall create and fund Local Child
Fatality Review Committees (local committees) pursuant to the
authority granted in Sections 43-1-60(3), 43-1-80, and
63-7-910(E) of the 1976 Code to allow for the rapid and
expeditious review of reported child fatalities which come
within the investigative authority of the department. Each
local committee shall be composed of a board-certified child
abuse pediatrician and representatives from law enforcement, the
coroner's office, the Department of Social Services, public
health, the solicitor's office and, as necessary, healthcare
workers, mental health providers, educators, and the Children's
Advocacy Centers. The department is authorized to provide
reasonable compensation for board-certified child abuse
pediatricians serving on a Local Child Fatality Review
Committee. Local committees shall have access to information
and records maintained by a provider of medical care regarding a
child whose death is being reviewed by the local committee,
including information on prenatal care; all information and
records maintained by any state, county, or local government
agency, including, but not limited to, birth certificates, law
enforcement investigation data, county coroner or medical
examiner investigation data, parole and probation information
and records, and information and records of health agencies that
provided services to the child or family; and unfounded reports
of abuse or neglect made strictly confidential and whose
disclosure is otherwise prohibited by statute. Further, local
committees shall have the same authority as the State Child
Fatality Advisory Committee to obtain information as set forth
in Section 63-11-1970. The meetings, information obtained by,
reports prepared by, and testimony before the local committees
are confidential and protected from the Freedom of Information
Act, criminal and civil proceedings, and subpoenas to the same
extent as the State Child Fatality Advisory Committee as set
forth in Sections 63-11-1980 and 63-11-1990./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 60, PROSECUTION COORDINATION COMMISSION, page 463, paragraph 60.11 (Caseload Equalization Fund Distribution), lines 18-20, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 81, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING & REGULATION, page 484, paragraph 81.13 (Office of State Fire Marshal-Accident Response Fee Survey), lines 4-9, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 83,
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE, page 486, after line 17,
by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DEW: Late Fees) The Department of
Employment and Workforce shall not charge a late fee for any
quarterly forms filed not more than 10 days late for which there
is a zero balance due./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 84,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, page 487, after line 33, by adding
an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DOT: Project Priority List) From
the funds appropriated to the department, the Department of
Transportation Commission project priority lists, as required
under Act 114 of 2007, shall be published in a conspicuous place
on the department's website in a manner easily accessible
to the public. The priority lists shall be accompanied by the
associated engineering directives explaining the ranking process
and methodology for applying the commission approved
criteria./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 91, LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, page 490, paragraph 91.1 (Legislative Employee Designations), lines 9-10, by striking: /The House of Representatives shall maintain an internal record denoting permanent, temporary, interim, part-time temporary, and permanent part-time employees./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 91,
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, page 492, paragraph 91.14 (Additional
House Support Personnel), lines 18-20, by striking the paragraph
in its entirety and inserting:
/ 91.14. (LEG:
Additional House Support Personnel) From the funds
appropriated to the House of Representatives in Part IA,
$287,500 shall be dedicated for the administration and operation
of the Legislative Aide program pursuant to the policies and
procedures as determined by the House Operations and Management
Committee. The House Operations and Management
Committee shall determine procedures and policies for the
administration and operation of the Legislative Aide program and
the House Operations and Management Committee shall manage the
program. Appropriations to the House of Representatives in Part
IA shall fund the program./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 91, LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, page 494, paragraph 91.26 (Appropriations Bill), lines 11-13, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 91,
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, page 494, after line 13, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (LEG: Voting System Research
Committee) There is created a joint legislative committee,
entitled the "Joint Voting System Research Committee."
This committee shall be comprised of ten members of the General
Assembly, as follows:
(1)
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or
his designee;
(2)
the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
or his designee;
(3)
the Chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee, or his designee;
(4)
the Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee, or his designee;
(5)
the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary
Committee, or his designee;
(6)
the Chairman of the House Judiciary
Committee, or his designee;
(7)
the Majority Leader of the Senate, or his
designee;
(8)
the Majority Leader of the House of
Representatives or his designee;
(9)
the Minority Leader of the Senate, or his
designee; and
(10)
the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives or his designee.
