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... the funds, all amounts so collected or withheld. No part of the cost of the insurance or expenses incidental to the payroll deduction must be borne by the State, nor must any liability whatsoever be incurred by the State in connection with ...

... John Angelo Bernardin, Sr., who passed away after a short illness on July 15, 1998; and Whereas, Mr. Bernardin was a first-generation American born to Lina and the late Severino Bernardin who had immigrated to South Carolina from northern ...

... learn of the death of The Honorable Peter DeWitt Hyman, Sr., on Tuesday, May 11, 1999, at the age of seventy-one; and Whereas, Peter Hyman was born in Florence County and was the son of the late Cannie Elias and Ethel Harrel Hyman; ...

... representing the State of South Carolina as our Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1999; and Whereas, this outstanding and lovely young lady was born on April 15, 1981, and is the daughter of Jay and Kathy English of Wallace, South Carolina. ...

... LEA SALTER, THE PRESIDENT OF CHRISTMAN & PARSONS, INC., GENERAL CONTRACTORS, ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT. Whereas, E. Lea Salter was born in Columbia, South Carolina, on April 8, 1935, and attended public schools in Walterboro, ...

... Mr. Mike A. Boatwright died on Wednesday, April 21, 1999, at the young age of forty-five; and Whereas, Mike Boatwright was born in Aiken County and was the son of Edith Hallman Boatwright and the late Lewis Harold Boatwright; ...

... of Nancy Ruth Mace, the first female cadet to graduate from the once all-male distinguished military college; and Whereas, Nancy Ruth Mace was born December 4, 1977, at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, the daughter of Frances Anne Jamison Mace, ...

... FRIENDS. Whereas, Alva Dunbar Taylor of Gilbert, Lexington County, died May 9, 1999, at the age of ninety-six; and Whereas, Mrs. Taylor was born in Lexington County and was a member of Boiling Springs United Methodist Church and a ...

... TO ERECT APPROPRIATE SIGNS AND MARKERS REFLECTING THIS DESIGNATION. Amend Title To Conform Whereas, The Honorable W. Odell Venters was born March 29, 1917, in Johnsonville, South Carolina, to Willie and Lizzie (Abrams) Venters; ...

... 1999 STUDENT OF THE YEAR. Whereas, Jeffrey Scott Hopkins is the son of Leanne and Bill Hopkins of Greenville; and Whereas, Jeff was born with cerebral palsy and has been a student in mainstream academic settings throughout his school ...

... eighteen years of working with the House of Representatives, Ruby H. Leverette, with the help of her able staff, has consistently and cheerfully borne the immense and stressful responsibility of overseeing the requests generated by the one ...

... Felix Rodriquez was first elected Mayor of Burnettown in 1988 and has served continuously since then; and Whereas, Hector Felix Rodriquez was born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, on May 15, 1942; and Whereas, as a young man, Hector ...

... JACK L. SCOTT OF AIKEN COUNTY FOR HIS SELFLESS DEDICATION IN ESTABLISHING HORSE CREEK/MIDLAND VALLEY VETERANS' PARK. Whereas, Jack L. Scott was born in Langley, South Carolina. He spent most of his childhood at the Catholic Center located ...

... i) crops produced on trees, vines, and bushes; and (ii) aquatic goods produced in aquacultural operations; (B) livestock, born or unborn, including aquatic goods produced in aquacultural operations; (C) supplies used or ...

... Assembly were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Mrs. Julia Benik of Horry County, who died on May 23, 1999; and Whereas, Mrs. Benik was born in Chesterfield, South Carolina, the daughter of the late William Samuel and Mamie Ellen ...

... "Ricky" Love, a City of Charleston Police Officer, was killed in the line of duty; and Whereas, this fine law enforcement officer, born in Wiona, Minnesota, was a graduate of Lexington High School, Lander University, and ...

... of Representatives from Charleston County from 1986-1996; and Whereas, former Representative Whipper, a retired college administrator, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, earned an A.B. degree from Talladega College in Talladega, ...

... SR., OF BISHOPVILLE. Whereas, the Reverend Henry Addison, Sr. of Bishopville, died March 21, 1999, at the age of ninety-three; and Whereas, born on May 29, 1905, to the late Henry and Ida Reese Addison, he was educated in the former ...

... OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO THE FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS OF THE LATE JAMES DIZZLEY OF BISHOPVILLE. Whereas, James Dizzley was born to the late John D. and Everline Dizzley May 16, 1924, and was raised in Lee County; ...

... THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Whereas, S.C. Altman, a distinguished Newberrian and retired businessman, was born on June 8, 1921 in Brittons Neck, Marion County, and at his birth was named Stephen Charlie ...

