H*2838(Rat #0594, Act #0493 of 1984)  General Bill, By D. Blackwell, 
M.O. Alexander, F.X. Archibald, Branton, T.D. Broadwater, R.B. Brown, 
T.M. Burriss, R.L. Cobb, V.L. Crocker, F.L. Day, P. Evatt, H.U. Fielding, 
T. Gadson, H.C. Granger, C.L. Griffin, J.C. Hearn, R.L. Helmly, B.E. Huff, 
I.C. Joe, W.H. Jones, Kirsh, Koon, J.E. Lockemy, Matthews, McKay, M.P. Miles, 
T.W. Mitchell, L. Phillips, Rhoad, R.L. Rigdon, J.R. Tally, L.L. Taylor, 
J.H. Toal, Wilkins and R.R. Woods
 A Bill to provide that any school district whose budget exceeds seventy-five
 million dollars annually is subject to the South Carolina Consolidated
 Procurement Code and to provide that the district is exempt from the South
 Carolina Procurement Code, except for a procurement audit every three years,
 if the district has its own procurement code similar to the South Carolina
 Procurement Code.-amended title

   04/07/83  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1953
   04/07/83  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-1953
   02/23/84  House  Recalled from Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-1025
   02/29/84  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 7, 1984 HJ-1133
   03/07/84  House  Amended HJ-1274
   03/07/84  House  Read second time HJ-1274
   03/08/84  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1329
   03/08/84  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-926
   03/08/84  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-926
   05/29/84  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-2067
   06/05/84  Senate Read second time SJ-2219
   06/05/84  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-2219
   06/07/84  Senate Amended SJ-2302
   06/07/84  Senate  Read third time SJ-2303
   06/07/84  Senate Returned SJ-2303
   06/14/84  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-3755
   06/15/84  Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Sens. Wise, Setzler, and J.
                     Verne Smith SJ-2576
   06/18/84  House  Conference committee appointed Blackwell,
                     Archibald & Evatt HJ-3763
   06/20/84  House  Conference report received HJ-3866
   06/20/84  House  Conference report adopted HJ-3867
   06/21/84  Senate Conference report received SJ-2691
   06/21/84  Senate Conference report adopted SJ-2691
   06/21/84  House  Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-3894
   06/21/84         Ratified R 594
   06/27/84         Signed By Governor
   06/27/84         Effective date 06/27/84
   06/27/84         Act No. 493
   07/12/84         Copies available

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT WHOSE BUDGET EXCEEDS SEVENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY IS SUBJECT TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSOLIDATED PROCUREMENT CODE AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DISTRICT IS EXEMPT FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROCUREMENT CODE, EXCEPT FOR A PROCUREMENT AUDIT EVERY THREE YEARS, IF THE DISTRICT HAS ITS OWN PROCUREMENT CODE SIMILAR TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROCUREMENT CODE.

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

Certain districts subject to Procurement Code

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school district whose budget of total revenues as shown in the most recently published annual report of the State Superintendent of Education exceeds seventy-five million dollars annually is subject to the provisions of Chapter 35 of Title 11, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976 (South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code); provided, however, that if a district has its own procurement code which is in the written opinion of the Division of General Services of the State Budget and Control Board substantially similar to the provisions of the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code, the district is exempt from the provisions of the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code except for a procurement audit which shall be performed every three years by the Division of General Services.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 27th day of June, 1984.