A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 1-7-409 so as to prohibit a county from reducing its funding for circuit solicitor operations.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1.Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 1 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

Section 1-7-409.No county may appropriate funds for circuit solicitor operations in a fiscal year below the amount it funded in the immediate previous fiscal year.

SECTION 2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

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