... IN THIS CAREER SO IMPORTANT TO THE CITIZENS OF LEXINGTON COUNTY AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Whereas, Chief Alfred Lewis McCarty, who was born on October 21, 1941, in Columbia, is a lifelong resident of Lexington County; ...

... COUNTY AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Whereas, Mr. Henry E. Avent, known as "Bobby" Avent to his family and many friends, was born on April 1, 1917, in Jonesboro, North Carolina and moved to Bennettsville with his parents in ...

... HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIELDS OF MEDICINE AND HUMANITY. Whereas, Stephen Alan Imbeau of Florence County, was born in Portland, Oregon, and was reared in Oakland, California; and Whereas, he received ...

... were saddened to learn of the death of the Honorable Calvin Joyner, Sr., of Lee County who died on May 24, 1999; and Whereas, Mr. Joyner, born in Lee County, was the son of the late Ernest Lee Joyner and the late Connie McCaskill Joyner; ...

... colleague, Representative Rudolph Marion "Rudy" Mason who died unexpectedly earlier this week; and Whereas, Representative Mason was born on March 21, 1933, in Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, the son of Marion W. and ...

... were saddened to learn of the death of Frances B. Marshall of Belton in Anderson County on March 4,1999 at the age of eighty; and Whereas, born in Pickens County, she was the daughter of the late Albert Frank and Annie Pearl Ballentine; ...

... THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Whereas, E. McLeod Singletary, Esquire, of Columbia, one of South Carolina's most distinguished attorneys, was born on June 12, 1919, in Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina, the son of Attorney Robert H. ...

... theologian and evangelist, is the founder and Pastor of the Mount Olive Baptist Church in Richland County; and Whereas, Dr. Pearson was born in Dublin, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Henry and Cynthia Love, and was called by God to ...

... service; and Whereas, she was employed at the South Carolina Tax Commission from 1967 until 1979; and Whereas, Marjorie Waters Leiter was born and raised in Blackshear, Georgia, and graduated from Blackshear High School; ...

... HER FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE FOR MANY YEARS TO THE CITIZENS OF HER COMMUNITY AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Whereas, Mrs. Ada S. Cooper was born on June 15, 1902, in Lee County; and Whereas, she received a sixth grade education in ...

... at age 85 on September 7, 1999; and Whereas, "Mr. Alton", as he was affectionately known and referred to by his many friends, was born in Clarendon County on October 18, 1913, the son of the late William Stull Gibbons and Kizzie ...

... dedicated service to The Citadel, his undergraduate alma mater, and was a beloved member of The Citadel family; and Whereas, Colonel James was born in Summerton in Clarendon County on December 24, 1927; in 1945, he graduated from Summerton ...

... learn of the death of the Honorable Thomas Harrington Pope, Jr., of Newberry County on August 23, 1999, at the age of eighty-six; and Whereas, born on July 28, 1913, at Kinards in Newberry County, he was the son of the late Thomas ...

... of Carolina lost one of their most respected and distinguished citizens, Austin Moses Sheheen, Sr.; and Whereas, Austin Moses Sheheen, Sr., was born in Camden eighty-eight years ago to a Lebanese immigrant grocer and his wife, the late ...

... FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT, THE HONORABLE JAMES WOODROW LEWIS, OF DARLINGTON. Whereas, James Woodrow Lewis was born in Darlington County on March 8, 1912, the son of the late William Joseph and Mary Althea ...

... AND THE GRAND STRAND AND HIS VISION AND PERSISTENCE IN PROMOTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE .CAROLINA BAYS PARKWAY. Whereas, John B. Singleton was born March 14, 1932, and grew up in Myrtle Beach; and Whereas, he was graduated from the ...

... ALONG THIS ROUTE ON A DAILY BASIS AND WHO, THUS, WALKED OVER FIFTEEN THOUSAND MILES DURING HIS CAREER. Whereas, Hubert E. (Hubie) Jones was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, and after serving as a marine in the Korean War, moved to ...

... Governor, David M. Beasley, died Saturday, January 8, 2000, at a Florence hospital following an extended illness; and Whereas, Mrs. Beasley was born seventy years ago in Florence County to the late Henry J. and Jacqueline Anderson ...

... to the "Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution" published in 1983 by Bobby Gilmer Moss, James Thomas Moseley, born in Virginia in 1756, entered his military service from the Union District during June, 1776, and ...

... named the Legislative Liaison and Special Assistant to South Carolina Attorney General Charles M. Condon; and Whereas, Thomas Scott Beck was born on October 5, 1958, in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, and is the beloved son of Raymond L. and ...

