Current Status Bill Number:3556 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950208 Primary Sponsor:Fair All Sponsors:Fair, Knotts, Littlejohn, Herdklotz, Limehouse, Robinson and Wright Drafted Document Number:pt\1690dw.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee 27 H3M Subject:Annual budget of governmental entities
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House 19950208 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-60 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, SPECIAL PURPOSE OR PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT, OR AUTONOMOUS SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE ADOPTION OF ITS ANNUAL BUDGET AND ADVERTISE THE HEARING IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY WHERE THESE PUBLIC ENTITIES ARE LOCATED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 6-1-60. Before the adoption of the annual budget of a county, municipality, special purpose or public service district, or autonomous school district, its governing body must conduct a public hearing. The hearing must be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the public entity is located."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.