In the event a designee is appointed they must be
selected from the membership of the General Assembly.
The committee shall identify
and evaluate current voting system technologies that meet the
standards established by Title 7 of the 1976 Code. The
committee shall issue a report which shall include, but is not
limited to, the following:
(1)
an evaluation of each form of voting system
technology considered by the committee, including costs,
usability, reliability, accessibility, ability to conduct random
audits of election results, and security matters related to
each, as well as any possible solutions to address any concerns
raised;
(2)
consideration of best practices established
by the United States Election Assistance Commission; and
(3)
an analysis as to which technology should be
implemented in South Carolina. This analysis shall include
costs to acquire and fully implement the recommended technology
for a statewide uniform voting system. The analysis must
include proposed milestones and success measures for
implementation.
The report shall be submitted
to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chairman of
the House Ways and Means Committee, the Chairman of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, and the Chairman of the House Judiciary
Committee no later than January 30, 2016, after which the
committee shall be dissolved.
Staff for the joint committee
shall be provided by the Senate Finance Committee, the House
Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and
the House Judiciary Committee. Members of the study committee
shall serve without compensation for per diem, mileage, and
subsistence. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 93,
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, page 501, paragraph 93.33
(Classification and Compensation System Study), line 30, by
striking the line in its entirety and inserting:
/shall enter into a contract to conduct an in-depth study
of the state's classification and compensation system. The
vendor must have/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 93,
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, page 501, paragraph 93.33
(Classification and Compensation System Study), line 34, by
striking the line in its entirety and inserting:
/(3) appropriate market comparisons
including, but not limited to, the private sector and local
governments;/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 93, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, page 501, paragraph 93.33 (Classification and Compensation System Study), line 35, by striking: /inequities/ and inserting: /disparities/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 93, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, page 502, paragraph 93.33 (Classification and Compensation System Study), line 1, after /tools/ by inserting: /including, but not limited to, the impact of the Teacher and Employee Retirement Incentive program/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 93,
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, page 502, after line 24, by adding
an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DOA: Sale of Port Royal) (A)
Within thirty days of the transfer of the real and personal
property at Port Royal to the Department of Administration
pursuant to Section 54-3-700 of the 1976 Code, from the funds
appropriated to the department, the department must order a new
appraisal for the property, which shall be the appraisal to
which Section 54-3-700(C)(3) applies. The appraisal must be
conducted in strict accordance with Section 54-3-700(D), and the
department, or the appraisal itself, must demonstrate that the
appraisal was conducted accordingly. Upon the completion of the
appraisal, the department must publish the appraisal, in its
entirety, on the website maintained by the department. Also,
the department shall make the appraisal available to any
interested party.
(B)
Beginning on the first day of the first
month beginning thirty days after the completion of the
appraisal, the department shall list the property for sale at
public auction. The auction shall close ninety days thereafter.
If the department is unable to close the sale of the property
to the highest qualifying bidder, the department must sell the
property to the second highest qualifying bidder if the bidder
is willing to close at the same bid amount. If the department
is unable to close the sale of the property to the second
highest qualifying bidder, the department shall continue this
process until it has exhausted all qualifying bidders. For
purposes of this section, a qualifying bid is a bid that meets
the requirements of Section 54-3-700(C)(3).
