Bill 168

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       168
Type of Legislation:               Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19970114
Primary Sponsor:                   Rose 
All Sponsors:                      Rose 
Drafted Document Number:           res1099.mtr
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                           Legislative Manual, House Clerk
                                   to publish once during 112th General
                                   Assembly

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

Senate  19980121  Recommitted to Committee                 11 SJ
Senate  19970212  Committee report: Favorable with         11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  19970114  Introduced, referred to Committee        11 SJ

COMMITTEE REPORT

February 12, 1997

S. 168

S. Printed 2/12/97--S.

Read the first time January 14, 1997.

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S. 168), to direct the Clerk of the House of Representatives to publish the South Carolina Legislative Manual, etc., respectfully

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

Amend the resolution, as and if amended, page 1, line 34, by adding a clause to read:

/That, whenever republished after the 112th General Assembly, the South Carolina Legislative Manual must include a biography for each judicial circuit solicitor in the same form as those biographies provided for circuit court judges. /

Amend title to conform.

JAMES E. BRYAN, JR., for Committee.

1. Estimated Cost to State-First Year$ - 0 -

2. Estimated Cost to State-Biannually Thereafter$85,052

If the bill is enacted, savings of approximately $85,052 would be realized in the second year of each legislative session.

The Office of the Clerk of the House of Representative indicates that during the 1996 session 22,770 legislative manuals were printed at a cost of $95,907. Of this total, 2,165 manuals were sold generating $10,825 in revenue. Revenues are deposited in the General Fund of the State.

Approved By:

Michael L. Shealy

Office of State Budget

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO DIRECT THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO PUBLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ONLY ONCE DURING THE 112TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Whereas, the South Carolina Legislative Manual is currently published once every year; and

Whereas, the General Assembly is in the first year of a two-year legislative session; and

Whereas, the publication of the South Carolina Legislative Manual is an undertaking done at substantial cost to the taxpayers of South Carolina; and

Whereas, there are no significant purposes for publishing the manual annually that justify the costs. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the South Carolina Legislative Manual is to be published only once during the 112th General Assembly.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Clerk of the House of Representatives.