Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1010 Primary Sponsor:Rose Committee Number:10 Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Unfunded federal mandates Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Invitations Computer Document Number:PT/22230AL.94 Introduced Date:19940111 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940111 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rose Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
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1010 Senate 19940111 Introduced, referred to 10
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INVITING THE SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ADDRESS A JOINT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES.
Whereas, the number of unfunded federal mandates imposed upon the states by the United States Congress has alarmingly increased in recent years; and
Whereas, this continuing imposition places South Carolina and her sister states in the precarious position of either attempting to fund the federal requirements with diminishing amounts of available revenue or jeopardizing eligibility for certain federal funds; and
Whereas, states and the United States Congress should engage in earnest discussions regarding the difficult posture in which the states have been cast and the urgent necessity of the states to receive monetary assistance for these mandates or relief from the enforcement of these unfunded decrees; and
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly of South Carolina desire to communicate personally with the South Carolina Delegation to the United States Congress concerning this critical problem so that our representatives may be completely cognizant of the effect the actions of the federal government have at the state legislative level and may be more sensitive to the difficulties unfunded federal mandates create. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That all members of the South Carolina Delegation to the United States Congress are respectfully requested to appear before a joint session of the General Assembly to discuss the problems related to unfunded federal mandates.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation with our hopeful anticipation of their acceptance.