(C) Upon the
transfer of the real and personal property at Port Royal to the
Department of Administration pursuant to Section 54-3-700, the
State Ports Authority, and any of its representatives, are
divested of any authority, control, jurisdiction, or legal
standing in regards to the property./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 98,
STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE, page 508, after line 6, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (TREAS: Early Literacy Partnership)
The State Treasurer's Office is directed to transfer all the
funds from Subfund 4019 Governor's Teaching School Loan Program
to Save the Children for the statewide partnership with local
public schools to serve children ages 3 - 12 in areas of
persistent rural poverty through early childhood literacy
development. Services, directly or indirectly, are intended to
support each school's efforts in supporting pre-kindergarten and
kindergarten readiness, accelerating the literacy achievement of
children currently reading below grade level and in increasing
reading proficiency of struggling readers to ensure all children
have the literacy skills they need to succeed. Measured success
of the partnerships must be provided to the General Assembly no
later than June 30 of the current fiscal year. Funds
transferred to Save the Children may be carried
forward./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 102,
REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OFFICE, page 516, after line 17, by
adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (RFAO: 911 Advisory Committee) For
the current fiscal year, the Executive Director of the Revenue
and Fiscal Affairs Office shall appoint an individual with
technical or operational knowledge of E-911 systems to the South
Carolina 911 Advisory Committee, which formerly had an
appointment of a director of a division of the State Budget and
Control Board, ex officio. In addition to the members
designated to serve on the advisory committee, the Executive
Director of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office may appoint a
designee to serve on the advisory committee on his
behalf./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 108,
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AUTHORITY, page 519, paragraph 108.6 (FY
2015 2016 State Health Plan),
line 17, by striking the paragraph in its entirety and
inserting:
/ 108.6. (PEBA: FY
2015 2016 State Health Plan) Of
the funds authorized for the State Health Plan in Plan Year
2015 2016 pursuant to Section
1-11-710(A)(2) of the 1976 Code, an employer premium increase of
3.9 4.5 percent and a subscriber
premium increase of zero percent for each tier (subscriber,
subscriber/spouse, subscriber/children, full family) will result
for the standard State Health Plan in Plan Year
2015 2016. Co-payment
increases Co-payments for participants of
the State Health Plan in Plan Year 2015
2016 shall not exceed nine
percent be increased. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, pursuant to Section 1-11-710(A)(3), the Public
Employee Benefit Authority may adjust the plan, benefits, or
contributions of the State Health Plan during Plan Year
2015 2016 to ensure the fiscal
stability of the Plan./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117,
GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 557, paragraph 117.111 (State Ports
Authority Property), line 25, by inserting at the end:
/The Thomas Island properties may be sold without
reservation of an easement for access./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 561, paragraph 117.124 (Employment Training Outcomes Data Sharing), lines 21-36, and page 562, lines 1-10, by striking the paragraph in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 563, paragraph 117.127 (Comprehensive Workforce Development Coordination Initiative), lines 33-34, by striking: /K-12 initiatives, Pathways to Workplace Infrastructure Development, and the Workforce Scholarships and Grants Program,/ and inserting: /the Workforce Pathways Program, Pathways Infrastructure Development, and Workforce Scholarships and Grants,/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB,
Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 564, paragraph 117.127
(Comprehensive Workforce Development Coordination Initiative),
lines 3-12, by striking the lines in their entirety and
inserting:
/ (A) The State
Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and the
Department of Education shall develop and implement a statewide
Pathways program in alignment with the Education and Economic
Development Act to facilitate a seamless transition from
education to employment in industries with critical workforce
shortages. Allocated funds shall be used to provide the
necessary infrastructure, including vocational equipment,
facilities, instructional materials, transportation and tuition
grants. Of the funds allocated to the program:
(1)
At least thirty percent of the funds shall
be directed to school districts or multi-district career centers
currently lacking adequate career development and workforce
readiness programs with priority given to school districts or
multi-district career centers with a poverty index of
seventy-five percent or greater.
