Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4822 Ratification Number:611 Act Number:528 Primary Sponsor:Committee (30) Type of Legislation:JR Subject:Supplemental Appropriations Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19940602 Computer Document Number:4822 Governor's Action:L Line items vetoed Date of Governor's Action:19940629 Action on Governor's Veto:S Introduced Date:19940303 Date of Last Amendment:19940602 Scope of Legislation:Local Sponsor Committee:Ways and Means Sponsor Committee Number:30 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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4822 ______ 19950103 Act No. 528
4822 House 19950117 Vetoes 1 through 11 _ Sustained
4822 House 19950112 Debate adjourned upon veto
until Tuesday, January 17, 1995
4822 ______ 19940629 Line items vetoed by Governor:
Veto 1 _ Section 2, item (4), Budget and Control Board_
Employee Benefits Higher Education Other Funds Pay
Increase _ $8,248,122
Veto 2 _ Section 2, item (13), Department of Forestry Fire
Control Equipment _ $4,600,000
Veto 3 _ Section 3, item (4), Clemson PSA Garrison Livestock
Arena _ $1,900,000
Veto 4 _ Section 3, item (21), Budget and Control Board Office
of Executive Director Public Service Partnership _
$100,000
Veto 5 _ Section 3, item (26), Department of Health and Human
Services Other Medicaid Services _ $445,000
Veto 6 _ Section 3, item (29), DHEC _ Coastal Council Developer's
Handbook _ $20,000
Veto 7 _ Section 3, item (30), DHEC_Coastal Council Coastal Zone
Management Plan _ $20,000
Veto 8 _ Section 3, item (32), John de la Howe Sewer Repairs _
$425,000
Veto 9 _ Section 3, item (40), University of Charleston Center
for Entrepreneurship _ $300,000
Veto 10 _ Section 3, item (41), Adjutant General Armory Maintenance _
$200,000
Veto 11 _ Section 3, item (43b), Department of Education Tugaloo
Environmental Education _ $150,000
4822 ______ 19940602 Ratified R 611
4822 Senate 19940602 Ordered enrolled for
ratification
4822 House 19940602 Free Conference Committee 99
Report received, adopted
4822 Senate 19940602 Free Conference Committee 99
Report received, adopted
4822 Senate 19940601 Free Conference Powers 99 Drummond
granted, appointed Senators J. Verne
to Committee of Free Smith
Conference Leventis
4822 House 19940601 Free Conference Powers 99 Boan
granted, appointed Reps. to Cobb_Hunter
Committee of Free Conference Hallman
4822 Senate 19940524 Conference powers granted, 98 Drummond
appointed Senators to J. Verne
Committee of Conference Smith
Leventis
4822 House 19940519 Conference powers granted, 98 Boan
appointed Reps. to Committee Cobb_Hunter
of Conference Hallman
4822 House 19940519 Insists upon amendment
4822 Senate 19940518 Non_concurrence in House
amendment
4822 House 19940518 Senate amendments amended,
returned to Senate
4822 Senate 19940517 Amended, read third time,
returned to House with
amendments
4822 Senate 19940512 Read second time, notice of
general amendments
4822 Senate 19940504 Committee Report: Favorable 06
with amendment
4822 Senate 19940324 Introduced, read first time, 06
referred to Committee
4822 House 19940323 Read third time, sent to
Senate
4822 House 19940322 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, March 23, 1994
4822 House 19940316 Amended, read second time
4822 House 19940303 Introduced, read first time
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(A528, R611, H4822)
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO MAKE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM FISCAL YEAR 1993-94 SURPLUS REVENUES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Surplus determined
SECTION 1. At the end of fiscal year 1993-94, the Comptroller General shall determine the amount of available surplus. No appropriation may be paid pursuant to this joint resolution until the Comptroller General funds agency general fund operating deficits recognized by the State Budget and Control Board.
Appropriations
SECTION 2. Subject to the provisions of Section 1 and to the extent that fiscal year 1993-94 surplus revenues are available, the following sums are appropriated from the general fund of the State:
(1) General Reserve Fund Transfer$ 9,930,206
(2) Aid to Subdivisions-Treasurer
Local Government Fund 14,895,301
(3) Aid to Subdivisions-Comptroller
Homestead Exemption 5,800,065
(4) B & C Bd-Employee Benefits
Higher Education Other Funds Pay Increase8,248,122
(5) State House Renovations 500,000
(6) Commission on Higher Education
Higher Education Formula 37,300,000
Any formula funds for higher education appropriated in excess of the fiscal year 1993-94 total state appropriation must be allocated to the institutions of higher education for the funding of the formula for in-state students only.
