Rep. CASKEY proposes the following Amendment No. to H.4025 as introduced by Ways & Means

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EXPLANATION: Requires RFA & EBO to determine options to seperate the Aid to Fire District collections and disbursements from the General Fund.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 553, after line 23, by adding an appropriately numbered proviso to read:

/(GP: Aid to Fire District Planning) The S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office in conjunction with the Executive Budget Office shall develop and submit options, including details, to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee by December 31st, 2025, to address the Aid to Fire District open-ended status as defined by the Office of the Comptroller General. The options shall ensure that all collections are disbursed to fire districts as prescribed by statute, other sources of collections are not altered, and disbursements are not reliant upon budgetary surpluses. The Department of Insurance and the Office of the State Treasurer shall cooperate with any requests for information from the S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend totals and titles to conform.