(2)
Remaining funds shall be used to establish
programs in all regions of South Carolina that will confer the
necessary skills and training to prepare students for careers in
high-demand fields and critical need positions in businesses and
industries experiencing difficulty recruiting and retaining
qualified applicants. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117,
GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 564, paragraph 117.127 (Comprehensive
Workforce Development Coordination Initiative), lines 17-20, by
striking the lines in their entirety and inserting:
/ (1)
The State Board for Technical and Comprehensive
Education shall establish a Workforce Scholarships and Grants
fund for eligible individuals to be used for tuition and
education-related expenses for career training and certification
programs. The State Board, in consultation with the Department
of Education and the Commission on Higher Education or its
Successor, shall develop and maintain eligibility criteria for
scholarships and grants. Funds may be used to provide
opportunities through existing programs. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117,
GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 564, after line 30, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: Wildlife Management Areas) Of the funds collected
by the South Carolina Conservation Bank, 50% shall be
transferred to the Department of Natural Resources for operation
and management of the Wildlife Management Areas. The Department
of Natural Resources shall carry forward these funds to be used
for the same purpose./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117,
GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 564, after line 30, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: Energy Efficiency Repair and
Related Maintenance) The following funds appropriated by
proviso 118.16 of Act 286 of 2014 for the Higher Education
Efficiency, Effectiveness and Accountability Review and carried
forward to be used for the same purpose shall be redirected for
the purpose of energy efficiency repair and energy related
maintenance as specified herein:
(1)
H09 - The Citadel $
81,290;
(2)
H12 - Clemson University
$ 596,066;
(3)
H15 - University of Charleston
$ 176,755;
(4)
H17 - Coastal Carolina University
$ 81,842;
(5)
H18 - Francis Marion University
$ 107,372;
(6)
H21 - Lander University
$ 55,958;
(7)
H27 - University of South Carolina-
Columbia
Campus $ 971,902;
(8)
H29 - University of South Carolina-
Aiken
Campus $ 58,922;
(9)
H34 - University of South Carolina-
Upstate
Campus $ 82,157;
(10)
H36 - University of South Carolina-
Beaufort
Campus $ 23,779;
(11)
H47 - Winthrop University
$ 81,917; and
(12)
H51 - Medical University of
South
Carolina $ 352,825.
Each institution shall use
the amount identified above only for energy efficiency repair
and energy related maintenance that is necessary for the safe
and efficient operation of the institution's physical plant. In
the event any portion of the funds specified above have been
transferred for the Higher Education Efficiency, Effectiveness
and Accountability Review, institutions shall utilize remaining
funds, if any, for the purposes described in this provision.
Funds must not be used for
new construction and may only be utilized by an institution to
the extent the funds are matched by the institution for
necessary energy efficiency repair and energy related
maintenance projects generally.
Matching funds exclude
supplemental, capital reserve, lottery, or non-recurring state
funds appropriated to an institution either in the current
fiscal year or from a prior fiscal year for repair and
maintenance or deferred maintenance projects.
Prior to the utilization of
these funds, institutions must certify to the Commission on
Higher Education, in a manner it prescribes, the extent to which
they have met this requirement, including the sources of funds
utilized to meet this requirement.
Not later than 120 days after
the close of the fiscal year, the Commission on Higher Education
shall report to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and
the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the
utilization of this provision./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section
118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 578, paragraph 118.14, lines 6-36,
page 579, lines 1-36, page 580, lines 1-36, page 581, lines
1-36, page 582, lines 1-36, page 583, lines 1-18, by striking
the paragraph in its entirety and inserting:
/ 118.14. (SR:
Nonrecurring Revenue) (A) The source of revenue appropriated in
subsection (B) is nonrecurring revenue generated from the
following sources:
(1)
$19,740,576 from Fiscal Year 2013-14
Contingency Reserve Fund;
(2)
$19,280,467 from Fiscal Year 2014-15
unobligated general fund revenue as certified by the Board of
Economic Advisors;
(3)
$28,338,385 from the Litigation Recovery
Account; and
(4)
$49,500,000 from Fiscal Year 2015-16
non-recurring contribution from the Unclaimed Property Fund.
