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| Section 59 was adopted.
Section 60 was adopted.
Section 61 was adopted.
Section 62 was adopted.
Rep. SHEHEEN moved to adjourn debate upon the section, which was adopted.
Section 64 was adopted.
Section 65 was adopted.
Section 66 was adopted.
Section 67 was adopted.
Rep. J. BROWN moved to reconsider the vote whereby Section 54 was adopted, which was agreed to.
Rep. KEEGAN explained the section and moved to adjourn debate upon the section, which was adopted.
Section 68A was adopted.
Section 68B was adopted.
Rep. HODGES moved to adjourn debate upon the section, which was adopted.
Rep. H. BROWN moved to adjourn debate upon the section, which was adopted.
Section 1A was adopted.
Section 2 was adopted.
Section 2A was adopted.
Rep. KIRSH proposed the following Amendment No. 25 (Doc Name L:\h- wm\legis\amend\DC.2), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, House of Representatives, paragraph 35, page 379, line 38, by inserting /at a member's request, the House Operations and Management Committee may use any unexpended portion of a member's allotment to purchase equipment for a member's office./
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Rep. KIRSH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Reps. TOWNSEND, WALKER, STILLE, ALLISON, H. BROWN, NEAL, McELVEEN and LITTLEJOHN proposed the following Amendment No. 84 (Doc Name L:\h-wm\legis\amend\CJ.050), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, Legislative, Page 385, Line 3, by adding an appropriately numbered proviso at the end to read /3 (Financing Public Education) A joint House and Senate study committee shall be established to examine the financing of public education. Members shall include the State Superintendent of Education
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Rep. TOWNSEND explained the amendment.
Rep. WALKER spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. TOWNSEND spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. WHITE raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 84 was out of order as it was not germane.
The SPEAKER stated that it met the criteria of Rule 5.3 in that it was regulations, directives and procedures relative to funds and revenue. He further stated that it specifically mentioned expenditures up to $4,000.00 in general funds and the study itself dealt with the finances of public education.
Rep. WHITE questioned whether there was a line item to fund the committee.
The SPEAKER stated that he was not required to find a line item for Part IB as he would be for Part II. He further stated that under Rule 5.3, there was a stricter requirement for permanent provisos than there was for the temporary provisos and that it did meet the germaneness criteria and he overruled the Point of Order.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. SHEHEEN raised the Point of Order that Paragraph 57 on Page 382 of the Bill was out of order as it was not germane.
The SPEAKER stated that it did not affect revenue and it was not a rule, regulation, directive or procedure relating to that.
Rep. HARRELL stated that Lines 28-29 on Page 384 could make it germane.
Rep. SHEHEEN stated that those lines did not make it germane and it did not relate to rules or procedures under Rule 5.3 and it did not affect revenue or appropriate money.
The SPEAKER stated that it did not relate to an appropriation of revenue and it did not affect revenue and he sustained the Point of Order and ordered the paragraph stricken from the Bill.
Reps. VAUGHN, EASTERDAY, RICE, SHARPE, HALLMAN, CATO, TROTTER, HERDKLOTZ, JASKWHICH, FAIR and ROBINSON proposed the following Amendment No. 85 (Doc Name L:\h-wm\legis\amend\CJ.030), which was tabled.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, Legislative, Page 385, Line 3, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read: /There is created a Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee to study and develop a plan for the implementation of a voucher system for the financing of public education in South Carolina. Three members shall be appointed from the Senate by the President thereof and three members shall be appointed from the House of Representatives by the Speaker. The study will consider and review 1) a phased- in approach to a voucher system, 2) giving first preference to families under the poverty level, 3) phasing-in the high school grades first, 4) options of attending a public or private school, 5) basing the voucher amount on the family income, and 6) transportation as a part of the voucher system. Expenses of the legislative members of the study committee shall be paid from the approved accounts of their respective bodies and shall be limited to transportation costs only. The study committee will provide a plan and make a report by January 1, 1996 to the Senate and House Education Committees, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee./
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Rep. VAUGHN explained the amendment.
Rep. SCOTT raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 85 was out of order as it was not germane.
Rep. VAUGHN argued contra the Point in stating that the second page of the amendment showed that the expenses of the study committee would come out of the legislative money.
The SPEAKER stated that it dealt with the implementation for a voucher system for the financing of public education and called for payment to be made by the House and Senate from approved accounts for travel and it was germane and he overruled the Point of Order.
Rep. VAUGHN continued speaking.
Rep. SPEARMAN moved to table the amendment.