... on January 25, 2000, at his home; and Whereas, "Doc" Seymour, as he was affectionately known and referred to by his many friends, was born in Elbert County, Georgia, the son of Olive Burton Seymour of Bowman, Georgia, and the ...

... SERVICE AWARD AND ON THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS. Whereas, Coach John Parker Carlisle III, was born in Greenville County, is married to the former Margaret Burbage, and together they are the proud ...

... 1986, when she was named the lobbyist for CSX Transportation -- a position she has held until her recent retirement; and Whereas, Priscilla was born in the Republic of Panama on July 14, 1933, and is the second child of Cecelia Smith ...

... Speaker and with his encouragement; this important work to make state government more accountable continues today; and Whereas, Bob Sheheen was born in Camden and has lived there all of his life except for those years when he was an ...

... TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON BEING NAMED BY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED AS THE TOP STOCK CAR DRIVER OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Whereas, David Gene Pearson was born on December 22, 1934, on Ash Street, Whitney, South Carolina, the son of Lennie H. Pearson ...

... OF ALL CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT STATE; AND TO FURTHER WISH HIM GODSPEED IN ALL OF HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS. Whereas, Ernest A. Finney, Jr., was born in Smithfield, Virginia, on March 29, 1931, to the late Ernest A. and Collen Godwin Finney and ...

... Tommy Bowden on being named the 1999 ACC Coach of the Year following his first year of coaching at Clemson University; and Whereas, Tommy was born on July 10, 1954, in Birmingham, Alabama, and is the son of proud parents Bobby and Ann ...

... Carolina General Assembly were saddened to learn of the death of Walter L. Salters, Ph.D., of Orangeburg County; and Whereas, Dr. Salters was born in 1935 in St. Stephen, South Carolina, a son of the late Willie Dread and Marie Izzard ...

... of eligible jurors in the county. Expenses of the Department of Public Safety and State Election Commission in implementing this section must be borne by these agencies. In addition to the above provisions of this section, in ...

... TRAVIS (DOC) TAYLOR ROAD" IN RECOGNITION OF MR. TAYLOR'S NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO HIS COMMUNITY. Whereas, Mr. D. Travis (Doc) Taylor was born in the Brittons Neck section of Marion County August 4, 1886, and died February 3, 1966; ...

... AND TO WISH HIM A RETIREMENT THAT IS EQUALLY REWARDING AND BENEFICIAL TO HIM AND THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE. Whereas, Ernest A. Finney, Jr., was born and reared in the South at a time of extremely challenging vicissitudes for persons of ...

... FOR HIS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HARD WORK EXPENDED TO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF BISHOPVILLE AND LEE COUNTY. Whereas, Hugh Hamilton Jeffords was born January 14, 1923, in Florence, the son of the late Thomas Leroy Jeffords, Sr., and Marian Lee ...

... THE DEATH OF C. ALLAN TINSLEY, OF COLUMBIA, AND TO EXTEND DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS. Whereas, Mr. C. Allan Tinsley was born in Spartanburg, the son of Fred R. and Louise Smith Tinsley; and the members of the General ...

... are expected) EXPLANATION OF IMPACT: Section 4 of the proposed legislation provides that the cost of the committee will be borne by the accounts of both the House of Representatives and Senate. The projected cost of ...

... FRIENDS BEST WISHES ON THE OCCASION OF HER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 8, 2000. Whereas, Mrs. Johnnie Mae Caldwell Anderson was born April 4, 1925, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Linrick Caldwell; and Whereas, she was married to ...

... TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND TO THE DIGNITY OF THE CITIZENS OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY, THIS STATE, AND THIS NATION. Whereas, Dr. M. Maceo Nance, Jr., was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday on March 28; ...

... South Carolina General Assembly were saddened to learn of the death of Fannie Boyd Quillian Reeves of Bishopville; and Whereas, Mrs. Reeves was born ninety-seven years ago in Gainesville, Georgia, the daughter of the late David Turner ...

... Assembly were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Mr. Ben Stern of Richland County, who died on December 6, 1999; and Whereas, Mr. Stern, born in Kielce, Poland, was the son of the late Chaim Hillel and Chaya Hadassah Fellman Stern, ...

... flags for display at the State House locations and cause it them to be displayed, the expense to be borne out of the funds provided for maintenance. (B) The provisions of subsection (A) of this ...

... COUNTY FOR HIS TWENTY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING, DEDICATED SERVICE AS POLICE CHIEF OF THE TOWN OF SOUTH CONGAREE. Whereas, David Wayne Wilson was born in Ridgeway, the youngest of eleven children; and Whereas, he is a past member of the ...

