View Amendment Current Amendment: 1a to Bill 4000 Reps. G.M. SMITH, SIMRILL, HERBKERSMAN, WHITMIRE, STAVRINAKIS, ERICKSON, LOWE, FINLAY, and BANNISTER propose the following Amendment No. 1a to H.4000 as Passed By The House
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EXPLANATION: Amend back to the House version and amend further.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on March 13, 2019, which is hereby incorporated into this amendment.

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 12, immediately after line 10, by inserting a new line to read:
     Column 5      Column 6
NEW POSITION
IT MANAGER II      1
     (1.00)

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 93, DEPT OF ADMINISTRATION, page 231, line 13, opposite /CHILDREN'S CASE RESOLUTION/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 5 and 6 by:
     Column 5      Column 6
     4,054      4,054

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 100, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, page 244, immediately after line 2, by inserting a new line to read:
     Column 5      Column 6
YOUTH CHALLENGE
PROGRAM      1      1

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 113, AID TO SUBDIVISIONS - STATE TREASURER, page 261, immediately after line 20, by inserting a new line to read:
     Column 5      Column 6
CORONERS - LOCAL CHILD
FATALITY REVIEW TEAM      1      1

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 301, after line 23, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/      (SDE: Online Accounting or Ledger) Any corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, consortium, or association of districts, or any entity or person that receives state funds from a public school district or any school within a school district must, on a website that is continuously accessible to the public, maintain an online accounting or ledger that sets forth the recipient and the amounts received and expended./

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 337, paragraph 3.5 (FY 2019-20 Lottery Funding), after line 29, by inserting:
/      For Fiscal Year 2019-20, net lottery proceeds and investment earnings above the Fiscal Year 2018-19 certified surplus are appropriated pro-rata as follows:
           (1)      State Board for Technical and
Comprehensive Education--SPICE Program      $      1;
           (2)      Commission on Higher Education--Higher
Education Excellence Enhancement Program      $      1;
           (3)      State Board for Technical and
Comprehensive Education--Midlands Technical
College-Quick Jobs/Dual Credit Funding      $      1;
           (4)      State Board for Technical and Comprehensive
Education--Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical
College-Truck Driving Certificate      $      1;
           (5)      Commission on Higher Education--
Career Clusters      $      1;
           (6)      Commission on Higher Education--
Memorial Professorships      $      1;
           (7)      South Carolina State University--
School of Business      $      1;
           (8)      Commission on Higher Education--
University Center of Greenville-Debt Service      $      1;
           (9)      USC--Union Campus-Nursing Program
Technology Upgrades      $      1;
           (10)      State Board for Technical and
Comprehensive Education--Spartanburg Community
College-Cherokee Campus      $      1;
           (11)      Department of Education--Innovation
Grants            $      1;
           (12)      Education Oversight Committee--After School
Pilot Program and Clemson Forest Initiative      $      1;      and
           (13)      Department of Education--Instructional
Materials            $All Remaining./

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 337, paragraph 3.5 (FY 2019-20 Lottery Funding), after line 35, by inserting an appropriately numbered item to read:
/ ( )      Commission on Higher Education--Need
Based Grants      $      1 /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 41, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY, page 387, paragraph 41.4 (CCRS Evaluations & Placements), lines 23 - 32, by striking the proviso in its entirety.

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 41, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY, page 387, paragraph 41.5 (CCRS Significant Fiscal Impact), lines 33 - 36, by striking the proviso in its entirety.

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 50, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 397, paragraph 50.21, lines 28-36, and page 398, lines 1-2, by striking the paragraph in its entirety and by inserting:
/      50.21.      (CMRC: Development - Funding for Rural Infrastructure) There is established within the Department of Commerce the Rural School District and Economic Development Closing Fund. The Secretary of Commerce shall use the fund to facilitate economic development and infrastructure improvements in counties that meet each of the following criteria: (1) one of the top twelve counties in South Carolina with the highest population decline (by percentage) since 2010; (2) one of the top twelve counties with the highest average unemployment rate for 2018; and (3) according to the US Census 2017 - a county with a poverty rate in excess of 20%. Funds are to be used on, but not limited to, economic development projects, water and sewer infrastructure, and school building infrastructure. Once a project is committed, the funds may be utilized to finish that specified project, even if the county does not remain an eligible county in subsequent years. Of the funds transferred to the fund, up to $15,000,000 may be used in any county that is contiguous to an eligible county as long as that contiguous county has one county-wide consolidated public school district. Any unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward and expended in the current fiscal year by the Department of Commerce for the same purposes. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 101, ELECTION COMMISSION, page 453, paragraph 101.12 (Statewide Voting System Reserve Fund), lines 16 - 21, by striking the proviso in its entirety.

