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| Rep. JASKWHICH moved to reconsider the vote whereby Amendment No. 93 was adopted to Section 26, Part IB and the motion was noted.
Rep. BOAN moved that the House recede until 1:45 P.M., which was adopted.
Further proceedings were interrupted by the House receding, the pending question being consideration of amendments.
At 1:45 P.M. the House resumed, the SPEAKER in the Chair.
The question of a quorum was raised.
A quorum was later present.
Debate was resumed on the following Bill, the pending question being the consideration of amendments, Section 19.
Debate was resumed on Section 19.
Reps. WALKER, ALLISON, BEATTY, TOWNSEND, LITTLEJOHN, DAVENPORT, SHARPE, COOPER,
LANFORD, CHAMBLEE and WELLS proposed the following Amendment No. 80 (Doc Name
L:\h-wm\legis\amend\FR.010), which was tabled.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of
Education, Page 260, Line 28, opposite /Educ Fin Act/ by increasing the amounts
in columns (5) and (6) by /$17,787,469/
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Rep. WALKER explained the amendment.
Rep. McTEER spoke against the amendment.
Rep. WALKER spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. McTEER moved to table the amendment.
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Alexander, M.O. Alexander, T.C. Askins Bailey, J. Baker Barber Baxley Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Byrd Canty Carnell Clyborne Delleney Felder Fulmer Gamble Gonzales Govan Graham Hallman Harrell Harrelson Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Haskins Hines Hodges Holt Houck Inabinett Jaskwhich Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Klauber Koon Law Marchbanks Mattos McAbee McCraw McElveen McKay McLeod McMahand McTeer Meacham Moody-Lawrence Neal Quinn Rhoad Richardson Rogers Scott Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, R. Spearman Stoddard Stuart Tucker Vaughn Waites Waldrop Wells Whipper White Wilder, J. Wilkes Williams Wofford Worley Young, A. Young, R.
Those who voted in the negative are:
Allison Anderson Cato Chamblee Cooper Corning Davenport Elliott Fair Harvin Harwell Kennedy
Littlejohn Neilson Phillips Riser Robinson Rudnick Smith, D. Stille Stone Thomas Townsend Trotter Walker Wilder, D. Witherspoon Wright
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. McTEER explained the section.
Section 19 was adopted.
Debate was resumed on Section 3.
Rep. KIRSH proposed the following Amendment No. 127 (Doc Name L:\h- wm\legis\amend\TMR.025), which was adopted. Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, Legislature, Page 513, Paragraph 57, by striking the entire paragraph except for lines 35-40 which read /The missions of each state agency will be submitted to the General Assembly in the Governor's Budget Report for Fiscal Year 1995-96. Notwithstanding Section 1-30-10(H) of the Restructuring Act, the Fiscal Year 1995-96 Appropriations Bill will be the document in which the General Assembly approves the missions of state agencies./
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Rep. KIRSH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Reps. HUTSON, VAUGHN, CLYBORNE, WILKINS, A. YOUNG and MARCHBANKS proposed the following Amendment No. 98 (Doc Name L:\h-wm\legis\amend\DC.ZBB), which was adopted. Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, Legislative Dept., Page 514, Line 29, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read /During FY 94-95 the General Assembly, including its appropriate
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Rep. HUTSON explained the amendment.
Rep. KIRSH spoke against the amendment.
Rep. HUTSON spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. MARCHBANKS spoke in favor of the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. DAVENPORT proposed the following Amendment No. 206 (Doc Name L:\h-wm\legis\amend\FF.015), which was tabled. Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, Legislative, Page 514, by inserting a new paragraph to read: /From the funds provided herein, the Legislative Audit Council is directed to conduct a series of investigative audits to determine whether tenured employees in the higher education system are working productively for at least the minimum required hours per week. The study must further determine whether tenured employees continue to perform at a high level of achievement after their tenure is granted and whether low performing employees at higher pay levels are required to be kept in the system regardless of their performance. The study must further determine whether the tenure system ensures that employees show continuous improvement and academic growth. The study must further determine whether a tenure system prevents the needed flexibility to provide for ever changing educational course demands. To ensure that a factual basis is available for the time on task portion of this analysis, tenured employees are required to keep detailed timesheets showing for each date, by hour, the work that was performed. These timesheets must be available monthly or as needed at the convenience of the auditors. Each timesheet must carry a signed certification by the tenured employee that the information contained therein is true and correct. Notwithstanding any provision of law, regulation, policy, or procedure, failure to provide accurate information or the provision of false information on these timesheets shall constitute the sole basis for the termination of the employee. Within 90 days after the end of each quarter the Legislative Audit Council must provide a quarterly report to the State Reorganization Commission and the State Reorganization Commission shall subject each report to the full compliance review process./
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Rep. McTEER moved to table the amendment.
Rep. DAVENPORT demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Alexander, M.O. Alexander, T.C. Anderson Askins Bailey, J. Barber Baxley Boan Breeland Brown, H. Brown, J. Byrd Delleney Elliott Felder Gamble Govan Graham Harrelson Harris, J. Harvin Harwell Holt Houck Inabinett Jennings Kennedy Keyserling Kinon Law Mattos McAbee McCraw McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Rhoad Robinson Rogers Rudnick Scott Sheheen Shissias Spearman Stoddard Stuart Tucker Waites Waldrop Whipper White Wilder, D. Wilder, J. Wilkes Williams
Those who voted in the negative are:
Allison Bailey, G. Baker Beatty Brown, G. Cato Chamblee Clyborne Cooper Corning Cromer Davenport Fair Fulmer Gonzales Hallman Harrell Harris, P. Harrison Haskins Hines Hutson Jaskwhich Keegan Kelley Kirsh Klauber Koon Lanford Littlejohn
McLeod Meacham Neilson Phillips Quinn Richardson Riser Sharpe Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stille Stone Sturkie Thomas Townsend Trotter Vaughn Walker Wilkins Wright Young, A. Young, R.
