Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1344 Primary Sponsor:Setzler Committee Number:30 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Education improvement funds, appropriations Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Companion Bill Number:4467 Computer Document Number:CYY/18866.SD Introduced Date:Feb 27, 1992 Date of Last Amendment:Mar 03, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Mar 05, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Setzler Drummond Land Leventis J. Verne Smith Giese Courson Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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1344 House Mar 05, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 30
referred to Committee
1344 Senate Mar 04, 1992 Read third time, sent to House
1344 Senate Mar 03, 1992 Unanimous consent for third
reading on Wednesday, March
4, 1992
1344 Senate Mar 03, 1992 Amended, read second time
1344 Senate Feb 27, 1992 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without
reference
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AMENDED
March 3, 1992
S. 1344
Introduced by SENATORS Setzler, Drummond, Land, Leventis, J. Verne Smith, Giese and Courson
S. Printed 3/3/92--S.
Read the first time February 27, 1992.
TO AMEND ACT 171 OF 1991, THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR 1991-92, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN REALLOCATIONS FOR A PORTION OF EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT FUNDS ORIGINALLY APPROPRIATED TO THE CAMPUS INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
Amend Title To Conform
Whereas, on February 10, 1992, the Board of Economic Advisors further reduced the revenue forecast for fiscal year 1991-92 and estimated a shortfall of $203 million from the appropriation act base; and
Whereas, the General Assembly through adoption of S. 1296 and the Budget and Control Board through actions on February 13, 1992, further reduced the level of expenditure by state agencies by imposing an additional one percent set aside of agency appropriations when a three percent reduction had been previously ordered; and
Whereas, the General Assembly recognizes that these reductions in funding during the fiscal year will severely impact upon the school district's ability to fund their education programs and to maintain the existing teacher salary schedule; and
Whereas, the General Assembly recognizes the extraordinary and austere fiscal condition under which the school districts have been operating this year; and
Whereas, the General Assembly also recognizes that the state's economy is still suffering from the national recession and revenue projection for the fiscal year may still be suspect; and
Whereas, approximately six million dollars of Education Improvement Act funds originally appropriated for the Campus Incentive Program in the 1991-92 General Appropriations Act for school restructuring and monetary rewards for nonteaching faculty have not been allocated to date. Now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Paragraph 28.143 of Part I, Section 28 of Act 171 of 1991, is amended by adding at the end:
"Should the guidelines for the Campus Incentive Model not be established by January 1, 1992, the department shall allocate eighty percent of the funds appropriated for the Campus Incentive Model for fiscal year 1991-92, excluding the portion used in the calculation for maintaining the southeastern average teachers salary, to the districts in the same proportion as they receive funds under the Education Finance Act. The districts must use their funds for purposes consistent with the EIA programs. The department shall hold the remaining balance of funds for fiscal year 1991-92 for the Campus Incentive Model until otherwise directed by the General Assembly. No local match is required on these funds."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.