Journal of the House of Representatives
of the Second Session of the 111th General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina
being the Regular Session Beginning Tuesday, January 9, 1996

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Printed Page 1031 . . . . . Tuesday, February 27, 1996

Rep. KIRSH proposed the following Amendment No. 27 (Doc Name P:\amend\CJ.20), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 176, line 8, opposite /Tchr Loan Prog./ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:

. . . . .COLUMN 5. . . . .COLUMN 6

. . . . ./1,000,000/

. . . . .( ). . . . .( )

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 170, immediately after line 18 by inserting a new line to read:

/. . . . .COLUMN 5. . . . .COLUMN 6

Alt. Schooling. . . . .7,000,000/

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 173, line 22, opposite /Alloc. Ed Incentive Grants/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:

. . . . .COLUMN 5. . . . .COLUMN 6

. . . . ./5,000,000/

. . . . .( ). . . . .( )

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 178, line 9, opposite /Local School Innovation Funds/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:

. . . . .COLUMN 5. . . . .COLUMN 6

. . . . ./3,000,000/

. . . . .( ). . . . .( )

Renumber sections and amend totals/title to conform.

Rep. KIRSH explained the amendment.

Rep. WELLS spoke against the amendment and moved to table the amendment.

Rep. NEAL demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 66; Nays 40

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison              Askins               Brown, H.
Cain                 Carnell              Cato
Chamblee             Cooper               Cotty

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Cromer               Dantzler             Easterday
Fleming              Fulmer               Gamble
Hallman              Harrell              Harris, J.
Harrison             Haskins              Herdklotz
Hutson               Jaskwhich            Jennings
Keegan               Kelley               Keyserling
Klauber              Knotts               Koon
Lanford              Law                  Limehouse
Littlejohn           Loftis               Marchbanks
Mason                McAbee               Meacham
Neilson              Quinn                Rice
Richardson           Riser                Robinson
Sandifer             Sharpe               Shissias
Simrill              Smith, R.            Spearman
Stille               Stuart               Thomas
Townsend             Tripp                Trotter
Walker               Wells                Whatley
Wilkins              Witherspoon          Wofford
Worley               Young                Young-Brickell

Total--66

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson             Breeland             Brown, G.
Brown, J.            Brown, T.            Byrd
Cave                 Clyburn              Cobb-Hunter
Davenport            Delleney             Govan
Harris, P.           Hines, J.            Hines, M.
Hodges               Howard               Inabinett
Kennedy              Kinon                Kirsh
Lee                  Lloyd                McCraw
McElveen             McMahand             McTeer
Moody-Lawrence       Neal                 Phillips
Rhoad                Scott                Stoddard
Tucker               Whipper, L.          Whipper, S.
White                Wilder               Wilkes
Williams             

Total--40

So, the amendment was tabled.


Printed Page 1033 . . . . . Tuesday, February 27, 1996

Rep. COTTY proposed the following Amendment No. 115 (Doc Name P:\amend\cj.78), which was adopted.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 168, line 35, opposite /Gifted/Talented Program/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:

. . . . .COLUMN 5. . . . .COLUMN 6

/. . . . .40,000

. . . . .( ). . . . .( )/

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 176, after line 19, by increasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:

. . . . .COLUMN 5. . . . .COLUMN 6

/S.C. Geographic. . . . .40,000

Alliance-USC

. . . . .( ). . . . .( )/

Renumber sections and amend totals/title to conform.

Rep. COTTY explained the amendment.

The amendment was then adopted.

Reps. COTTY and SHISSIAS proposed the following Amendment No. 104 (Doc Name P:\amend\CJ.16), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 176, line 19, opposite /Technology/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 5 by:

. . . . .COLUMN 5. . . . .COLUMN 6

/. . . . .20,000,000/

. . . . .( ). . . . .( )

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 169, immediately after line 4 by inserting a new line to read:

/. . . . . COLUMN 5. . . . ./

Alloc EIA - Full-

day Kindergarten for

Eco. Disadv.

and at risk Children. . . . .20,000,000/

Renumber sections and amend totals/title to conform.

Rep. COTTY explained the amendment.

Rep. HARRELL spoke against the amendment.

Rep. SHISSIAS spoke in favor of the amendment.


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Rep. WELLS moved to table the amendment.

