South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 35


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       35
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950110
Primary Sponsor:                   Passailaigue 
All Sponsors:                      Passailaigue, Rose 
Drafted Document Number:           RES9410.ELP
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Labor, Commerce and Industry
                                   Committee 26 HLCI
Date of Last Amendment:            19950426
Subject:                           Privatization Policy Board



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19960528  Recommitted to Committee                 26 HLCI
House   19960523  Debate adjourned until
                  Tuesday, 19960528
House   19960523  Objection withdrawn by Representative            Knotts
House   19960521  Objection withdrawn by Representative            Wright
House   19960521  Objection by Representative                      Whatley
                                                                   Wright
                                                                   Knotts
                                                                   Young-
                                                                   Brickell
                                                                   S. Whipper
                                                                   Law
                                                                   Lanford
                                                                   Cato
                                                                   Vaughn
                                                                   Sharpe
                                                                   Trotter
                                                                   Meacham
                                                                   R. Smith
                                                                   Bailey
House   19960515  Committee report: Favorable with         26 HLCI
                  amendment
House   19950502  Introduced, read first time,             26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950427  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950426  Amended, read second time, 
                  unanimous consent for third reading 
                  on Thursday, 19950427
Senate  19950425  Committee report: Favorable with         12 SLCI
                  amendment
Senate  19950110  Introduced, read first time,             12 SLCI
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19940919  Prefiled, referred to Committee          12 SLCI

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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 15, 1996

S. 35

Introduced by SENATORS Passailaigue and Rose

S. Printed 5/15/96--H.

Read the first time May 2, 1995.

THE COMMITTEE ON

LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 35), to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Chapter 24, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

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

Amend the bill, as and if amended, in Section 1-24-20 of the 1976 Code, as contained in SECTION 1, by striking subsection (C) which begins on line 10 of page 2 and inserting:

/(C) The board shall meet at least once a year and at the call of the chairman./

Amend title to conform.

HARRY F. CATO, for Committee.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 24 TO TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A PRIVATIZATION POLICY BOARD BY SETTING FORTH DEFINITIONS, MEMBERS, AND DUTIES.

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

SECTION 1. Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"CHAPTER 24

Privatization Policy Board

Section 1-24-10. As used in this chapter:

(1) `Agency' is defined as in Section 1-19-40.

(2) `Privatization' means action by a state agency to contract with the private sector or with another state agency to perform functions or services currently being performed by it.

Section 1-24-20. (A) There is created a Privatization Policy Board composed of the chairman of the State Reorganization Commission or his designee and ten members as follows:

(1) two members appointed from the Senate Finance Committee by the chairman of that committee;

(2) two members appointed from the House Ways and Means Committee by the chairman of that committee;

(3) two members representing public employees appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the State Employees' Association;

(4) two members representing the private business community appointed by the Governor; and

(5) two members representing educational groups appointed by the Governor.

(B) The appointed members shall serve for two-year terms until their successors are appointed and qualify; provided that the initially appointed members shall serve terms as prescribed in this act. A vacancy must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired term. Six members constitute a quorum for organization and the transaction of business. The board shall elect a chairman and other necessary officers for two-year terms.

(C) The board shall meet at least once a year and at the call of the chairman. Board members are allowed the usual mileage, per diem, and subsistence as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions.

(D) The chairman of the State Reorganization Commission, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee shall jointly designate staff from the State Reorganization Commission, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Senate Finance Committee to provide necessary administrative, legal, and research support for the board and, to the extent practical, use the personnel of appropriate state agencies and commissions with such administrative and legal resources.

Section 1-24-30. The board shall:

(1) review whether services performed by existing state agencies could be privatized to provide the same types and quality of services that result in cost savings;

(2) review requests for privatization of services and issues concerning agency competition with the private sector and determine whether privatization is feasible and would result in cost savings and ways to eliminate unfair competition;

(3) recommend privatization to an agency when the proposed privatization is demonstrated to provide a more cost-efficient and effective manner of providing existing governmental services; and

(4) promulgate regulations to carry out its duties.

Section 1-24-40. The board may appoint advisory groups to conduct studies, research, and analyses and to make reports and recommendations with respect to subjects or matters within the jurisdiction of the board.

At least one member of the board must serve on each advisory group.

Section 1-24-50. This chapter does not preclude an agency from privatizing a service or function independently of the board."

SECTION 2. The terms of the initially appointed members of the privatization policy board provided for in Section 1-24-20, as added in Section 1 of this act, are as follows:

(1) three members, as determined by the Governor, for terms of one year;

(2) three members, as determined by the Governor, for terms of two years; and

(3) Senate and House members, for terms of two years.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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