Current Status Bill Number:530 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950216 Primary Sponsor:Bryan All Sponsors:Bryan Drafted Document Number:RES9553.JEB Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Committee 06 SF Subject:Zero Base Budget Process
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Senate 19950216 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF
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TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 11 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-11-85 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A ZERO BASE BUDGET PROCESS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 11-11-85. The House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee shall implement a zero base budget process, beginning with the annual General Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1996-97. The schedule for a zero base budget process shall be organized by the following agency functional areas for all of state government:
(1) fiscal year 1996-97, Group I: human service, health care, and social service agencies;
(2) fiscal year 1997-1998, Group II: correctional, criminal justice, public safety, and natural resource agencies;
(3) fiscal year 1998-1999, Group III: executive, regulatory, judicial, quasi-judicial agencies and boards, and other agencies determined by the Governor not to fall in the first two categories;
(4) fiscal year 1999-2000, Group IV: education functions of government including but not limited to public education and higher education.
The process for each group shall be maintained on a four year rotating basis."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1995.