(7) Department of Health & Human Services
Medicaid Program 6,445,193
(8) Department of Health & Human Services
Emotionally Disturbed Children's Fund12,000,000
(9) Department of Social Services
Child Support Computer 4,182,000
(10) Department of Corrections 7,793,784
(11) Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services2,395,716
(12) Department of Juvenile Justice1,820,500
(13) Department of Forestry
Fire Control Equipment 4,600,000
(14) Commission on Higher Education
SCAMP 600,000
(15) B & C Bd.-Employee Benefits
State Employee Adoption Assistance 500,000
The Division of Budget and Analyses in conjunction with the Governor's Office shall develop a plan establishing rules and guidelines for the implementation of the State Employee Adoption Assistance Program. The plan must include the maintenance of a fund to provide financial assistance to state employees who are adoptive parents of special needs children and other children. The plan must be submitted to the State Budget and Control Board for approval and implementation in fiscal year 1994-95.
For each special needs child adoption, the financial assistance shall consist of providing up to $10,000 in direct costs related to the adoption. A special needs child is as defined in Section 20-7-1650(j) of the 1976 Code. These direct costs may include, but not be limited to, medical costs of the biological mother relating to the birth of the adoptive child, medical costs of the child, or legal fees.
For any other child adoption, the financial assistance shall consist of providing up to $5,000 in direct costs related to the adoption. These direct costs may include, but not be limited to, medical costs of the biological mother relating to the birth of the adoptive child, medical costs of the child, or legal fees.
Funds should be payable directly to the provider of services upon providing proof of the cost of the service.
(16) Governor's Office OEPP
Com. Dev. Blk. Grt. Match 250,000
(17) S. C. State School of Engineering 250,000
(18) University of Charleston
Center for Entrepreneurship 1,000,000
(19) State Bd. for Vocational & Technical Education
Denmark Tec Equipment and Repairs 305,500
(20) Archives and History
Mold Treatment 300,000
(21) Commission on Higher Education
Matching Funds-EPSCOR 2,000,000
The appropriations contained in this section are ranked in order of priority and each appropriation, beginning with item (1) must be fully funded from the available surplus revenues before the next appropriation is funded.
Further appropriations
SECTION 3. Subject to the provisions of Section 3 of this joint resolution, fiscal year 1993-94 surplus revenues remaining after the appropriations in Section 2 of this joint resolution are appropriated as follows:
(1) State Board for Vocational & Technical
Education
Special Schools $1,678,266
(2) Budget & Control Board Local Government
Infrastructure and Local Government Funds 4,725,000
Of the funds appropriated in this item, $4,300,000 is provided for the Infrastructure Grant Revolving Fund to be used only as grants for infrastructure projects in economically distressed areas as provided for in Section 41-43-180 of the 1976 Code.
(3) Commission on Higher Education
Access and Equity 100,000
(4) Clemson PSA
Garrison Livestock Arena 1,900,000
(5) Higher Education Tuition Grants
Grant 1,000,000
(6) Judicial Department
Automatic 1,400,000
(7) South Carolina Research Authority
Grant 2,000,000
The $2,000,000 grant provided for the South Carolina Research Authority must be used to assist in the purchase and related land development cost for approximately 350 acres of land near an intersection with an interstate highway. This appropriation is specifically contingent upon the receipt of a binding commitment no later than March 31, 1995, from a company which will invest no less than $150,000,000 in the construction of a manufacturing and/or research facility on approximately one-third of the property. If the $2,000,000 grant is not needed for this special project, the funds must be returned to the general fund of the State.
(8) Vocational Rehabilitation
Shortfall Avoidance 850,000
(9) Vocational Rehabilitation
Case Services 100,000
(10) Department of Natural Resources
a. Law Enforcement 100,000
b. Marine Resources Chillers 200,000
c. Equipment/Research and Development250,000
d. Aquatic Weed Program 150,000
e. Law Enforcement Equipment 500,000
(11) Department of Commerce
Airport Improvements 600,000
(12) DHEC-Coastal Council
Edisto Beach Renourishment Project1,000,000
The funds allocated for the Edisto Beach Renourishment Project must be matched by the Town of Edisto Beach in the amount of $500,000. Local funds expended by the Town of Edisto Beach on the Edisto Beach Renourishment Project after December 31, 1993, must be used in calculating the local match of $500,000.
(13) Department of Health & Human Services
Nursing Home Cost Reports 4,000,000
(14) Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulations
Fire Academy Operating Expenses 86,653
(15) Legislative Council
Code Supplement 238,123
(16) Governor's Office
Transition Costs 50,000
(17) Governor's Office Division on Aging
Alzheimer's Resource Coordination Center100,000
Of the funds appropriated in this item for the Alzheimer's Resource Coordination Center, the Division of Aging shall use a portion of the funds to provide grants of up to $10,000 each to local communities to assist persons who have Alzheimer's Disease and their families, to include respite care. The local community is required to provide cash or in-kind match in an amount equal to the amount of funds received.
(18) Adjutant General
Maintenance 209,000
(19) Election Commission
Automated Voting 700,000
The first priority use of funds designated for automated voting systems is to aid counties presently using paper ballots in purchasing automated count voting systems. The state may reimburse up to 70 percent of the cost of these systems. These counties are Abbeville, Calhoun, Dillon, Lee, McCormick, Richland, Marlboro, and Williamsburg. The second priority use of these funds is to repay up to 70 percent of cost incurred by counties that have previously purchased an automated count voting system to replace paper ballots. These counties include Charleston, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Horry, Lancaster, Laurens, Saluda, and Union.
