H 3580 General Bill, By Ballentine, Simrill, Hamilton, G.R. Smith, Bedingfield, Viers, Clemmons, Ryan, Stringer, Pope, Norman, Huggins and McCoy
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Summary: Budget cuts, across-the-board reductions
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-497, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ACROSS-THE-BOARD REDUCTION IN EXPENDITURES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY ACROSS-THE-BOARD REDUCTION IN APPROPRIATIONS MUST BE APPLIED TO ALL APPROPRIATED FUNDS INCLUDING STATE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS AND, EXCEPT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS, ALL "OTHER FUNDS" APPROPRIATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 2-7-75, RELATING TO APPROPRIATING OF FUNDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW, IF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MANDATES ANY ACROSS-THE-BOARD PERCENTAGE REDUCTION OF ANY APPROPRIATED FUNDS, THE REDUCTION APPLIES IN THE SAME PERCENTAGE TO "OTHER FUNDS", EXCEPT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS; TO AMEND SECTION 2-65-40, RELATING TO, OVERSIGHT AND EXPENDITURE OF "OTHER FUNDS", SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW, IF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MANDATES ANY ACROSS-THE-BOARD PERCENTAGE REDUCTION OF ANY APPROPRIATED FUNDS, THE REDUCTION APPLIES IN THE SAME PERCENTAGE TO "OTHER FUNDS", EXCEPT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 11-11-160, RELATING TO TRANSFERS OF APPROPRIATIONS AND REDUCTION OF APPROPRIATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW, IF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MANDATES ANY ACROSS-THE-BOARD PERCENTAGE REDUCTION OF ANY APPROPRIATED FUNDS, THE REDUCTION APPLIES IN THE SAME PERCENTAGE TO "OTHER FUNDS", EXCEPT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS.
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02/03/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 4)
02/03/11	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 4)
02/08/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCoy