Text printed in italic boldface were vetoed by the Governor on June 14, 1997.
*Indicates those vetoes sustained or continued by the General Assembly on June 17, 1997.
**Indicates those vetoes overridden by the General Assembly on June 17, 1997.
Unless otherwise stated, provisions not vetoed by the Governor took effect June 14, 1997.

FISCAL YEAR 1996-97 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

SECTION 1. The sources of general fund surplus revenues appropriated in this Part are as follows:

(1)     Fiscal Year 1996-97 BEA Surplus ............... $89,929,045
(2)     Fiscal Year 1996-97 Set-aside pursuant
    to Section 11-11-140 ............... $52,422,258
(3)     Citadel Lapse ............... $4,360,000
(4)     Proceeds of CCI Sale Transferred to
    General Fund ............... $3,000,000

Total, all sources ............... $149,711,303

SECTION 2. The following sums are appropriated from the general fund of the State to supplement appropriations made for the expenses of state government in the annual general appropriations act for the Fiscal Year 1997-98 to the extent that unobligated surplus revenues are available:

(1)     General Reserve Fund ............... 3,373,537

(2)     Aid to Subdivisions - Comptroller General
        Property Tax Relief Fund ............... 17,975,473

(3)     Aid to Subdivisions - Treasurer
        Local Government Fund ............... 21,812,494      

(4)     Department of Education
        (a)     Fringe Equity ............... 8,500,000
        (b)     School Bus Maintenance & Parts ............... 1,450,000
        (c)     Instructional Materials ............... 7,792,132

(4.1)     The $1,000,000 appropriated herein shall be used only to
      purchase parts for the local school bus maintenance shops.

(5)     Commission on Higher Education
        Formula Funding ............... 10,209,194

(6)     Budget and Control Board, Division of Operations
        (a)     Local Government Fund ............... 5,588,619
        (b)     Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund ............... 7,000,000

(7)     Department of Health and Human Services
        (a)     FY 98 Client Growth ............... 9,387,281
        (b)     Nursing Home Rate Adjustment ............... 4,000,000

(8)     Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
        Medicaid Match ............... 1,174,000

(9)     Department of Health and Human Services
        Nursing Home Beds ............... 2,000,000

(10)     State Board for Technical and Comprehensive
    Education
        Special Schools ............... 5,000,000

(11)     Department of Social Services
        (a)     Annualization of Welfare Reform ............... 2,000,000
        (b)     Annualization of Emotionally Disturbed
            Children Fund ............... 12,000,000

** (12)     University of South Carolina
        Institute of Public Affairs ............... 500,000

** Text printed in italic boldface were vetoed by the Governor on June 14, 1997. **Indicates those vetoes overridden by the General Assembly on June 17, 1997.

(13)     Commission on Higher Education
        (a)     EPSCOR ............... 2,250,000
        (b)     SCAMP ............... 600,000

(14)     Department of Juvenile Justice
        Wilderness Camps & Crafts Farrow ............... 5,000,000

(15)     Department of Archives and History
        SC History Center Relocation ............... 268,240

(16)     Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
        Community Control System ............... 1,658,116

(17)     Higher Education Tuition Grants
        Grant Program ............... 900,000

(18)     Department of Education
        Governors School for the Arts ............... 600,000

(19)     SC State University
        Business School Accreditation ............... 500,000

(20)     Department of Social Services
        (a)     Adoption Subsidy for Special
            Needs Children ............... 1,552,294
        (b)     Foster Care Clothing Allowance ............... 1,307,581

(21)     Budget and Control Board - Division Of
    Executive Director
        (a)     Statewide Performance Audit ............... 600,000
        (b)     Prepaid College Tuition Program ............... 400,000

(21.1)     Part VI, Section 2 of Act 458 of 1996 created a Performance Audit Steering Committee which was directed to retain independent contractors to conduct performance audits in all aspects of state government. For Fiscal Year 1997-98, the Performance Audit Steering Committee may direct agencies audited under this directive to pay up to one-half of the cost of the audit. No state agency with an appropriation of less than $2,500,000 in state general funds is required to pay any cost of the audit.

(21.2)     Notwithstanding the provisions of Part VI,
    Section 2 of Act 458 of 1996, the existence
    of the Performance Audit Steering Committee
    and the completion date of its audit report is
    extended through June 30, 1999.

(22)     Judicial Department
        (a)     Automation ............... 450,000
        (b)     Judicial Commitment ............... 343,200
        (c)     Automation and Furnishings ............... 18,000

(23)     State Law Enforcement Division
        DNA Grants ............... 110,000

(24)     Adjutant General
        Emergency Preparedness Division ............... 250,000

(24.1)     Funds appropriated in this item to the Adjutant General for Emergency Preparedness for the potential loss of federal funds lapse to the general fund if federal funds are received.

(25)     Department of Juvenile Justice
        (a)     Operating Expenses-Assessment
            & Classification ............... 304,488
        (b)     Medical Services ............... 179,158
        (c)     Programs & Services ............... 1,695,311
        (d)     Attorney Fees ............... 763,000

(26)     Clemson-PSA
        (a)     Agri-Systems Productivity and
            Profitability ............... 1,500,000
        (b)     Long Leadership Center ............... 500,000

(27)     House of Representatives
        Southern Legislative Conference ............... 125,000

(27.1)     Funds appropriated in the amount of $125,000 for the annual meeting of the Southern Legislative Conference lapse to the general fund if this State is not selected as the 1998 host state.

(28)     Department of Natural Resources
        (a) Aquatic Plant Management ............... 500,000
        * (b) Heritage Trust ............... 100,000

* Text printed in italic boldface were vetoed by the Governor on June 14, 1997. *Indicates those vetoes sustained or continued by the General Assembly on June 17, 1997.

(29)     Department of Alcohol and Other Drug
    Abuse Services
        The Bridge ............... 300,000

(30)     Prosecution Coordination Commission
        Per Capita ............... 500,000

(31)     Appellate Defense
        Administration ............... 340,000

* (32)     Indigent Defense
        Maintenance of Current Program ...............594,068

* Text printed in italic boldface were vetoed by the Governor on June 14, 1997. *Indicates those vetoes sustained or continued by the General Assembly on June 17, 1997.

(33)     Department of Corrections
        (a)     Operation of Four 256-Bed Facilities ............... 1,092,950
        (b)     Medical Contract Costs ............... 780,000
        (c)     Substance Abuse Facility at Manning ............... 650,375
        (d)     Operating Expenses ............... 363,718

(34)     College of Charleston
        Avery Normal Institute ............... 660,000

(35)     Department of Social Services
        Foster Care ............... 35,000

(36)     State Museum
        Outreach Programs ............... 160,000

(36.1)     Of the funds appropriated for outreach programs, $140,000 shall be allocated to the South Carolina Cotton Museum and $20,000 shall be allocated to the Cayce Museum.

* (37)     State Election Commission
        (a)     Voter Registration System-Increase in
            Voter Reg. ............... 75,000
        (b)     Voter Registration System-Ineligible Voters ............... 27,000
        (c)     Training & Certification ............... 15,000

* Text printed in italic boldface were vetoed by the Governor on June 14, 1997. *Indicates those vetoes sustained or continued by the General Assembly on June 17, 1997.

* (38)     Parks, Recreation and Tourism
        Palmetto Trails ............... 75,000

* Text printed in italic boldface were vetoed by the Governor on June 14, 1997. *Indicates those vetoes sustained or continued by the General Assembly on June 17, 1997.

(39)     Budget and Control Board-Employee Benefits
        Dental Premiums-Retiree Growth ............... 91,681
       

(40)     Department of Commerce
    (a) Exchange Rate Shortfall     ............... 264,000
    (b) Advertising/Marketing ............... 300,000

(41)     University of South Carolina
        Small Business Development Center ............... 191,398

(42)     Department of Agriculture
        (a)     NASAD Annual Meeting ............... 50,000
        (b)     Annual Spring Dairy Show ............... 10,000
        (c) Local Area Network ............... 34,000

(43)     Attorney General's Office
        (a)     Medicaid Fraud Control Unit ............... 39,316

(44)     Confederate Relic Room and Museum
        Artifact Conservation ............... 75,000

(45)     Department of Education
        Challenger Learning Center ............... 25,000

(45.1)     The funds appropriated for the Challenger Learning Center shall be allocated to Richland School District One for support of that project.

(46)     Confederate Relic Room and Museum
        Outreach ............... 10,000

(47)     College of Charleston
        Race Relations ............... 50,000

(48)     Governor's Office
        Alzheimer Matching Grants ............... 50,000

(49)     Department of Education
        C.R. Neal Learning Center ............... 200,000

(50)     Department of Revenue
        Integrated Print Management
        Development/Implementation ............... 205,000

(51)     Aid to Subdivisions - Comptroller General
        Property Tax Bill - Counties ............... 50,000

(51.1)     The Department of Revenue shall use the funds provided to assist local governments in implementing the uniform property tax bill format requirements provided in Section 12-43-350 of the 1976 Code as amended in this act.

* (52)     Department of Health and Environmental Control
    Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Councils ............... 125,000

* Text printed in italic boldface were vetoed by the Governor on June 14, 1997. *Indicates those vetoes sustained or continued by the General Assembly on June 17, 1997.

* (52.1)     The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall collaborate with the Department of Social Services, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the S.C. Council on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, the March of Dimes, and the Perinatal Association to devise a statewide system to reduce adolescent pregnancy, premature births, and infant mortality and to develop guidelines for the implementation of local community based Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Councils modeled after the York County model. Through collaboration, York County has reduced thenumber of teen pregnancies in that county by 41%.         Representatives from the above listed listed organizations shall annually review the activities of local Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Councils and evaluate the performance of recipients. The S. C. Council on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention will monitor the progress of funded Councils and provide training and technical assistance to said Councils.
        Each Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Council shall:
        (1) comply with reporting, contracting, and evaluation requirements of the department;
        (2) define, develop, and maintain cooperative ties with other community institutions;
        (3) document sources of local financial support for match money;
        (4) demonstrate the proven effectiveness of strategies to be used to reduce adolescent pregnancy with a primary focus on postponing the onset of sexual activity;
        (5) show level of demonstrated community support, including endorsement from the appropriate local government entities and from community organizations that serve youth;
        (6) show that citizens were given the opportunity for input. Documentation of support may include letters or statements of support from citizens or community organizations; and
        (7) show clear demonstration of how a Council will coordinate, collaborate with, and utilize the resources of other community entities that have an interest in positive youth development and the reduction of high risk adolescent behavior.
        Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Councils will be eligible for state match     money at a ratio of one dollar ($1.00) state
    to one and one-half dollars ($1.50) local not to exceed appropriated funds.
        The maximum available per project per annum shall not exceed $75,000.

* Text printed in italic boldface were vetoed by the Governor on June 14, 1997. *Indicates those vetoes sustained or continued by the General Assembly on June 17, 1997.

(53)     Parks, Recreation and Tourism
        U.S. Youth Games ............... 25,000

(53.1)     Of the funds appropriated in this item $25,000 is allocated to reimburse the US Youth Games for expenses incurred for activities held in this State.

(54)     State Library
        Equipment (Photocopier) ............... 6,500

TOTAL Supplemental Appropriations ............... $149,707,124

SECTION 3. A. Section 12-43-350 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 145 of 1995, is amended to read:

    "Section 12-43-350. Affected political subdivisions must use a tax bill for real property which must contain contains standard information and include the following as follows:

    (1)     name and address of owner;

    (2)     tax map number;

    (3)     location of property;

    (4)     appraised value;

    (5)     assessed value;

    (6)     assessed ratio;

    (7)     millage for each tax district;

    (8)     receipt number;

    (9)     total tax liability for current year;

    (10)     state property tax relief benefit (savings);

    (11)     local option sales tax credit.

    (1)     tax year;

    (2)     tax map number;

    (3)     property location;

    (4)     appraised value, taxable;

    (5)     tax amount;

    (6)     state homestead tax exemption, if applicable;

    (7)     state property tax relief, if applicable;

    (8)     local option sales tax credit, if applicable;

    (9)     any applicable fees;

    (10)     total tax due;

    (11)     tax due with penalties and applicable dates;

    (12)     prior year amount paid-only required to be shown if assessment is unchanged from prior year, except during reassessment years, in which case all properties must show the prior year tax amount.

    The information required pursuant to this section must be contained in a `boxed' area measuring at least three inches square placed on the right side of the tax bill."

B.     This section takes effect January 1, 1998, and first applies for real property tax bills for property tax year 1998.

SECTION 4.     (A)     The appropriations in Section 2 are listed in priority order beginning with item (1) and each separate appropriation item or subitem must be funded before the next appropriation item or subitem in order is paid.

    (B)     Unexpended funds appropriated pursuant to this Part may be carried forward to succeeding fiscal years and expended for the same purposes.

SECTION 5.     Except where otherwise provided, this Part takes effect upon approval by the Governor, but no appropriation in Section 2 may be paid until the Comptroller General closes the state's books on Fiscal Year 1996-97.

    All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of Part I or Part III of this Act are hereby suspended for the Fiscal Year 1997-98.

    All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of Part II of this Act are hereby repealed.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval by the Governor.

In the Senate House June 9, 1997.

Robert L. Peeler, President of the Senate

David H. Wilkins, Speaker of the House of Representatives

Text printed in italic boldface were vetoed by the Governor on June 14, 1997.
*Indicates those vetoes sustained or continued by the General Assembly on June 17, 1997.
**Indicates those vetoes overridden by the General Assembly on June 17, 1997.
Unless otherwise stated, provisions not vetoed by the Governor took effect June 14, 1997.