This revenue is deemed to
have occurred and is available for use in Fiscal Year 2015-16
after September 1, 2015, following the Comptroller General's
close of the state's books on Fiscal Year 2014-15.
Any restrictions concerning
specific utilization of these funds are lifted for the specified
fiscal year. The above agency transfers shall occur no later
than thirty days after the close of the books on Fiscal Year
2014-15 and shall be available for use in Fiscal Year
2015-16.
(B) The
appropriations in this provision are listed in priority order.
Item (1) must be funded first and each remaining item must be
fully funded before any funds are allocated to the next item.
Provided, however, that any individual item may be partially
funded in the order in which it appears to the extent that
revenues are available.
The State Treasurer shall
disburse the following appropriations by September 30, 2015, for
the purposes stated:
(1 )
General Reserve Fund Contribution
$ 8,140,680
(2)
X22 - Local Government
Fund
Local
Government Fund - Counties $
10,409,750
(3)
X22 - Local Government
Fund
Local
Government Fund - Municipalities $
2,090,250
(4)
H63 - Department of
Education
(a)
Instructional Materials
$ 14,508,278
(b)
Secure Vendor for
Teacher
Evaluation System $
3,000,000
(c)
GSAH Facilities Management
$ 275,000
(5)
A85 - Education
Oversight Committee
Reach
Out and Read $
500,000
(6)
H71 - Wil Lou Gray
Opportunity School
Campus
Infrastructure Improvements $
300,000
(7)
H75 - School for the
Deaf and the Blind
(a)
School Buses $
250,000
(b)
Thackston Hall Roof Replacement
$ 500,000
(8)
H03 - Commission on
Higher Education
(a)
University Center of Greenville
$ 250,000
(b)
Need-Based Grants
$ 1
(9)
H09 - The Citadel
Riley
Initiative in Government and
Public
Policy $ 250,000
(10)
H15 - University of
Charleston
Avery
Center $ 1
(11)
H18 - Francis Marion
University
Business/Education School Building
$ 100,000
(12)
H21 - Lander
University
Repair
and Replace Science and Math
Equipment (STEM) $
500,000
(13)
H36 - USC - Beaufort Campus
Hilton
Head Gateway Campus
Classroom Building $
100,000
(14)
H39 - USC - Sumter
Campus
Science
Building Renovations $
500,000
(15)
H40 - USC-Union
Campus
Success
Building $ 67,000
(16)
H47 - Winthrop
University
(a)
Library
$ 100,000
(b)
Academic Success Center
$ 1
(17)
D50 - Department of
Administration
South
Carolina State University
Vendor
Debt $ 4,000,000
(17.1)
To access the funds appropriated above in the item (17) for
South Carolina State University Vendor Debt, the South Carolina
State University Interim Board of Trustees shall submit its
recommended vendor debt payments to the Department of
Administration, Executive Budget Office for payment. Upon
receipt of the recommendation, the Executive Budget Office shall
review the documentation submitted and, if satisfactory, shall
proceed with payment of the debt.
(18)
H59 - State Board for
Technical
and
Comprehensive Education
(a)
Ready SC
$ 5,014,881
(b)
Manufacturing, STEM,
and
Healthcare Equipment $
2,000,000
(c)
Workforce Pathways
Infrastructure Development $
500,000
(d)
Greenville Technical
College -
Center
for Manufacturing
and
Innovation Building $
500,000
(e)
Florence-Darlington
Technical
College
- Academic and Workforce
Development Building $
500,000
(f)
Central Carolina
Technical
College
Workforce Center $
500,000
(g)
Williamsburg Technical
College
Electrical Technology/MCSC
Lab
Renovations $
628,000
(h)
Northeastern Technical
College -
Workforce Training Equipment $
300,000
(i)
Aiken Technical College
- Advanced
Manufacturing and Industrial
Equipment $
1
(j)
Midlands Technical
College -
QuickJobs: MTC Center Rapid
Employment $
1
(k)
Spartanburg Community
College -
Composite Manufacturing
Training
Center $ 1
(l)
Bridge Tech STEM
$ 65,000
(19)
H79 - Department of
Archives and History
(a)
Restoration and
Repurposing of
Fireproof Building $
1,500,000
(b)
Kings Mountain - Fort
Thicketty
Historic
Restoration $ 1
(c)
Historic Heyward House
$ 100,000
(d)
Architectural Heritage
Preservation $
250,000
(20)
H91 - Arts
Commission
(a)
Auntie Karen Foundation
- Education
Through
Arts Curriculum $ 1
(b)
Orangeburg County Fine
Arts
Center
(Requires 2:1 Match) $
1
(21)
H95 - State Museum
Security
System Upgrade $
100,000
(22)
H96 - Confederate Relic
Room &
Military
Museum Commission
C.A.