Rep. CROMER demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 59; Nays 55

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison              Bailey               Brown, H.
Cain                 Carnell              Cato
Chamblee             Cooper               Dantzler
Easterday            Felder               Fleming
Fulmer               Gamble               Hallman
Harrell              Harrison             Haskins
Herdklotz            Keegan               Kelley
Klauber              Knotts               Koon
Lanford              Law                  Limbaugh
Limehouse            Littlejohn           Loftis
Marchbanks           Mason                McAbee
McKay                Meacham              Quinn
Rice                 Riser                Robinson
Sandifer             Scott                Seithel
Sharpe               Simrill              Smith, D.
Smith, R.            Stille               Townsend
Tripp                Trotter              Vaughn
Walker               Wells                Whatley
Wilkins              Witherspoon          Wofford
Worley               Young-Brickell

Total--59

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson             Askins               Breeland
Brown, G.            Brown, J.            Brown, T.
Byrd                 Canty                Cave
Clyburn              Cobb-Hunter          Cotty
Cromer               Davenport            Delleney
Elliott              Govan                Harris, J.
Harris, P.           Harvin               Hines, J.
Hines, M.            Hodges               Howard
Hutson               Inabinett            Jaskwhich
Jennings             Keyserling           Kirsh

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Lee                  Lloyd                Martin
McCraw               McElveen             McMahand
McTeer               Moody-Lawrence       Neal
Neilson              Phillips             Rhoad
Richardson           Rogers               Shissias
Spearman             Stoddard             Stuart
Tucker               Whipper, L.          Whipper, S.
White                Wilder               Wilkes
Williams             

Total--55

So, the amendment was tabled.

Reps. McTEER, HODGES and ROGERS proposed the following Amendment No. 105 (Doc Name P:\amend\CJ.70), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 176, line 19, opposite /technology/ by decreasing the amount in Column 5 by:

. . . . .COLUMN 5

. . . . .20,000,000

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 180, line 1, opposite /school technology/ by increasing the amount in Column 5 and Column 6 by:

. . . . .COLUMN 5. . . . .COLUMN 6

/. . . . .20,000,000. . . . .20,000,000

. . . . .( ). . . . .( )/

Renumber sections and amend totals/title to conform.

Rep. McTEER explained the amendment.

Rep. HARRELL spoke against the amendment and moved to table the amendment.

Rep. McTEER demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 60; Nays 54

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison              Brown, H.            Cain
Cato                 Chamblee             Cooper
Cotty                Dantzler             Davenport

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Easterday            Fleming              Fulmer
Gamble               Hallman              Harrell
Harrison             Haskins              Herdklotz
Jaskwhich            Keegan               Kelley
Klauber              Knotts               Koon
Lanford              Law                  Limbaugh
Limehouse            Littlejohn           Loftis
Marchbanks           Mason                McAbee
McKay                Meacham              Rice
Richardson           Riser                Robinson
Sandifer             Seithel              Sharpe
Simrill              Smith, D.            Smith, R.
Spearman             Thomas               Tripp
Trotter              Vaughn               Walker
Wells                Whatley              Wilkins
Witherspoon          Wofford              Worley
Wright               Young                Young-Brickell

Total--60

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson             Askins               Bailey
Breeland             Brown, G.            Brown, J.
Brown, T.            Byrd                 Canty
Carnell              Cave                 Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter          Cromer               Delleney
Elliott              Govan                Harris, J.
Harris, P.           Harvin               Hines, J.
Hines, M.            Hodges               Howard
Inabinett            Jennings             Keyserling
Kinon                Kirsh                Lee
Lloyd                Martin               McCraw
McElveen             McMahand             McTeer
Moody-Lawrence       Neal                 Neilson
Phillips             Rhoad                Rogers
Scott                Shissias             Stille
Stoddard             Townsend             Tucker
Whipper, L.          Whipper, S.          White
Wilder               Wilkes               Williams

Total--54
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So, the amendment was tabled.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

The following was received.
Columbia, S.C., February 27, 1996
Mr. Speaker and Members of the House:

The Senate respectfully invites your Honorable Body to attend in the Senate Chamber at 12:50 P.M. today for the purpose of Ratifying Acts.

Very respectfully,
President

On motion of Rep. HASKINS, the invitation was accepted.

MOTION ADOPTED

Rep. HARRELL moved that upon the completion of the Ratification of Acts, the House recede until 2:30 P.M., which was agreed to.

Further proceedings were interrupted by the Ratification of Acts, the pending question being consideration of Section 19.

RATIFICATION OF ACTS

At 12:50 P.M. the House attended in the Senate Chamber, where the following Acts and Joint Resolution were duly ratified.

(R239) S. 189 -- Senator Rose: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-335 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES' NAMES IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS BE ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER; AND TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-610, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO BALLOT SPECIFICATIONS IN PARTY PRIMARIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BALLOT MUST CONTAIN THE NAMES OF PERSONS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

(R240) S. 272 -- Senators Alexander, Leventis, O'Dell, Hayes, Rose and Giese: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-190, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE TIME A CANDIDATE MUST FILE IF SEEKING NOMINATION BY PETITION, AND PROVIDE THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION MUST BE HELD ON THE SAME DAY AS THE GENERAL ELECTION IF THE EIGHTEENTH


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TUESDAY AFTER THE VACANCY OCCURS IS NO MORE THAN SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE GENERAL ELECTION.

(R241) S. 468 -- Senator Hayes: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-21-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A SCHEDULE OF FEES AND COSTS TO BE COLLECTED, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A FEE FOR FILING A JUDGMENT BY CONFESSION WITH A CLERK OF COURT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 15-35-370, RELATING TO JUDGMENT BY CONFESSION, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE PROCEDURE FOR FILING A JUDGMENT BY CONFESSION AND TO DELETE OBSOLETE REFERENCES.

(R242) S. 654 -- Senator Greg Smith: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 61-5-185 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TEMPORARY MINIBOTTLE PERMIT AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 61-5-180 MAY BE ISSUED TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES LOCATED EAST OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY IN AN AREA OF A COUNTY THAT IS CONTIGUOUS TO A COUNTY THAT HAS ANNUAL ACCOMMODATIONS TAX REVENUES IN EXCESS OF SIX MILLION DOLLARS AND WHICH BY REFERENDUM HAS AUTHORIZED THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS PURSUANT TO SECTION 61-5-180 AND IF A REFERENDUM APPROVING THESE PERMITS IS HELD IN THE AFFECTED AREA OF THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE REFERENDUM IS TO BE HELD HAS ANNUAL ACCOMMODATIONS TAX REVENUES IN EXCESS OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

(R243) S. 1088 -- Senators Washington and Mescher: AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION OF COLLETON COUNTY AND PROVIDE FOR THE NUMBER AND MANNER OF APPOINTMENT OF ITS MEMBERS, TERMS, FILLING OF VACANCIES, ELECTION OF THE BOARD'S CHAIRMAN, THE CHAIRMAN'S TERM OF OFFICE, AND RELATED MATTERS; TO ABOLISH THE COLLETON COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND DEVOLVE ITS FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS UPON THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION OF COLLETON COUNTY; TO ABOLISH THE COLLETON COUNTY ELECTION


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COMMISSION AND DEVOLVE ITS FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS UPON THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION OF COLLETON COUNTY; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPIRATION OF THE CURRENT TERMS OF OFFICE FOR CERTAIN PERSONS.

(R244) S. 1105 -- Senators Martin and Alexander: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1A OF ACT 260 OF 1981, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE PICKENS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE NOTICE OF CANDIDACY REQUIRED TO BE FILED SHALL BE FILED NOT LATER THAN TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON ON SEPTEMBER FIRST OR, IF SEPTEMBER FIRST FALLS ON A SUNDAY, NOT LATER THAN TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE NOTICE OF CANDIDACY SHALL NOT BE FILED EARLIER THAN AUGUST FIRST, OR IF AUGUST FIRST FALLS ON A SUNDAY, NOT EARLIER THAN THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.

(R245) S. 1119 -- Senator Alexander: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THE 1995-96 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF OCONEE COUNTY IS EXEMPTED FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT SCHOOL DAYS MISSED MUST BE MADE UP AS A RESULT OF COMPLICATIONS RESULTING FROM SNOW OR ICE OR OTHER EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS.

(R246) S. 1127 -- Senators Cork and Washington: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOTING PRECINCTS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, SO AS TO REVISE THESE PRECINCTS AND DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THE LINES OF THESE PRECINCTS ARE DELINEATED.

(R247) H. 3132 -- Reps. Hodges, Kirsh, Inabinett, Jennings, Richardson and Knotts: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 14-7-250, AS AMENDED, AND 14-7-850, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SERVICE AS JURORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY SERVE AS A JUROR MORE FREQUENTLY THAN ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS BUT MAY NOT SERVE MORE THAN ONCE EVERY YEAR.


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