H 3188 Joint Resolution, By Davenport, Viers, Littlejohn, Coates, Bingham, 
Toole, Haskins, Barfield, J.R. Smith, Trotter, Snow, Altman, Koon, G. Brown, 
Cooper, Pinson, Loftis, Hamilton, Leach, Owens, Stille, Rice, Tripp, McGee, 
White, Gilham, Walker, Delleney and G.R. Smith

Similar(H 4658)
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNBORN CHILDREN'S MONUMENT
 COMMISSION TO ERECT A MONUMENT ON THE STATE HOUSE GROUNDS AS A MEMORIAL TO
 UNBORN CHILDREN WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF LEGAL ABORTIONS IN SOUTH
 CAROLINA AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION AND TO
 REQUIRE PRIVATE FUNDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS MONUMENT.

   12/11/02  House  Prefiled
   12/11/02  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
   01/14/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-74
   01/14/03  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-74
   01/16/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bingham,
                     Toole, Haskins
   01/22/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Barfield
   01/28/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     J.R.Smith, Trotter, Snow, Altman, Koon
   01/29/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.Brown
   01/30/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cooper
   02/04/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pinson
   02/05/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis,
                     Hamilton, Leach
   02/06/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Owens
   02/12/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stille, Rice
   02/13/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Tripp, McGee
   02/25/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
   02/26/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilham
   03/05/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Walker,
                     Delleney
   04/23/03  House  Committee report: Majority favorable, minority
                     unfavorable Ways and Means HJ-39
   04/24/03  House  Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-68
   04/24/03         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/27/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.R.Smith

COMMITTEE REPORT

April 23, 2003

H. 3188

Introduced by Reps. Davenport, Viers, Littlejohn, Coates, Bingham, Toole, Haskins, Barfield, J.R. Smith, Trotter, Snow, Altman, Koon, G. Brown, Cooper, Pinson, Loftis, Hamilton, Leach, Owens, Stille, Rice, Tripp, McGee, White, Gilham, Walker and Delleney

S. Printed 4/23/03--H.    [SEC 4/24/03 4:34 PM]

Read the first time January 14, 2003.

To whom was referred a Joint Resolution (H. 3188) to create the South Carolina Unborn Children's Monument Commission to erect a monument on the State House grounds as a memorial to unborn children who have given their lives because of legal abortions, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

Majority favorable.    Minority unfavorable.

ROBERT W. HARRELL, JR.    GILDA COBB-HUNTER

For Majority.    For Minority.

EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:

Section 1(A) of the bill provides that the commission is empowered and directed to raise private funds and to receive gifts and grants to carry out the purpose for which it is created, there will be no impact on the General Fund of the State.

Further, Section 1(E) of the bill provides that commission members are not entitled to receive the subsistence, mileage, and per diem otherwise provided by law for members of state boards, committees and commissions, therefore, there will be no impact on the General Fund of the State or on federal and/or other funds.

Approved By:

Don Addy

Office of State Budget

TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNBORN CHILDREN'S MONUMENT COMMISSION TO ERECT A MONUMENT ON THE STATE HOUSE GROUNDS AS A MEMORIAL TO UNBORN CHILDREN WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF LEGAL ABORTIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION AND TO REQUIRE PRIVATE FUNDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS MONUMENT.

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

SECTION    1.    (A) There is created the South Carolina Unborn Children Monument Commission to direct that a monument be erected on the State House grounds as a memorial to unborn children who have given their lives because of legal abortions in South Carolina. The commission is empowered and directed to raise private funds and to receive gifts and grants to carry out the purpose for which it is created. The commission in this regard shall have the power to cause to be created a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation the purpose of which shall be to receive and disburse funds for the South Carolina Unborn Children Monument. The staff of the State Budget and Control Board shall assist the commission with the preparation and maintenance of financial records for the purpose of ensuring proper accounting of the records. The financial records are public records for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, except that the names of anonymous donors must not be disclosed.

(B)    The monument shall be a six foot statue of an unborn child on a two foot base to be placed in a prominent location on the State House grounds, visible from the roadway.

(C)    By April 1, 2004, the commission shall report the specific design and location of the monument to the State House Committee for its approval. After action by the committee approving the design and location, the State House Committee shall cause to be introduced a concurrent resolution serving as the instrument of approval. The State shall ensure proper maintenance of the monument as is done for other historical monuments on the State House grounds.

(D)    Four members of the commission must be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, four members must be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one member must be appointed by the Governor. Notwithstanding Section 8-13-770 of the 1976 Code, members of the General Assembly may be appointed to this commission. One of the members appointed by the President Pro Tempore must be a Senator and one of the members appointed by the Speaker must be a member of the House of Representatives.

(E)    The commission shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and such other officers as it considers appropriate from among its membership. The senior senator of the commission shall call an organizational meeting for the purpose of electing officers and other matters that may arise. Commission members are not entitled to receive the subsistence, mileage, and per diem otherwise provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions.

(F)    The commission established pursuant to this section is dissolved on January 1, 2006. However, the commission must be dissolved upon the dedication of the monument if that occurs before January 1, 2006.

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