Huey Collection $
390,198
(23)
J02 - Department of
Health and
Human
Services
(a)
Medicaid Eligibility
System
Replacement $
2,689,449
(b)
Medical Contracts
$ 1,700,000
(c)
International
Classification of
Diseases
(ICD-10) $ 561,828
(d)
Osprey Village
$ 200,000
(e)
Family Solutions of the
Low
Country-
Low Country Healthy
Start -
Expand Home Visitation
Program
$ 1
(f)
Healthy Learners -
Greenwood
Program
$ 1
(24)
J04 - Department of
Health and
Environmental Control
(a)
Water Quality
$ 5,000,000
(b)
Criminal Domestic
Violence
(SCCADVASA) $
500,000
(c)
Best Chance/Colon
Cancer
Networks
$ 250,000
(d)
J.R. Clark Sickle Cell
Foundation $ 100,000
(e)
Bleeding Disorders
Premium
Assistance Program $
100,000
(f)
National Kidney
Foundation $ 100,000
(g)
Donate Life - Organ
Donor Registry $
100,000
(h)
Wateree Community
Action
Committee (Requires 1:1 Match) $
1
(i)
Indoor Aquatic and
Community
Center -
Richland County
(Requires 2:1 Match) $
1
(j)
Real MAD - Real Men
Against
Domestic
Violence $ 1
(k)
City of North Myrtle
Beach -
Ocean
Water Quality Outfall
Initiative $
250,000
(25)
J12 - Department of
Mental Health
(a)
Replacement of Patient
Transportation Vehicles $
349,127
(b)
Inpatient Electronic
Medical
Records
$ 2,743,451
(c)
Information Network
Security
Required
Improvements $
250,000
(d)
NAMI - LE Mental Health
Center $ 250,000
(e)
Community Housing
MHA-SC $ 1
(f)
Waccamaw Mental Health
Center
- Youth
in Transition Program $
1
(g)
Columbia Area Mental
Health
Center
Relocation (Requires
2:1
Match) $ 1
(h)
Lander Equestrian
Center for
Mental
Health Treatment $
300,000
(26)
J16 - Department of
Disabilities and
Special
Needs
(a)
Autism Services
$ 1,500,000
(b)
Special Family Resource
$ 15,000
(c)
Savannah's Playground
$ 100,000
(d)
Autism Services -
Greenwood
Genetics
Center $ 1
(27)
J20 - Department of
Alcohol and
Other
Drug Abuse Services
Act 301
Behavioral Health Services $
1,500,000
(28)
L04 - Department of
Social Services
(a)
Information Security
and
Technology Infrastructure $
872,029
(b)
Child Endangerment Risk
Management System $
400,237
(c)
Epworth Children's Home
$ 100,000
(d)
Antioch Senior Center
$ 150,000
(e)
CR Neal Center
$ 100,000
(f)
Phillis Wheatley Center
- Let's
Move
Summer Camp and After
School
Program $ 1
(g)
Pleasant Valley
Connection
Community Center $
1
(h)
Donaldson
Revitalization Group
Center -
Homeless Adults
Transition Services $
1
(i)
United Center for Community
Care -
Greenwood County $ 1
(29)
P12 - Forestry
Commission
Firefighting Equipment $
500,000
(30)
P24 - Department of
Natural Resources
(a)
Law Enforcement
Vehicles for
New
Officers $ 150,000
(b)
Surface Water Modeling
Phase III $ 700,000
(31)
P28 - Department of
Parks, Recreation
and
Tourism
(a)
Sports Development
Marketing
Program
$ 875,000
(b)
Undiscovered SC
$ 500,000
(c)
Newberry Opera House
$ 25,000
(d)
Palmetto Conservation
Foundation - Palmetto Trail $
150,000
(e)
Columbia Museum of Art
$ 200,000
(f)
Hunting Island State
Park
Cabin
Repairs $ 50,000
(g)
Medal of Honor Museum
$ 1,000,000
(h)
African-American
History Museum $
250,000
(i)
Township Auditorium
$ 250,000
(j)