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 501, paragraph 117.112 (Employee Compensation), after line 13, by inserting a new paragraph within item (2):
/            With respect to unclassified employees of institutions of higher education and technical colleges eligible in this item, institutions and technical colleges are authorized to allot the total funds for compensation increases among individual employees without uniformity. The funds provided for compensation increases for any employee subject to the provisions of this item are based on an annual average two percent increase and may be based on performance. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 508, paragraph 117.129 (Study Committee on Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations), lines 8 - 29, by striking the proviso in its entirety.

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 517, paragraph 117.146 (Workforce Pathways Grant Fund), lines 32 - 36, and page 518, lines 1-31, by striking the proviso in its entirety.

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 529, paragraph 118.16 (Nonrecurring Revenue), after line 36, by adding the following numbered subitem to read:
/(3)      $9,598,318 from the Litigation Recovery Account./

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 530, paragraph 118.16 (Nonrecurring Revenue), after line 15, Item (3) by adding the following numbered subitems to read:
/            (b)      Professional Services      $5,000,000
     (3.1)      From the funds appropriated to the Department of Administration in Item(3)(b) for Professional Services, the department is authorized to procure such professional services that are necessary to qualify bids and proposals; receipt and evaluation of bids received for a sale, management proposals, and Santee Cooper's proposal; and, negotiate contracts for the consummation of a sale or a management proposal, and related activities. These professional services shall include, but may not be limited to, financial institutions, investment bankers, legal counsel, industry consultants and utility consultants. In the event these funds are not used for this purpose, the funds shall revert to the General Fund. The provisions of the Consolidated Procurement Code in Chapter 35, Title 11 of the 1976 Code and any other provisions of the general law of this State in conflict with the provisions of this proviso are hereby suspended with regard to the activities undertaken pursuant herein./

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 530, paragraph 118.16 (Nonrecurring Revenue), after line 33, Item (7) by adding the following numbered subitem to read:
/      (c) Cervical Cancer Awareness      $150,000/

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 531, paragraph 118.16 (Nonrecurring Revenue), after line 36, Item (21) by adding the following numbered subitem to read:
/      (b)      Local Law Enforcement Grants      $2,000,000;/

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 532, paragraph 118.16 (Nonrecurring Revenue), after line 30, Item (33) by adding the following numbered subitem to read:
/      (c)      Community Development Grants      $2,000,000;/

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 533, paragraph 118.16 (Nonrecurring Revenue), after line 9, by adding appropriately numbered items and subitems to read:
/ ( )      H630 - Department of Education
           (a)      First Steps-Outcome and Accountability
           System      $      1;
           (b)      Governor's School for the Arts and
           Humanities Replace Parking Lot
           and Roads      $      1;
           (c)      Governor's School for the Arts and
           Humanities Safety Repair      $      1;
( )      H790 - Department of Archives and History
           Historic Preservation      $      1;
( )      H910 - Arts Commission
           Cultural Arts & Theater Center Renovation      $      1;
( )      J040 - Department of Health and Environmental
           Control
           MAD USA Men Against Domestic Violence      $      1;
( )      L040 - Department of Social Services
           Florence Crittenton      $      1
( )      P160 - Department of Agriculture
           (a)      Regional Farmers Markets      $      1;
           (b)      Farmers - Flood Relief      $      1;
( )      P200 - Clemson University - PSA
           Facility Renovation for Water Research      $      1;
( )      P240 - Department of Natural Resources
           (a)      Law Enforcement Officer Class -
           Equipment      $      1;
           (b)      State Water Planning      $      1;
( )      P280 - Department of Parks, Recreation
           and Tourism
           Morris Island Lighthouse      $      1;
( )      B040 - Judicial Department
           Ditigal Courtroom Recording      $      1;
( )      E210 - Prosecution Coordination Commission
           (a)      Student Loan Forgiveness      $      1;
           (b)      Center for Fathers and Families      $      1;
( )      D100 - State Law Enforcement Division
           (a)      Vehicle Replacement Plan      $      1;
           (b)      First Responder PTSD Treatment      $      1;
           (c)      SC Critical Infrastructure
           Cybersecurity Program Personnel      $      1;
( )      N120 - Department of Juvenile Justice
           (a)      Payment for Overtime      $      1;
           (b)      Payment for Comp time      $      1;
( )      R360 - Department of Labor, Licensing
           and Regulation
           (a)      Urban Search and Rescue - SC Task
           Force 1 Equipment      $      1;
           (b)      Local Fire Department Grants      $      1;
( )      R600 - Department of Employment and
           Workforce
           Be Pro Be Proud      $      1;
( )      U120 - Department of Transportation
           T Bridge Repair and Rehabilitation      $      1;
( )      U300 - Division of Aeronautics
           State Aviation Fund      $      1;
( )      A010 - The Senate
           Operating      $      1; /

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