(20) Budget & Control Board
Office of Executive Director
Accounting System Analysis 200,000
The General Assembly authorizes the Executive Director of the State Budget and Control Board to establish a team, the majority of whom will be trained in Total Quality Management principles, to conduct a system analysis of state government accounting processes and procedures. The team may include outside consultants with expertise in process analysis and redesign. The goal of this analysis is to reduce monetary and personnel resources devoted to state government accounting functions, improve accountability over the state's assets, and provide policy makers and agency program managers with better financial information with which to make decisions. The study should include at a minimum the following: (1) analysis of the current structure and processes for state government accounting and assessment of the adequacy of current system output; (2) recommendations to streamline state government accounting processes and improve system output; (3) cost estimate to implement streamlining and automation of accounting processes; and (4) estimate of recurring cost savings to be achieved from streamlining accounting processes. The Executive Director of the State Budget and Control Board shall make recommendations based on this study to the Senate Finance and Ways and Means Committees by May 31, 1995.
(21) Budget & Control Board
Office of Executive Director
Public Service Partnership 100,000
From the funds appropriated in this item, the State Budget and Control Board and the Commission on Higher Education shall ensure that state agencies and higher education institutions participate to the maximum extent possible in the Public Service Partnership Programs coordinated by the Institute for Public Affairs at the University of South Carolina. The Institute for Public Affairs at USC shall submit a report detailing expenditures, activities, and results to the Senate Finance and Education committees, the House Ways and Means and Education committees, and the CHE by January 1, 1995.
(22) Budget & Control Board
Office of Human Resources
Agency Head Salary Study 65,000
(23) Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School
Heating & AC 45,000
(24) State Library
Computer Upgrade 50,000
(25) Department of Health & Human Services
Managed Care Waiver 2,000,000
* (26) Department of Health & Human Services
Other Medicaid Services 445,000
Of the funds allocated for Other Medicaid Services, the department shall expend $445,000 to provide additional reimbursement to the Federally Qualified Health Centers in excess of the Medicare Rural Health Clinic rate cap.
(27) Department of Health & Human Services
Nursing Home 746,316
The funds allocated for nursing homes in the amount of $746,316 must be used to provide an additional 100 nursing home beds for Fiscal Year 1994-95. Pursuant to this funding, DHEC is authorized to issue an additional 36,500 Medicaid Nursing home permit days over the number permitted in Proviso 30.24 of the fiscal year 1994-95 general appropriations act.
(28) DHEC-Coastal Council
Grand Strand Renourishment Project4,250,000
The funds allocated for the Grand Strand Renourishment Project cannot be expended until the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers certifies to the department that the federal funds for the Grand Strand Renourishment Project have been appropriated and are available for expenditure.
(29) DHEC-Coastal Council
Developer's Handbook 20,000
* (30) DHEC-Coastal Council
Coastal Zone Management Plan 25,000
(31) Department of Social Services
Welfare Reform Pilot Project 2,000,000
These funds must be used to implement, upon federal approval, the Self-Sufficiency Pilot Program as recommended by the January 14, 1994, Final Report of the Welfare Reform Task Force. The Department of Social Services shall submit quarterly progress reports to the appropriate subcommittees of the Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee on the implementation of the pilot. These reports will be used to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot and to assess and recommend statewide program changes, if any, to further self-sufficiency efforts.
* (32) John de la Howe
Sewer Repairs 425,000
(33) Dept. of Agriculture
Lab Equipment 25,000
(34) Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Horry County Air Show 25,000
(35) Department of Social Services
Child Support Initiative 700,000
(36) Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Ron McNair Memorial 50,000
(37) Old Exchange Building
Maintenance costs 15,000
It is the intent of the General Assembly that funds allocated for the Old Exchange Building are to be used by the commission for maintenance and minor repair costs only.
(38) Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
U.S. Youth Games 50,000
(39) Department of Juvenile Justice
Institutional Security 500,000
(40) University of Charleston
Center of Entrepreneurship 300,000
* (41) Adjutant General
Armory Maintenance 200,000
(42) Department of Commerce
Georgetown Airport 600,000
(43) Department of Education
(a) Strom Thurmond Institute 40,000
* (b) Tugaloo Environmental Education150,000
The appropriations contained in this section are ranked in order of priority and each appropriation, beginning with item (1) must be fully funded from the available surplus revenues before the next appropriation is funded.
Time effective
SECTION 4. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor, but no appropriation may be paid pursuant to this joint resolution until after the Comptroller General closes the books on fiscal year 1993-94.
*Provisions printed in italic boldface were vetoed by the governor June 29, 1994.
Provisions not vetoed by the Governor took effect June 29, 1994.
At the time this Joint Resolution was printed, the General Assembly had not taken action on the vetoes.