... flags for display at the State House locations and cause it them to be displayed, the expense to be borne out of the funds provided for maintenance." SECTION 3. Except as otherwise stated, this act ...

... OF HER ORDINATION INTO THE MINISTRY AND HER FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE IN AND THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. Whereas, the Reverend Rena G. Thompson was born in Columbia, South Carolina, to the late George Goodwin and Louisa Gunter Goodwin; ...

... representing this great organization while serving as an ambassador for South Carolina as he travels around the world; and Whereas, he was born in Surat, India, moved to North Charleston in 1983, and is a successful businessman and ...

... PHILADELPHIA HONORING HER OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO BRIGHT HOPE. Whereas, Ernestine Toles and her twin sister, Emogene, were born in Covington, Georgia, to the late Joe and Maggie Williams; and Whereas, they grew up ...

... ASSOCIATION AND VOLUNTEER PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR BY THE LOWER SAVANNAH HEALTH DISTRICT. Whereas, Eugene Francis McManus of Aiken County was born in Charleston to Joseph Cornelius and Mary Cecilia McGrane McManus; and Whereas, he ...

... HEALTH AND HAPPINESS ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION. Whereas, George E. Callaway of Manning was born on May 19, 1931, in Tallahassee, Florida, attended the University of Florida where he ...

... OF HER ORDINATION INTO THE MINISTRY AND HER FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE IN AND THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. Whereas, the Reverend Rena G. Thompson was born in Columbia, South Carolina, to the late George Goodwin and Louisa Gunter Goodwin; ...

... substantially with the provisions of Article 3, Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code, mutatis mutandis. The expenses of the election must be borne by the district." SECTION 2. The first paragraph of Section 5 of Act 536 of 1986, as ...

... over the last of his several thousand magistrate court cases in 1999; and Whereas, Dr. Leppard is a stellar example of South Carolinians born to public, private, and professional service. Now, therefore, Be it resolved by the House of ...

... MOTHER'S DAY OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM, FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL DEVOTION TO HER CHURCH, FAMILY, AND MANY FRIENDS. Whereas, Mrs. Lena E. Mayers was born on January 10, 1920, in Columbia, South Carolina, the daughter of Amelia and Milledge Kemp; ...

... Jenkins of Columbia is a person who has devoted her life to the service of the Lord, her family, and her community; and Whereas, she was born on December 31, 1918, in the Town of Swansea, the daughter of the late Elliot and Bertha Surgant ...

... ERECT APPROPRIATE SIGNS AND MARKERS REFLECTING THIS DESIGNATION. Whereas, Harold Lumley, Sr., a native son and outstanding agriculturist, was born in Greenwood County July 16, 1894 to Percy and Kate Henderson Lumley; and Whereas, he ...

... THE VERY BEST IN HEALTH AND HAPPINESS ON THE OCCASION OF HER ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY AND IN THE YEARS TO COME. Whereas, Mrs. Maggie W. Brown was born on June 6, 1900, in Gadsden, South Carolina, the daughter of loving and devoted parents, ...

... saddened to learn of the death of Mr. Bernard H. Kline of Columbia, age 83, who died on Sunday, April 2, 2000; and Whereas, Mr. Kline was born in Frostburg, Maryland, the son of the late Philip and Lena Goldsmith Kline; and Whereas, ...

... 1820's to the Goodwill area of Sumter County where the Reverend Louis Toney's father was a slave; and Whereas, the Reverend Toney, himself, was born a slave in 1844, on the Cooper Plantation; and Whereas, by 1880, the Census shows the ...

... MARKERS OR SIGNS REFLECTING THIS DESIGNATION. Whereas, Grady C. Murray, a native son and outstanding citizen of Dorchester County, was born on March 15, 1924, to Emmett Leroy Murray and Anne Cannady Murray; and Whereas, Grady is ...

... TO THE CITIZENS OF THE FLAT ROCK COMMUNITY IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, FLAT ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH, AND HIS COUNTRY. Whereas, Deacon Amos Gilliam was born on January 18, 1923, the son of Richard and Idella Cureton Gilliam; and Whereas, he grew ...

... Croft of Columbia, will be retiring on June 30, 2000, after more than thirty-five years in state government; and Whereas, Lib was born and raised in Chester, South Carolina, and is the daughter of the late Brice and Sara Croft. She is ...

... ENDEAVORS. Whereas, Bishop John Hurst Adams, Senior Bishop of the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was born in Columbia, South Carolina, the son of the Reverend and Mrs. E. A. Adams; and Whereas, ...

