S 0299 General Bill, By M.T. Rose
 A Bill to require a member of the General Assembly to submit to his presiding
 officer a sworn statement that he actually attended a substantial majority of
 the sessions of a legislative conference when the member seeks reimbursement
 of expenses incurred by him in attending the conference, and to provide for
 the circumstances under which reimbursement is not allowed and under which, in
 the event of actual reimbursement, interest at the rate of twenty percent must
 be paid together with the amount reimbursed.

   11/12/90  Senate Prefiled
   11/12/90  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
   01/08/91  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-104
   01/08/91  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-104

A BILL

TO REQUIRE A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO SUBMIT TO HIS PRESIDING OFFICER A SWORN STATEMENT THAT HE ACTUALLY ATTENDED A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF THE SESSIONS OF A LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE WHEN THE MEMBER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY HIM IN ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH REIMBURSEMENT IS NOT ALLOWED AND UNDER WHICH, IN THE EVENT OF ACTUAL REIMBURSEMENT, INTEREST AT THE RATE OF TWENTY PERCENT MUST BE PAID TOGETHER WITH THE AMOUNT REIMBURSED.

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

SECTION 1. To receive from the State reimbursement of expenses incurred in attending a legislative conference, a member of the General Assembly shall submit to the presiding officer of the legislative body of which he is a member a sworn statement that he actually attended a substantial majority of the sessions of the conference. If the member fails to submit the required statement, or if the statement at any time proves to be false in a substantive manner, the reimbursement is not allowed, and, if the member has actually received reimbursement in whole or in part, he is required to repay the amount received by him with interest at the rate of twenty percent per annum calculated from the date of receipt.

The provisions of this section are cumulative and not in lieu of any other provision of law, regulation, or rule of the particular legislative body involved concerning duties imposed upon the member to verify in writing and by receipt, or otherwise, as to the expenses incurred for which reimbursement is sought.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.