Manning Avenue/Wilder
School
Area
Green Space Initiative $
250,000
(k)
Inman City Market
$ 100,000
(l)
Parks and Recreation
Development
Fund
$ 1
(m)
Upstate 9/11
Memorial
(Requires 2:1 Match) $
1
(n)
Mountain Lakes
Destination Promotion
and
Historic Preservation (Requires
2:1
Match) $ 1
(o)
Woodrow Wilson Home -
National
Marketing $
1
(p)
City of Sumter Green
Space Initiative
(Requires 1:1 Match) $
1
(q)
Calhoun County
Renovation of Former
John
Ford Middle/High School for
Community Center (Requires 2:1
Match)
$ 1
(r)
Spartanburg City Park
Project $ 1
(s)
City of Conway -
Renovation of Horry
County
Museum for Multi-Purpose
Space
(3:1 Match) $ 1
(32)
P32 - Department of
Commerce
(a)
Military Base Task
Force $ 750,000
(b)
Rock Hill Knowledge
Park
(Requires 2:1 Match) $
400,000
(c)
SC Council on
Competitiveness $
200,000
(d)
Community Development
Corporations Initiative $
50,000
(e)
IT-ology - Coursepower
Project $ 200,000
(f)
Closing Fund
$ 1
(g)
LocateSC
$ 2,000,000
(h)
SC Healthy Food
Financing
Initiative $
1
(i)
Hartsville Downtown
Revitalization - Center Theater
(Requires 2:1 Match) $
1
(j)
Marion County Economic
Development $ 1
(k)
Williamsburg County
Economic
Development $
1
(l)
Richland County
Economic
Development $
1
(33)
B04 - Judicial
Department
Digital
Recorders - Phase II $
450,000
(34)
E23 - Commission on
Indigent Defense
Information Technology and
Security
Infrastructure $
100,000
(35)
D10 - State Law
Enforcement Division
(a)
Investigative Personnel
Operating Expenses $
375,120
(b)
Alcohol Enforcement
Personnel
Operating Expenses $
159,480
(c)
Insurance Fraud
Investigators
Operating Expenses $
212,640
(d)
Technology
Equipment/Software $
580,000
(e)
Administrative
Personnel
Operating Expenses $
9,000
(f)
Bike Week Security
Overtime Cost $
51,000
(g)
Forensic Personnel
Operating
Expenses
$ 169,645
(36)
K05 - Department of
Public Safety
(a)
Bike Week Security
Overtime Cost $
169,000
(b)
Public Safety
Coordinating
Council
- Body Cameras $ 1
(37)
N20 - Law Enforcement
Training
Council
- Criminal Justice Academy
(a)
Transport Vehicles
$ 174,000
(b)
Energy Facility
Controls
Replacement $
209,957
(c)
Replace Honeywell Fire
Panel $ 140,311
(d)
Classroom Audio/Visual
Equipment $ 76,500
(e)
Information Security
Infrastructure $
277,582
(f)
Dormitory Water Heater
$ 66,000
(38)
N04 - Department of
Corrections
(a)
Mental Health
Remediation Plan $
1,499,659
(b)
Education Improvement
Plan/
Vocational Equipment $
440,000
(39)
N08 - Department of
Probation, Parole
and
Pardon Services
(a)
Bike Week Security
Overtime Cost $
29,656
(b)
Turning Leaf - Offender
Education and Reentry Initiative $
1
(40)
N12 - Department of
Juvenile Justice
AMI Kids
- Beaufort Marine Institute
(Requires 1:1 Match) $
1
(41)
L36 - Human Affairs
Commission
Community Relations Councils $
119,000
(42)
R36 - Department of
Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
(a)
State Fire Marshal:
Chester
County
Fire Suppression $ 1
(b)
State Fire Marshal:
Fairfield
County
Fire Suppression $ 1
(43)
U12 - Department of
Transportation
Salt
Shed Infrastructure
Maintenance and Construction $
945,300
(44)
