S 1245 Session 111 (1995-1996)
S 1245 General Bill, By Drummond, Leventis, Patterson, Peeler and Washington
Similar(H 4737)
A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
1-11-425 so as to require approval by the State Budget and Control Board for
requests for information technology equipment and services, to provide
criteria for approval, and to establish the Information Technology Advisory
Council to assist the Board; to add Section 59-7-70 so as to require the
transfer of transmission and reception equipment purchased by South Carolina
Educational Television for schools to the school districts; to add Section
59-7-80 so as to provide requirements that the South Carolina Educational
Television Commission must satisfy to comply with Sunset Review
recommendations; to amend Section 59-7-10, as amended, relating to the SCETV
Commission, so as to further delineate criteria for members; and to amend
Section 59-7-20, relating to advisory committees of the SCETV Commission, so
as to revise the advisory committee structure, to direct the SCETV Commission,
with the State Department of Education, to conduct a study to evaluate the
effectiveness of instructional television, and to provide that the SCETV
Commission is reauthorized under Section 1-20-60.
03/13/96 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-3
03/13/96 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-3
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-11-425 SO AS TO REQUIRE
APPROVAL BY THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL
BOARD FOR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES, TO PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR
APPROVAL, AND TO ESTABLISH THE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ASSIST THE
BOARD; TO ADD SECTION 59-7-70 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE
TRANSFER OF TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION
EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY SOUTH CAROLINA
EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOR SCHOOLS TO THE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO ADD SECTION 59-7-80 SO AS TO
PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA
EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION MUST SATISFY
TO COMPLY WITH SUNSET REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS;
TO AMEND SECTION 59-7-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
THE SCETV COMMISSION, SO AS TO FURTHER DELINEATE
CRITERIA FOR MEMBERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION
59-7-20, RELATING TO ADVISORY COMMITTEES OF THE
SCETV COMMISSION, SO AS TO REVISE THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE, TO DIRECT THE SCETV
COMMISSION, WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION, AND
TO PROVIDE THAT THE SCETV COMMISSION IS
REAUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 1-20-60.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 1-11-425. The State Budget and Control Board
shall approve all requests for information technology equipment and
services for state government as defined by the State Procurement
Code with exemptions as defined by the board through regulation.
In considering requests, the board shall ensure that requests are
justified, that duplication among state agencies does not exist, that
systems procured provide the most efficient means for providing
services and are cost-effective, and that new technologies are
compatible with existing technology to the greatest extent
practicable. To assist the board, an Information Technology
Advisory Council is created. The membership shall include a
representative from the Office of Information Resources, the Office
of Research and Statistics, the South Carolina Educational
Television Commission, the State Department of Education, the
Commission on Higher Education, the State Board for Technical
and Comprehensive Education, institutions of higher education, and
other entities the board considers appropriate."
SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-7-70. Ownership of transmission and reception
equipment purchased in the past or in the future on behalf of
schools by South Carolina Educational Television, as directed by
the General Assembly, must be transferred to the school districts.
In return, the school districts shall establish and maintain a separate
account for these items. All items valued at one hundred dollars or
more are subject to audit during the districts' annual audits.
Annually, the districts shall report on their respective inventories to
the SCETV Commission.
Section 59-7-80. The South Carolina Educational Television
Commission shall:
(1) develop and implement a plan to increase revenue
generated at each of the regional stations. A report of the regional
stations' progress must be submitted to the State Reorganization
Commission, Senate Finance Committee, and House Ways and
Means Committee no later than January 1, 1998;
(2) annually develop a written plan to maximize the return on
its investment in the Satellite Educational Resources Consortium.
The plan shall include objective criteria that establish, for each
course produced, a threshold level for cost recovery, below which
point course production will be discontinued. The plan must be
submitted to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways
and Means Committee;
(3) in conjunction with the State Department of Education,
formulate and implement a marketing plan to increase awareness of
the Satellite Educational Resources Consortium programs. A copy
of the completed plan must be forwarded to the State
Reorganization Commission upon its completion. A progress report
must be submitted to the State Reorganization Commission, Senate
Finance Committee, and House Ways and Means Committee no
later than January 1, 1998;
(4) amend the enrollment policy of its daycare facility to
open enrollment to the general public and, no later than August 1,
1996, secure a private contractor for the operation of its daycare
facility in accordance with the National Association for the
Education of Young Children accreditation standards. If a
contractor cannot be secured, SCETV shall establish, in August of
each year, tuition rates that, at a minimum, are comparable to those
charged by private daycare facilities in the local community.
SCETV shall submit a report to the State Reorganization
Commission, Senate Finance Committee, and House Ways and
Means Committee by March 1, 1997, that includes the actions taken
and their effects on its daycare facility revenues and enrollment, a
detailed expenditure report for daycare facility operations in
calendar year 1996, and an operational budget for daycare facility
operations in calendar year 1997."
SECTION 3. Section 59-7-10 of the 1976 Code, as last
amended by Section 6 of Act 248 of 1991, is further amended to
read:
"Section 59-7-10. There is hereby created the South
Carolina Educational Television Commission, which shall be
composed of the Superintendent of Education, who shall
be a member of the Commission, serves ex
officio, and in addition the Commission shall be
composed of seven members to be appointed by the Governor
as follows:. One member shall
must be appointed from each of the six congressional
districts, and one member shall must be
appointed from the State at large, who shall must be
named by the Governor as chairman of the Commission. The
term of the member who serves ex officio shall be coterminous
with the term of the office to which he was elected, and Of
the members appointed, one must have experience in public
education, one must have experience in higher education, and one
must have experience in broadcasting. In making the appointments,
race, gender, and other demographic factors must be considered to
ensure nondiscrimination, inclusion, and representation, to the
greatest extent possible, of all segments of the population of the
State. The terms of the members appointed by the Governor
shall be are for six years, except that of those
first appointed two shall serve for terms of two years, two shall
serve for terms of four years and three shall serve for terms of six
years, after which the terms of all members shall be for six
years."
SECTION 4. Section 59-7-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 59-7-20. The commission shall appoint an
advisory committee committees of educators and
an advisory committee of technical experts, as it considers
necessary to assist in fulfilling its mission, each of which shall
consist of such numbers members as the
commission may deem considers advisable, and the
terms of the members of the committee committees
of educators and committee of technical experts shall be
are for such length and under such conditions as the
commission may decide."
SECTION 5. As vacancies occur on the South Carolina
Educational Television Commission, as provided for in Section
59-7-10 of the 1976 Code as amended by Section 3 of this act,
members who satisfy the requirements added by these amendments
must be appointed to fill these vacancies.
SECTION 6. The South Carolina Educational Television
Commission, in conjunction with the State Department of
Education, shall conduct a joint, comprehensive study to evaluate
the effectiveness of instructional television. This study shall include
recommendations as to the appropriate placement of instructional
television. The study must be submitted to the State Reorganization
Commission, Senate Finance Committee, and House Ways and
Means Committee no later than January 1, 1997.
SECTION 7. In accordance with Section 1-20-60 of the 1976
Code, the existence of the South Carolina Educational Television
Commission is reauthorized.
SECTION 8. Except as otherwise specifically provided, this act
takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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