... the members of the General Assembly note that Coleman L. Bramlett of Bishopville died May 30, 2000; and Whereas, Coleman L. Bramlett was born in Lee County, the son of the late John Madison Bramlett and Hettie Beasley Bramlett. He was ...

... HER IN HER FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE TO ROBERT L. TAYLOR OF FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, AND IN THE YEARS TO COME. Whereas, Janice L. Eddleman was born in Columbia, South Carolina, attended Dreher High School and Midlands Technical College, is ...

... people and putting them at ease in the midst of what can be an overwhelming grandeur of the State House; and Whereas, Helen Childers was born in Summerton. She graduated from the University of South Carolina and is an active member of the ...

... player to the members of the caucus, her associates, and other staff employed by the General Assembly; and Whereas, the peripatetic Lisa was born in Santa Barbara, California, lived in Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, and Indiana prior to her ...

... in Manning. Following funeral services in Manning, Mr. Brunson was buried in Brunson Cemetery in Sumter County; and Whereas, Mr. Brunson was born in Manning on November 4, 1954, the son of James Wesley Brunson and the late Lois Loretta ...

... THAN FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE WILLING HELPERS CLUB. Whereas, Mrs. Mary Shelton Washington, a resident of Richland County, was born in the town of Shelton in Fairfield County; and Whereas, she is the widow of Mr. Dwight ...

... 7, 2000, AND TO RECOGNIZE HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN RICHLAND COUNTY. Whereas, Mr. John L. Scott, Sr. was born in Richland County on November 7, 1930; and Whereas, he is the devoted husband of the former ...

... playoff spots in 27 years and of a state basketball championship when he coached at Eau Claire High School; and Whereas, Coach Evans was born in New Zion and graduated from East Clarendon High School and the University of South Carolina, ...

... and checks subject to collection. A third-party administrator may be used for the collection of taxes through electronic media if there is no cost borne by the county. Other media of payment may be accepted as payment for taxes upon approval ...

... COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION IN RESPONDING TO THE MANY REQUESTS OF OTHERS THROUGHOUT HER DISTINGUISHED CAREER. Whereas, Naomi Evelyn Medlin was born in Walterboro, South Carolina to Benjamin Heyward and Hazel Ruth Smith Langdale; ...

... and $21,970 of non-recurring cost for automation and furniture. The addition of new judges would also require more courtroom space, an expense borne by county government.     Approved By:     Don ...

... newspapers of general circulation published in Pickens County and shall publish a second notice two weeks thereafter. The cost of the elections is borne by Pickens County. The results of the election must be determined in accordance with the ...

... learn of the death of Kenneth M. Peeler of Edgefield who passed away, at the age of forty-eight, Tuesday, January 23, 2001; and Whereas, he was born and reared in Edgefield and was the devoted husband of Jean Slade Peeler and the proud and ...

... lady is the daughter of Donnie and Patricia Medley. She has two brothers, Claye and Taube, and a sister, Chelse; and Whereas, Ms. Medley was born on April 21, 1986. She is home-schooled and attends Seacoast Christian Community Church; ...

... Conrad "Connie" Hartzog has been recognized as the Citizen of the Year by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce; and Whereas, he was born in Clayton, Alabama, and graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute with a degree in ...

... of the South Carolina Senate were saddened to learn of the death of Roy Allen Steed, Jr., on February 17, 2001; and Whereas, Mr. Allen was born and reared in Jackson, South Carolina, the son of Constance Risher Steed and Roy Allen Steed, ...

... FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS. Whereas, the Senate was deeply saddened to learn that Carlisle Hart died on the morning of February 28, 2001. He was born in Kelton on October 31, 1921, to Duncan and Louise Gallman Hart; and Whereas, in 1941 ...

... career in Christian ministry; and Whereas, a native of the Town of Hopkins, he is the eighth child in a family of sixteen children born to Jessie and Minnie Holley Neal; and Whereas, Dr. Neal received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1935 ...

... as the district boards may agree upon. The costs of acquiring real property and the improvements thereon on it are to be borne by the respective district boards according to their agreement thereon.     ...

... presented by the North Augusta/Belvedere Board of Realtors; and Whereas, Mrs. Carter is a native and lifelong resident of Aiken County and was born and reared in Bath, South Carolina, to Cab and Louise Ott; and Whereas, having begun ...

... or withheld pursuant to this section. No part of the cost of the prepaid legal services or expenses incidental to the payroll deduction must be borne by the State in connection with the deduction, nor may the State in any way aid prepaid ...