Rep. VAUGHN demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as
follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Anderson Askins Bailey Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Carnell Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cromer Delleney Gamble Govan Harris, J. Harris, P. Harwell Hines Hodges Howard Inabinett Jennings Kennedy Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Lloyd McAbee McCraw McElveen McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Phillips Rhoad Rogers Scott Sheheen Shissias Spearman Townsend Tucker Walker Wells Whatley Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Williams
Brown, H. Cain Cato Chamblee Cooper Cotty Dantzler Davenport Easterday Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Hallman Harrell Harrison Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Jaskwhich Keegan Kelley Klauber Knotts Koon Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason Meacham Neilson Quinn Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Sharpe Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stille Stuart Thomas Tripp Trotter Vaughn Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
So, the amendment was tabled.
Reps. MEACHAM, KELLEY, WALKER, NEILSON and R. SMITH proposed the following Amendment No. 33 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\JIC\5523HTC.95), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, Legislative Department, page 385, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph at the end to read:
/3.___ (LEG: House Ethics Committee)
The House of Representatives Legislative Ethics Committee shall deposit revenues from penalties assessed by the committee and copying of documents into approved accounts of the House and shall use these funds as approved by the Speaker of the House./
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Rep. MEACHAM explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. WHATLEY moved to reconsider the vote whereby Amendment No. 85 was tabled.
Rep. WALKER moved to table the motion.
Rep. CATO demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Anderson Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cromer Delleney Felder Gamble Govan Harris, J. Harris, P. Harwell Hines Hodges Howard Inabinett Jennings Kennedy Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Lloyd Martin McAbee McCraw McElveen McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Phillips Rhoad Rogers Scott Sheheen Shissias Spearman Stuart Tucker Walker Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Williams
Those who voted in the negative are:
Brown, H. Cain Carnell Cato Chamblee Cooper Cotty Dantzler Davenport Easterday Fair Fleming Fulmer Hallman Harrell Harrison Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Jaskwhich Keegan Kelley Klauber
Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason Meacham Quinn Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Sharpe Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stille Stoddard Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn Whatley Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Wright Young, A. Young, J.
So, the motion to table was rejected.
The question then recurred to the motion to reconsider.
Rep. SPEARMAN demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as
follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Cain Cato Chamblee Cooper Cotty Dantzler Davenport Easterday Fair Fulmer Hallman Harrell Harrison Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Jaskwhich Keegan Kelley Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason Meacham Quinn Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Sharpe Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn Whatley Wilkins Witherspoon
Wofford Wright Young, A. Young, J.
Those who voted in the negative are:
Allison Anderson Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Carnell Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cromer Delleney Felder Fleming Gamble Govan Harris, J. Harris, P. Harwell Hines Hodges Howard Inabinett Jennings Kennedy Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Lloyd Martin McAbee McCraw McElveen McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Phillips Rhoad Rogers Scott Sheheen Shissias Spearman Tucker Walker Wells Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Williams
So, the motion to reconsider was rejected.
Section 3 as amended was adopted.
I voted to allow a study of a voucher system in S.C. I am not in favor of a voucher at this juncture. But I think a study will help determine the overall effect of a voucher system.
Rep. J. GARY SIMRILL
Rep. STILLE proposed the following Amendment No. 93 (Doc Name L:\h- wm\legis\amend\DH.31), which was tabled.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 4, Judicial, Paragraph 4.2, Page 385, Line 8, by striking it in its entirety and inserting /Every county shall provide for each circuit and family judge residing therein, an office with all utilities including a private telephone./
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Rep. STILLE explained the amendment.
Reps. QUINN and BAXLEY spoke against the amendment.
Rep. BAXLEY moved to table the amendment.
Rep. SIMRILL demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as
follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Askins Baxley Boan Brown, H. Brown, J. Cain Carnell Cave Clyburn Dantzler Harris, J. Harrison Haskins Hines Hodges Howard Huff Inabinett Jennings Kennedy Keyserling Kinon Knotts Koon Lanford Law Lloyd McAbee McCraw McElveen McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Riser Rogers Scott Sharpe Shissias Smith, D. Smith, R. Stoddard Thomas Tucker Wells Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Williams Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, J.
Allison Anderson Breeland Brown, T. Cato Chamblee Cooper Cotty Davenport Easterday Fair Fleming Gamble Hallman Harrell Harris, P. Herdklotz Hutson Jaskwhich Keegan Kelley Kirsh Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason McMahand Meacham Rhoad Rice Robinson Sandifer Simrill Spearman Stille Stuart Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn Waldrop Walker Whatley Young, A.
So, the amendment was tabled.
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