So, the amendment was tabled.
Section 3 as amended was adopted.
Rep. ROBINSON moved to reconsider the vote whereby Amendment No. 206 in Section 3 was tabled and the motion was noted.
Debate was resumed on Section 11.
Section 11 was adopted.
Debate was resumed on Section 17G.
Rep. BEATTY proposed the following Amendment No. 148 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\GJK\20601SD.94), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB , Section 17G, Paragraph 6, which begins on line 26, page 530, in the right-hand column, by striking /the Clemson University Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources/ and inserting /any state-supported college, university, or technical college/
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Rep. BEATTY explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part 1B, Section 17G, Division of Budget and Analysis, Page 533, Paragraph 25, Line 1, by striking the paragraph in its entirety and inserting /the amounts appropriated to the Budget and Control Board for Base Pay Increase must be allocated by the Board to various state agencies to provide pay increases for employees in accordance with the following plan:
A. Effective on the first pay date which occurs on or after July 1, of the current fiscal year, the compensation of all employees shall be increased by 3.25% on the first $25,000 of their current salary.
B. In addition, effective on the first pay date which occurs on or after July 1, of the current fiscal year, a one-time base pay increase shall be awarded to all employees in the following percentage amounts:
(1) Employees with less than one year of service in their current job as of July 1, 1994 will receive no increase.
(2) Employees with at least one and less than three years of service in their current job as of July 1, 1994 will receive a .5% increase.
(3) Employees with at least three and less than five years of service in their current job as of July 1, 1994 will receive a 1% increase.
(4) Employees with five or more years of service in their current job as of July 1, 1994 will receive a 1.5% increase.
Such increases shall be limited to the maximum of an employee's salary range/
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Rep. KIRSH explained the amendment.
Rep. BOAN spoke against the amendment.
Reps. HARWELL and HARRELSON spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. BOAN moved to table the amendment.
Rep. KIRSH demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Alexander, M.O. Alexander, T.C. Allison Bailey, J. Baker Barber Boan Brown, H. Carnell Cato Clyborne Gamble Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P.
Haskins Hodges Holt Jaskwhich Keegan Kinon Koon Law Marchbanks Martin Mattos McAbee McCraw McLeod McMahand McTeer Rogers Rudnick Sheheen Tucker Vaughn Waites Wells Wilder, D. Wofford
Those who voted in the negative are:
Anderson Bailey, G. Baxley Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Byrd Canty Chamblee Cobb-Hunter Cooper Corning Cromer Davenport Delleney Elliott Fair Farr Fulmer Gonzales Govan Graham Hallman Harrelson Harrison Harwell Hines Houck Huff Hutson Inabinett Jennings Kelley Kennedy Keyserling Kirsh Klauber Lanford Littlejohn McElveen Meacham Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Rhoad Richardson Riser Robinson Scott Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Snow Spearman Stille Stoddard Stone Stuart Thomas Townsend Trotter Waldrop Walker Whipper White Wilkes Wilkins Williams Worley Wright Young, A.
Rep. BOAN moved to adjourn debate upon the amendment, which was rejected.
Reps. McABEE and CLYBORNE spoke against the amendment.
Reps. KIRSH and NEAL spoke in favor of the amendment.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Rep. KIRSH demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Alexander, T.C. Anderson Bailey, G. Breeland Brown, J. Byrd Canty Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cromer Davenport Elliott Fair Farr Gonzales Govan Graham Harrelson Harwell Hines Houck Huff Hutson Inabinett Kennedy Keyserling Kirsh Klauber Lanford Littlejohn McMahand Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Rhoad Robinson Scott Smith, D. Smith, R. Snow Spearman Stille Stoddard Stone Stuart Townsend Waldrop Whipper White Wilder, D. Wilder, J. Wilkes Williams
Those who voted in the negative are:
Alexander, M.O. Allison Askins Bailey, J. Baker Barber Baxley Boan Brown, H. Carnell Cato Chamblee Clyborne Corning Delleney Fulmer Hallman Harrell
Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Haskins Hodges Holt Jaskwhich Jennings Keegan Kelley Kinon Koon Law Marchbanks Martin Mattos McAbee McCraw McElveen McKay McLeod McTeer Meacham Quinn Richardson Riser Rogers Rudnick Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Trotter Tucker Vaughn Waites Walker Wells Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A.
So, the amendment was rejected.
Rep. BOAN proposed the following Amendment No. 15 (Doc Name L:\h- wm\legis\amend\17G.PAY), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part 1B, Section 17G, Division of Budget and Analysis, Page 533, Paragraph 25, Line 9, right column, by striking /"pay ranges/" and inserting /"minimum of the pay ranges"/
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Rep. BOAN explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. CLYBORNE proposed the following Amendment No. 228 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\DKA\3296SD.94), which was tabled.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Temporary Provisions, Section 17G - Division of Budget and Analyses, by striking paragraph 38 which begins on page 535 and inserting:
/38. OSB - Cost Reduction Goal) It is hereby declared that a long term goal of the General Assembly is to reduce the cost of state government. Permanent reductions are to be achieved through: 1) legitimate cost savings measures; 2) gains in program efficiency and effectiveness; 3) increased use of other funding sources; 4) elimination or reduction of lower priority programs. To the extent practicable, reductions are to be
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