Y14 - State Ports
Authority
(a)
Jasper Ocean Terminal
Permitting $
1,000,000
(b)
Port of Georgetown
Dredging $ 250,000
(45)
A17 - Legislative
Services
Systems
Security $ 150,000
(46)
E08 - Office of
Secretary of State
Charitable Raffle Online Filing and
Reporting System $
150,000
(47)
E16 - Office of State
Treasurer
Securities Lending Debt $
19,500,000
(48)
E24 - Office of
Adjutant General
(a)
Armory Repairs
$ 1,500,000
(b)
State Share Disaster
Relief $ 300,000
(c)
Service Member and
Family Care
Cost
Funding $ 250,000
(d)
Transitioning Military
Assistance
Programs
$ 500,000
(48.1)
Of the funds appropriated above in item
(48)(d) for Transitioning Military Assistance Programs, the
Office of Adjutant General shall provide $350,000 to the
Technical College of the Lowcountry for the Transitioning
Military Training Program and $150,000 to the Transitional
Workforce Education Assistance Collaborative. Both programs
shall, at a minimum, provide aviation related training to former
and transitioning military members who are preparing for a job
in the private sector workforce or shall assist the military
members refine the skills they have gained through their
military service to match the demands of the job market in the
region.
(49)
R52 - State Ethics
Commission
New
Investigative Positions Operating
Expenses
$ 25,000
Total
$ 116,859,428
Of the items contained
within this provision, any item funded in the total amount of $1
shall lapse to the general fund on the effective date of this
act.
Unexpended funds appropriated
pursuant to this subsection may be carried forward to succeeding
fiscal years and expended for the same purposes.
(C) From
the escrow account established pursuant to Proviso 90.13 of Act
310 of 2008, the remaining funds shall be used to offset any
operating shortfalls resulting from the Barnwell Low Level Waste
Facility operations in order to preserve the economic viability
of the facility. The amount distributed to offset any operating
shortfalls shall be determined by calculating the difference
between the allowable operating costs plus adjustments as
approved by the Public Service Commission, and the access fees
paid by the Atlantic Compact generators. Funds remaining in the
account to offset operating shortfalls shall also be used to
maintain access fees to the facility for Fiscal Year 2015-16 at
the Fiscal Year 2009-10 level. There shall also be paid from
the escrow account the annual dues of the Southern States Energy
Board. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 118,
STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 583, paragraph 118.15, line 20, by
striking /The Department of Transportation shall/ and
inserting:
/ The Department of Transportation shall hold the
$50,000,000 in a separate and distinct account until a law has
been enacted to authorize the dedication and transfer of
recurring Vehicle Sales Tax revenues to the South Carolina
Transportation Infrastructure Bank for the purposes of bonding.
Upon enactment of enabling legislation, the Department of
Transportation shall /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.