H*3218(Rat #0076, Act #0104 of 2003)  Joint Resolution, By Hinson, Altman, 
Bailey, Umphlett, Simrill, Viers, Richardson and Ceips
 A JOINT RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, AFTER
 OBTAINING THE APPROVAL OF THE STATE HOUSE COMMITTEE AS TO DESIGN AND LOCATION,
 TO PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
 MEMORIAL ON THE GROUNDS OF THE CAPITOL COMPLEX USING STATE FUNDS PROVIDED FOR
 THE PURPOSE AND PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS. - ratified title

   12/18/02  House  Prefiled
   12/18/02  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
   01/14/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-88
   01/14/03  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-88
   01/21/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ceips
   03/19/03  House  Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-7
   03/25/03  House  Read second time HJ-24
   03/26/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
   03/26/03  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-20
   03/26/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-20
   04/09/03  Senate Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-25
   04/10/03  Senate Read second time SJ-13
   04/16/03  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-33
   05/08/03         Ratified R 76
   05/14/03         Vetoed by Governor
   05/20/03  House   Debate interrupted on veto consideration HJ-48
   05/21/03  House  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-89 
                     Nays-21 HJ-41
   05/27/03  Senate  Adjourn debate on motion to override SJ-15
   06/03/03  Senate Veto overridden Yeas-37  Nays-6 SJ-70
   06/10/03         Copies available
   06/10/03         Effective date 06/03/03
   10/23/03         Act No. 104

(A104, R76, H3218)

A JOINT RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, AFTER OBTAINING THE APPROVAL OF THE STATE HOUSE COMMITTEE AS TO DESIGN AND LOCATION, TO PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL ON THE GROUNDS OF THE CAPITOL COMPLEX USING STATE FUNDS PROVIDED FOR THE PURPOSE AND PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS.

Whereas, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Memorial will be dedicated to the men and women who served as law enforcement and corrections officers within the State of South Carolina and will serve as a location where family, friends, and the general public can go to reflect on the ultimate sacrifice that these heroes paid for protecting the citizens of this State; and

Whereas, Governor Carroll Campbell signed legislation in 1994 authorizing a monument honoring law enforcement and corrections officers who have died in the line of duty to be erected on the State House grounds; and

Whereas, General Services approved the location in 1995 and work was begun in choosing a design. The design submitted by Robert P. Young, a nationally known designer from Canton, Georgia, was selected; and

Whereas, in 1995, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Incorporated was established, and this nonprofit corporation was established by the Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge for the purpose of raising funds to erect this monument; the cost of the memorial, as designed, was determined to be between four hundred and five hundred thousand dollars; and

Whereas, the monument will sit on the State House grounds between the State House and the Rembert Dennis Building on the Assembly Street side, and the monument will be constructed of granite and will run some forty feet in diameter with an eighteen-foot high column as the centerpiece with a handcrafted eagle atop the column; the monument will have a circular design that will include benches, and outside the centerpiece will be five granite pieces six feet by eight feet with the names of law enforcement and corrections officers inscribed on them; three walkways will lead into the monument; and

Whereas, former United States Senator Strom Thurmond served as the honorary chairman of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Memorial project and groups and associations supporting the project include the South Carolina Chiefs' Association, COLECA, S.C. Concerns of Police Survivors, the S.C. Corrections Association, the FBI-National Academy Association, the S.C. Fraternal Order of Police, the S.C. Jail Administration Association, the S.C. Law Enforcement Officers Association, the Palmetto State Law Enforcement Officers Association, the S.C. Sheriffs' Association, the Southern Police Institute, the Troopers' Association, and the S.C. Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers Association; and

Whereas, the General Assembly finds and declares that the people of the State of South Carolina recognize the ultimate sacrifice of those law enforcement and corrections officers who have given their lives in protecting and serving the citizens of this State, and the General Assembly is pleased to provide funding necessary to begin construction of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Now, therefore,

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

Monument to be constructed

SECTION    1.    Using funds appropriated to or transferred to the State Budget and Control Board for construction of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, including private contributions for the project, and after obtaining the approval of the State House Committee for the design and location of the monument, the State Budget and Control Board shall proceed to construct the monument. Funds available to the board for this purpose do not lapse and must be carried forward to succeeding fiscal years and used for the same purpose.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 8th day of May, 2003.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/14/03.

Veto overridden by House -- 5/21/03.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/3/03.